World Equestrian Events
Dubai’s Medan Racecourse Program for 2023-24
17 August 2023, Dubai, UAE ~ Racing at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse will begin on 10 November 2023, and end on 8 March 2024, with 14 meetings, all leading up to the $30.5million Dubai World Cup meeting on 30 March. Dubai Racing Club has increased prize money by 27 per cent from the 2022-23 campaign, meaning…
France & Us Announce Squads for Netherlands 160 km FEI European Championship 2023
US Selects Squad for 2023 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors in Castelsagrat, France14 August 2023 – On Thursday, 7 September 2023, Ermelo, Netherlands, will host the 2023 FEI European Championship. Ermelo was the successful site of the the 2021 FEI Endurance European Championship and the Junior (YJ) Championship. This year, riders…
Al Ghadeer and Christophe Soumillon Win Gr 1 Qatar International Stakes
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First Classs pulls off second to unbeaten Gr 1 winner Al Ghadeer2 August 2023, Goodwood, UK ~ Al Ghadeer, unbeaten in Group 1 races, showed heels to the competition at the Goodwood racecourse on Day two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. European champion four-year-old, Al Ghadeer, continued his unbeaten run in Group 1PA races with…
Equus Television Partners with The Tryon International Film Festival
TRIFF to be held 6-9 October in Tryon, North Carolina, is looking for more equestrian filmsTryon, NC – Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF) has announced a cooperative partnership with EQUUS Television Network. TRIFF, now in its ninth year, has been listed on IMDb as a festival and has been gaining recognition from notable directors, producers,…
Saudi Arabia’s Al Mneefah Cup To Receive International G1 Status
Two Group 1 PA Arabian Races for Saudi Cup meeting 19 July 2023, KSA ~ –The USD$1m Al Mneefah Cup, one of two flagship Purebred Arabian (PA) races held at The Saudi Cup meeting, will be run as an international PA Group 1 for the first time in 2024, after being upgraded from PA Group…
Dubai Racing Carnival to Become the Entire Dubai Season
6 July 2023, Dubai, UAE ~ Horses from all over the world will be welcomed to Dubai for the entirety of the 2023-24 racing season. Briefing global media and horse connections at a virtual press conference held earlier this week, Major General Dr Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, Executive Director of Dubai Racing Club, explained more…
Saudi Arabia’s 2023 Ta’if Season Set To Begin in June
A record number of races will include 108 for Purebred Arabians30 May 2023, Saudi Arabia – Racing in Saudi Arabia resumes on Thursday June 1 with a significantly expanded programme at King Khalid Racecourse in Taif. The 2023 campaign gets underway two weeks earlier than in 2022 meaning the total number of meetings has…
Diamond Gem AA Wins UAE President Cup S. Grade 1
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20 May 2023, Pimlico Race Track, Maryland, USA ~ On a rainy Preakness Day directly after the Bob Baffert trained National Treasure won the Preakness, Arabians took the stage in the US Gr 1 UAE President Cup Stakes. It was Diamond Gem AA backed by Angel Cruz that flew out of the gates and led…
$100,000 UAE President Cup Stakes Returns to Preakness
15 May 2023, USA ~ The invitational $100,000 1 and 1/6 mile race for Arabian Four-Year-Olds + will once again join Preakness race day on Saturday, 20 May 2023. This is the fifth year this race has run in the US. ENTRIES Name A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer 1 WMA BIG BABY (TX) 5/M R…
EUROPEAN EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION Hosts First Sustainability Webinar
11 May 2023, Last week the EEF held the first edition of the Making Strides in Sustainability webinar series. The online events are designed for the EEF National Federation members and wider equestrian stakeholders to bring the issues of sustainability into focus. The first event brought together speakers and national federation panellists to discuss the…
IFAHR European/North Africa Arabian Racehorse Rankings 2022
30 March 2023, Paris ~ The International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) has just put out the most recent Arabian race horse rankings. Established in 1999, IFAHR was founded as a non-profit organization for the purpose of setting up an International Federation of Arabian Horseracing, bringing together all national and international Arab Horse Racing…
36th Annual Darley Awards Recognizes America’s Best for Arabian Racing
27 March 2023, Texas ~ The 36th Annual Darley Awards, presented by the Arabian Racing Cup (ARC) and sponsored by the Texas Arabian Breeders Association, took place on Friday evening, March 17, 2023, at Sam Houston Race Park, just outside Houston, Texas. The evening celebrated USA Arabian racing’s best for 2022, ultimately crowning eleven horses…
HAYYAN Wins Dubai Kahayla Classic in Close Race
First Classs Set For Second Time Win in Dubai Kahayla Classic
He takes on a strong field including Jugurtha De Monlau, RB Rich Lyke Me, Deryan, Kerless Del Roc, and AF Alajaj 23 March 2023 – Dubai Meydan ~ First Classs aims to cement his position as one of the best Purebred Arabians in the world when he defends his crown in the 25 March, G1…
ARENA RACING COMPANY Purchases Arabian Racing Organisation
“ARO is now in a position to develop new commercial revenue streams” 22 March 2023, UK ~ Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) today confirm the purchase of The Arabian Racing Organisation Ltd (“ARO”) the sole Arabian Racing Authority in Britain. ARO operates with the support and permission of the British Horseracing Authority (“BHA”), managing all elements…
With Likely Fields Up, First Classs Set to Meet Deryan in the $1Million Gr 1 Dubai Kahayla Cup Classic 2023
13 March 2023, UAE ~ The day’s traditional curtain raiser is the Purebred Arabians’ $1million G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic (sponsored by Emaar) which will likely see the clash of the last two winners with First Classs (2022) trying for two in a row and Deryan (2021). Three US-Bred horses are running in the Group 1:…
Jugurtha De Monlau Runs Away With Gr 1 Al Maktoum Challenge Rnd 3
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4 March 2023, UAE ~ It’s Super Saturday at Meydan Racecourse Established as a dress rehearsal or a trials day for the Dubai World Cup card three weeks later, Super Saturday is the second biggest fixture of the UAE season, officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3, over the same 2000m on…
Tilal Al Khalediah Wins the $2M Gr 1 Obaiya Arabian Classic
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Laith Al Khalediah is sire of Al Mneefah Cup Winner and Obaiya Classic First and Third place25 February 2023, Riyad, KSA 2000metres 1. TILAL AL KHALEDIAH (Laith Al Khalediah x Aaseyat Al Khalediah KSA) 5 YO – H Jockey: Adel Alfouraidi Weight: 61 2:16.367 Trainer Saad Mutlaq Owner Alkhalediah Stables Came in 2nd in this…
Asfan Al Khalediah Wins $1,000,000 Gr 2 Al Mneefah Cup in Riyadh, KSA
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24 February 2023, The Saudi Cup Festival $1,000,000 prize money – 2100 metres – win time: 2:18:43 Asfan Al Khalediah (KSA). 4 YO‑colt, under jockey Abdullah Alawfi, trained by Saad Mutlaq, owned by HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Sons by 6 3/4 lengths Bint Ghaliat Al Khalediah (KSA). 5 YO‑M, jockey Fahad Alfouraidi, trained…
Abbes Wins H.H. The Amir Sword in Doha in Late Rush
H.H. The Amir Sword won by 6-yr-old Abbes 18 February 2023, Al Rayyan Racecourse, Doha, Qatar ~ It was a sea of grey Arabians as the tide surged into the backstretch of the 2400m race with the group of Moshrif, Hoggar De L’Ardus and…
Saudi Cup Weekend Arabian Entries for Gr 1 Obaiya Classic and Gr 2 Al Mneefah Cup
17 February 2023, KSA ~ The Saudi Cup weekend, now in its fourth year, has attracted a star list of horses, trainers and jockeys to the 2023 weekend and soon to retire, Frankie Dettori, will team up with last year’s runner-up Country Grammer in the $20 million Saudi Cup on what he considers is the…
Purebred Arabian Races Upgraded to Gr 1 and Gr 2 for the Saudi Cup Weekend
17 February 2-23.KSA ~ Now in its fourth year at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, the Saudi Cup weekend is an exciting two days of top tier on-track horse racing action on 24 and 25 February 2023 with 16 races on tap. With total prize money of $20 million, paid out all the way down…
2023 Darley Awards Stallion Guide Now Online
Still the number one connection for athletic Arabian Stallions, we are pleased to present the 2023 Darley Awards Stallion Guide..now in Digital. The table top magazine will be available for purchase online and at the 2023 Darley Awards. Enjoy – Pamela & Stephanie
HH The Amir Sword Announces Entries for $2,500,000 Grade 1 Invitational
3 February 2023, Doha, Qatar ~ H.H. The Amir Sword Festival at Al Rayyan Racecourse, Doha, Qatar, has invited some of the top racing Arabians to compete in H.H. The Amir Sword Gr 1 on Saturday, 18 February. The highest rated in the group is the thrice winner in 2022 of $1,000,000 races, First Classs…
Al Maktoum Challenge R2 Brings Top Talent
2 February 2023, Meydan, UAE ~ The Meydan Race track opener Friday, 3 February, is the second round of the Gr 1 Al Maktoum Challenge with a host of talent in competition. From the US, the top rated at 121, Hiab Al Zaman (Hilal Al Zaman x My Shelby Cobra by Kaolino) heads for his…
FEI Endurance World Championship 2022 Butheeb (UAE)
129 Athletes representing 37 Nations gear up for the ultimate prize in Endurance Riding31 January 2023, UAE ~ With less than a month to go before the world’s best equine and human athletes gather in Butheeb (UAE) for the FEI Endurance World Championship 2022, the line-up has been confirmed with 129 combinations representing 37 nations…
2023 PEGASUS WORLD CUP ANNOUNCES QATAR RACING SPONSOR
Qatar Racing Signs as as Presenting Sponsor of $1 Million PEGASUS WORLD CUP Turf on 28 January Gulfstream Park19 January 20223, Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA ~ For the first time, the Pegasus World Cup has entered into a partnership with Qatar Racing, the global racing and bloodstock operation founded and chaired by Sheikh Fahad bin Abdullah Al Thani. The $1 million…
Dubai Carnival Begins at Meydan with G1 Maktoum Challenge Round 1
Friday’s card gets underway with a highly competitive renewal of the G1 Maktoum Challenge Round 1 for Purebred Arabians, which sees 2022 Dubai Kahayla Classic second Kerless Del Roc try to follow up his win in the G2 Madjani Stakes last time out. Deryan, winner of the Kahayla in 2021, is among his rivals, as…
US First Classs Wins Gr 1 Abu Dhabi AED 5M Jewel Crown
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel CrownFIRST CLASSS (US)5 yrs. Gr G (63 days since last race) (DAHESS (GB) x Toppoftheclass (US) by Genuine Monarch (US)) Owner:Nayef Saad Sh S Al Kaabi Breeder:Alan Kirshner or Deborah Mihaloff Trainer: Jean De Mieulle 2200 metres 4 December 2022 ~ On a packed Sunday night at the…
AED 5Million Jewel Crown Caps UAE Racing Weekend
02 December 2022, Abu Dhabi~ National Day in the UAE showed off the peaceful Al Ain racetrack on Friday with seven races for Purebred Arabians. Top billing for the trio of conditions races, all worth AED150,000 ($40,835), saw Fernando Jara completing a double over 1800m when Oxford (VALIANT BOY (FR) x Cashmeire (US) by Calin…
ARO Congratulates 2022 Season Leaders
The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) 2022 season ended with new leaders across the board, marking a new era in UK Arabian racing31 October, ARO, UK ~ Athbah Racing secured Leading Owner, Philip Collington was Leading Trainer, Tadhg O’Shea was Leading Jockey and Ekleel Athbah was the Leading Horse. Outside of the main categories, Paul Simmons’…
Pisa San Rossore Bids for FEI Endurance World Championship 2023
Italy relaunches its bid for the FEI Endurance World Championship 202320 October 2022, Perugia (ITA) ~ The same Organizing Committee that organised the unanimously praised 2021 edition of the event – Italia Endurance and and sistemaeventi.it srl – has taken action to order to keep the next FEI Endurance World Championships in Italy, proposing the…