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Nafees and Ahzar Contest the Group 1 President of the UAE Cup
Doncaster headlines UAE President’s Cup 16 September, 2017 13 September 2017, Doncaster, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) and the Arabian horse world is looking forward to the re-match between Nafees and Ahzar in the Group 1 President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) to be run at Doncaster, UK, this Saturday, 16…
Spain’s Robert Diez Noguera wins Florac 160 CEI***
9 September 2017, Florac, France ~ Florac FEI 160km CEI/CEN*** On 9 September 2017, competitors from 9 countries from as far afield as Australia, Colombia, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Oman and the UAE set out to win the coveted prize of a Florac win. It was Spain’s Robert Diez Noguera riding 9-year-old Sunit Du…
Paddys Day Wins All in Sheikh Zayed Triple Jewel
Arabian horses debut at Monmouth Park4 September 2017, Oceanport, New Jersey, USA ~ Two-time Darley Awarded Arabian Horse of the Year, Paddys Day took the third and final leg of the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup US Triple Jewel and wrapped up the bonus of $150,000 in the process for highest series points.…
Powell Brothers Enjoy Wins at Delaware in Top Arabian Racing
2 August 2017 Delaware Park, Delaware, USA ~ The Powell brothers, Scott and Mark, showed a strong hand in the game as their trainees won both Arabian races of the day at the historic Delaware Park race track on Saturday, 2 September 2017. Horses and riders were not daunted by the sloppy conditions which kept…
Monmouth Park Diamond Jewel Entries
Grade 1 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayhan Cup Diamond Jewel2 September 2017, USA ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival brings two exciting live Arabian races, the Grade 1 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayhan Cup and the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship…
Gowland Appointed to ARO Board of Directors
1 September 2017 – UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) was pleased to announce that Rachael Gowland has been appointed to the ARO Board of Directors. Gowland has a wealth of experience in the Thoroughbred breeding industry having worked at The National Stud and Shadwell Estate Company and is currently working for the European…
Russia’s Ivanov Tastes Victory in Tatarstan
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice race in Kazan, Tatarstan31 August 2017, Kazan, Tatarstan ~ Russia’s Andrey Ivanov rode the three-year-old bay mare Batenisa to victory in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race at Kazan International racecourse in Tatarstan on Wednesday, 30 August 2017. The race, which is part of the…
Monmouth Park, New Jersey Welcomes Arabian Racing on 4 September
30 August 2017, USA ~ On the US Holiday, Labor Day, Monday, 4 September 2017, the third and final leg of the US 2017 Triple Jewel will take place at historic Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey, featuring the $50,000 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Diamond Jewel (G1). Arabian racing, sponsored by…
Kazan, Tatarstan, Hosts Arabian Festival Apprentice Race
Apprentice series goes to Tatarstan on Wednesday, 30 August 201730 August 2017, Kazan, Tatarstan ~ The stage is set for HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race which will be run at Kazan International racecourse in Tatarstan on Wednesday, 30 August 2017, as part of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Renews Support for Britain’s Women of the Future Awards
30 August 2017, London, UK ~ One of the world’s largest and most respected Arabian horser acing organisations, the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, has announced its sponsorship of the Women of the Future Awards for the second consecutive year. The Women of the Future (WOF) Awards…
Delaware Features Labor Day Gr 1 Arabian Racing
$45,000 Grade I Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff on 1 SeptemberAugust 28, 2017 Delaware Park, Wilmington, Delaware ~ The Eastern Arabian Racing Alliance (EARA) will be sponsoring an Arabian Racing Weekend Spectacular from Friday, 1 September – Sunday, 3 September 2017. The exiting weekend events include Grade 1 racing and events to inform curious and prospective…
Owen Hits Treble at Windsor
28 August 2017, UK ~ James Owen further secured his place at the top of the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) Trainers Championship with three winners at the annual Sultanate of Oman race day at Royal Windsor on 28 August 2017. With wins for Munbaher and Awzaan, he also boosted leading ARO lady amateur Joanna Mason,…
Paddys Day vs Easter Man at Monmouth Park
20 August 2017, USA ~ The third race in the US triumvirate of the USA Triple Jewel, the Diamond Jewel, goes off at Monmouth Park, New Jersey, on 4 September 2017. The current lead in race points for the Triple Jewel is Paddys Day, already twice winner of the $150,000 bonus for high points in…
Victory for Sweden in Royal Cavalry of Oman Clarendon Stakes Gr 3
Anna Pilroth wins on Macallan19 August 2017, UK ~ Sweden’s Macallan was victorious in The Royal Cavalry of Oman Clarendon Stakes Gr 3 PA run over five furlongs at Newbury on 19 August 2017. The Dahess son was ridden by Swedish professional jockey Anna Pilroth and trained by her mother Bodil Blomqvist for a partnership…
France Takes Team Gold in HH Sheikha Fatima Endurance Cup
Denmark’s Neland Wins19 August 2017, Brussels, Belgium ~ Denmark’s Merethe Neland won the individual gold and France emerged team champions in the 120-km CEIO two-star HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Nations Ladies Cup, while Sebastien Valerio of France won the 120-km HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup International CEI two star in Brussels…
HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival UK Endurance Masters
A press conference was held in Euston Park, UK, to announce the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival UK Endurance Masters which will run from 18-20 August 2017, at Euston Park. The press conference, moderated by CNN’s Aly Vance, featured Nick Brooks-Ward – Event Director, Tom Eaton Evans – Treating Veterinarian President,…
Horsereporter Wanderings
Arabian race owners are receiving increased paybacks from 2017 races. 17/08/2017 I do some of my best creative thinking while cooking. There’s something about the simple tasks of playing with food that allows me to relax in thought while enjoying the scents of my favorite spices and making food that is fun to share. Experimenting…
President of the UAE Cup Returns to Run on St. Leger Day at Doncaster
UK edition of the President Of The UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Group 1 PA 16 August 2017, UK ~ Entries for the 2017 President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) have more than doubled on last years’ figures, according to the Arabian Racing Organization. The President of the UAE Cup is the oldest…
European Championships Kicks Off Three-day Brussels Masters
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival supports for four endurance rides in Belgium 16 August 2017, Brussels, Belgium ~ The Programme The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s role in promoting the sport of endurance comes into full play with its support for the second successive year to the FEI-approved…
Naziq, Mirna Strike in Ostend Races
15 August 2017, Ostend, Belgium ~ The Wellington racecourse in the Belgian city of Ostend on Monday, 14 August 2017, turned out to be a happy hunting ground for Yas Horse Racing Management, the horse racing arm of Abu Dhabi’s HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In the two Arabian races organized under the…
Quality Field for Sheikh Zayed Cup In Ostend Racing
Storm Trouper eyes second win in three days13 August 2017, Ostend, Belgium ~ After Saturday’s great success for the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Racing Festival in the inaugural UAE Abu Dhabi Day held at Chelmsford City Racecourse, the action shifts to the Ostend Racecourse, Hippodrome Wellington, in Belgium on…
Khataab Wins Doha Cup Prix Maganate Gr 1 PA at Deauville
The 2,000m Doha Cup (Prix Maganate) Gr 1 PA was won by Khataab (Amer x Djelana by Al Sakbe) on 12 August 2017 at Deaville, France, on a sloppy course. Owned by Al Shaqab Racing, the Thomas Fourcy-trained Khataab 5-yr-old was ridden by Jerome Cabre for trainer, Alban de Meuille. Lightning Bolt was second and…
O’Shea and Collington Share Mith’haf Athbah Sheikh Zayed Cup (Gr 1) Triumph
Mith’haf Athbah and Kalino duel for ground at Chelmsford City13 August 2017, UK ~ The six Purebred Arabian races held in front of a 10,000 strong audience at Chelmsford City Racecourse, UK, on 12 August 2017 witnessed the photo-finish duel by Mith’haf Athbah and Kaolino, with Mith’haf Athba under Tadhg O’Shea winning by the narrowest…
Ex-Arabian Racehorse Wins Haggin Cup Best Condition at 2017 Tevis Cup Ride
11 August 2017, USA ~ The 17.5 year-old gelding, Auli Farwa ridden by Tennessee Lane, was the first to cross the line at 10 PM and pass the vet check at the 2017, 5 August, Tevis Cup 100-Miles-One-Day Trail Ride. The 62nd Tevis Cup, a point-to-point ride from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, California, started 174…
Last Call MHF Wins on Sloppy Delaware Track
7 August 2017, USA ~ Last Call MHF (Kaolino x Always and Forever by Virgule Al Maury) won the Delaware Arabian Allowance for Fillies and Mares on 7 August 2017 on an extremely sloppy track. Win time: 1:51:42 Jockey Ricardo Chiappe took the filly to her first win in seven starts as she ran down…
Ultimate Force Wins Again at Bath Handicap
7 August 2017, UK ~ Staging a repeat performance, Ultimate Force and David Turner again led the field to win The Royal Cavalry of Oman (0-60) Handicap at Bath on 4 August 2017, winning by three and a quarter lengths from LB Farrah, with Elyassaat less than a length behind in third. Just 17 days…
Ina Toverud Cheered Home by Fans at Kloppenburg in Denmark
6 August 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark ~ Top Danish apprentice jockey Ina Toverud brought Eastway home to win the fifth round of the HH Sheikha Fatma Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race at the Kloppenburg racecourse, Denmark on Saturday, 5 August 2017. The 1400-metre race had attracted a quality field of eight runners and the top…
RB Sand Castle Breaks Maiden at Delaware Park
4 August 2017, USA ~ RB Sand Castle (Burning Sand x Royale Fanfare x Monarch AH) won his maiden race on 2 August under jockey Angel Serpa, trained by Simon Hobson and owned by Lynn Bennett. Second by a neck was Big Cork, third was Uptown Flying Flynn. Also ran: Captain Bush, Highh Shine, WMA…
Tayf Wins By a Nose in Qatar International Stakes at Goodwood
1 July 2017, UK ~ It was a Qatari one-two at Goodwood on the afternoon of 2 July 2017 as Tayf fought hard to edge out Ebraz by a nose on the line in the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA). Owned by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and trained by Alban De Mieulle, Tayf…
Al Mansoor Festival Supports Arabian Horse Show in Lebanon
Al Eraibi’s horses dominate opening day31 July 2017, Beirut, Lebanon ~ Under the patronage and support of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the two-day fifth National Arabian Horse Show Championship was organised by the Purebred Arabian Horses Breeders in Lebanon at the Saint…
Al Hayyem Emerges Triumphant after Head to Head Battle in President’s Cup
Ostend, Belgium 31 July 2017 ~ Al Hayyem emerged the winner of a pretty evenly pitched turf battle at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend, Belgium, the host of the latest edition of the President of the UAE Cup Group III PA, on Monday, 31 July 2017. Racing side by side it was difficult to see…
Leading Amateur Lady Jockeys Taste Success at Newbury DIAR
31 July 2017, UK ~ It was double debut success day for two leading lady amateur jockeys Ellie Mackenzie and Serena Brotherton at the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) at Newbury racecourse on Sunday, 30 July 2017. Mackenzie not only had a first win on her first ride at DIAR, but it was in a…