November 10, 2013, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club 20:30 h HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Korea, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, and USA will be represented by winning jockeys at end of year Ladies World Championship IFAHR finals in Abu Dhabi. Jockey Profiles: [gview file=”https://horsereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ladiesabu_dhabi_sheet_small.pdf”…
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Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club to hold opening races November 10
November 1o, 2013 Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club – Entries in Apprentice Jockey race 18.30 h HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak EARS Apprentice Race Fifteen jockeys, thirteen countries represented – Jockey profiles: [gview file=”https://horsereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Apprentice_Jockey_sheet_small.pdf” save=”1″]
HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak EARS Conference Agenda
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So Big Is Better has the Best Ever Day at Breeders’ Cup Grade 1
Photos and Text: Pamela Burton November 1, 2013, California ~ Owner Mark Powell could only say “Yes!” repeatedly and with great emphasis after his win with So Big is Better at the President of the United Arab Emirates Arabian Stakes Invitational, the last race of the day on the first day of the Breeders’ Cup weekend at…
UAE President’s Cup Gr 1 Invitee list for Santa Anita November 1
October 23, 2013, California ~ The $150,000 prize money, UAE President’s Cup Gr 1 stakes, will be run for the first time on the undercard of the 30th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 1 at Santa Anita Park in California. According to Kathy Smoke, USA Arabian Jockey Club President, 13 invitations were extended for…
One World, Five Continents
Athlete del Sol Shines as Sheikh Zayed Cup returns to Baden Baden
October 21, 2013, Baden Baden, Germany ~ Athlete del Sol got off the mark as the six-year-old son of Dormane (x La Volee) held on strongly to land the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Gr2 at the Baden Baden Racecourse, Sunday, October 20. Trained in Netherlands by Karine van den Bos and ridden…
Arqana October Arabian Sale at Saint Cloud France – in photos
Top class field for Wathba Stud Farm Cup in Belgium
October 13, 2013, Belgium ~ The Arabian Horse Racing Club of Belgium (AHRCB) has declared 14 runners to battle it to the wire in the Euro 5,000 Wathba Stud Farm Cup race to be held at the Ghlin Racecourse, Belgium, on October 14. The lightly raced Madji, trained by Mrs. Regine Weissmeier looks good to…
FEI holds Second Endurance Strategic Planning Group in October
October 10, 2013, Lausanne ~ The FEI Endurance Strategic Planning Group (ESPG) held its second meeting in early October continuing the process of strategic planning to meet the needs of the FEI’s second biggest discipline and address the challenges for an ongoing clean and responsible sport. The Group, chaired by Andrew Finding, CEO of the…
UAE’s Al Ain racecourse now debuts January 31, 2014
October 12, 2013, Dubai ~ Al Ain’s Al Nakheel race track, which is set to become the fifth racecourse in the UAE during the 2013-2014 UAE racing season, will host its much-anticipated first race meeting next year, according to a revised schedule announced by the Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) on Tuesday. The new track at…
NC Casey Jones wins Fresno Wathba Stud Farm Cup
October 10, California ~ NC CASEY JONES ridden by Chris Russell make a steady run at the leaders and pulled away to win by 1 1/2 lengths in the second race at the California Big Fresno Fair Race Meet on October 5. NC Casey Jones ( Makzan x Shes The Most) ran his first race…
UAE Starts Racing Season November 1
October 10, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ The dates for the UAE’s 2013-2014 racing season have been approved by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority (ERA). The new season’s inaugural day of racing will be held at…
Sawaya Elected IFAHR Ladies Racing chairman
October 9, 2013, Paris ~ Lara Sawaya, director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, has been elected chairman of the Ladies Racing at the International Federation of the Arabian Horse Racing Authority (IFAHR), it was announced during the general meeting of the world Arabian racing body…
Mushrae Tops Quality Field at Qatar Arabian World Cup
Sunday 6th October, Paris ~ Qatar Arabian World Cup Sponsored by Qatar Pretroleum International In a race led by Boum de Ghazal up until the start of the home straight, Mushrae was biding his time in the middle of the pack, then broke away in the false home straight and slipped onto the trail of…
USA Completions at Pan Am Endurance Championship Uruguay
October 6, 2013 ~ 2013 Pan American Endurance Championship Junior/Young Rider & Seniors September 27, 2013 Trinidad, Uruguay by EMMETT ROSS, Chef d’ Equipe A trio of our committed up-and-coming international endurance riders, including two young riders, McCamey Kimbler and Mallory Capps, and one senior rider, Mae Chase-Dunn, made a huge commitment with family support to…
Top Cards 92nd Qatar Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe weekend
October 5, 2013, Paris ~This weekend, October 5, 6, 2013, is the 92nd running of the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe and the weekend promises a tremendous line-up of racing. Held at Longchamps race course outside of Paris, the Prix is the the richest turf race in the world and and many of racing’s principal…
Top Price of €240,000 Paid for No Problem Al Maury
October 3, 2013, Saint Cloud, France ~PURE BRED ARABIAN SALE The Purebred Arabian Sale is the first rendezvous of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend, which is the stage for the most prestigious races dedicated to both thoroughbred and pure bred Arabians. The 2013 edition of the sale posted a turnover of €1,535,000 (including private…
Chase-Dunn and Kimbler Have Strong Performances at Pan American Endurance Championship
Mae Chase-Dunn (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Endurance Athletes Association) October 2, 2013, Official Press Release, Lexington, Kentucky ~ The U.S. was represented well at the Pan American Endurance Championship in Trinidad, Uruguay. On September 27, Mae Chase-Dunn tackled the 120km race in the Senior division while McCamey Kimbler and Mallory Capps contested the Young Riders/Juniors…
Thrilling Season Finale at Hereford
October 2, 2013, UK ~ The curtain came down on another thrilling season of Arabian racing with an action-packed seven-race card at Hereford, held under the banner of the Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) on Saturday, 28 September. Gill Duffield, whose Djakbar Des Forges (Akbar x Djosera Des Forges), won the opening Wathba Stud Farm Cup…
The Arabian Horse Celebration in Kentucky Shows Off Racehorse,Whos Your Daddy
The second annual Arabian Horse Celebration was held in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Kentucky on September 17-21, 2013. This week-long event focused on many aspects of owners and lovers of the Arabian horse and highlighted many of the various disciplines at which the Arabian horse excels. Daily events included educational forums, demonstrations…
The First Italian World Championships Was A Brilliant Success
September 30, 2013, Italy, Press Release Wrap ~The World Championships Young Horses held for the first time in our country ended last night with the closing ceremony and with the awards officialized by the FEI president Ian Williams. The World Champion title went to the French Aurelien Rocchia who rode Secret de mon Coeur. The…
Mourad Boutros Marries Fine Art and Calligraphy at Boutros International
Boutros International has long had a range of global clients. Mourad Boutros is now becoming known for his unique art combining fine art and arabic calligraphy. Meet Mourad Boutros and his wife, Arlette. At the start Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most outstanding Arabic calligraphers, designers and typographers, Mourad Boutros studied calligraphy in Beirut and in…
Race to the End proves Double for France in the Garda Endurance Cup
28 September, 2013, Milan ~ Top French rider Aurelien Rocchia astride the Anglo-Arabian, Secret De Mon Coeur, came with a late run to land the Gold at the FEI 120km World Championship for Young Horses, Garda Endurance Cup at the Garda Lake on Saturday, 28 September. Spain made Silver as Silvia Yebra Al Timiras brought Espoir…
TM Maddamee wins again at Stockton Wathba Stud Farm Cup
September 26, 2013, California ~TM Maddamee ridden by Rachel Goodgame made a steady run at the leaders and pulled away to win by 1 3/4 lengths in the 6F first race at the San Joaquin County Fair Race Meet at Stockton, California, on 21 September. 1:18:45 Winning time Race Results: TM Maddamee (Burning Sand x Scarlett…
FEI World Championship for Young Horses readies for 28 September
September 26, 2013, Milano, Italy ~ 91 horses from 14 countries will take part in the FEI World Championship for Young Horses (7 year old horses), on 28 September in Verona, Lago de Garda, Italy. For this 120 km CEI4*X FEI 120k, entry countries will include Italy, the organizers, Middle Eastern states such as Bahrain,…
U.S. Riders Head to Pan American Endurance Championship
September 25, 2013, Lexington, KY – Three individuals will represent the U.S. at the Pan American Endurance Championship in Uruguay on September 26. McCamey Kimbler, Mallory Capps, and Mae Chase-Dunn have already made the trip to Trinidad, Uruguay, with Chef d’Equipe Emmett Ross to contest the championship. The Pan American Endurance Championship has divisions for both…
Arabian Racing Organisation holds season finale at Hereford
September 24, 2013,The Racecourse, Newbury ~ After Newbury’s Sept 21, Wathba Stud Farm Cup which gave Sophia (Kerbella x Solange) the win followed by Awaafi for second then third Shadiya in an eleven horse field, the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) is staging its final fixture of the season at Hereford Racecourse Saturday, 28 September. This…
Good racing indicator as Keeneland sales up for September Yearling Sale
September 21, 2013, NEWS from Kentucky ~ Keeneland Fall Thoroughbred Sales showed a strong surge over 2012 . We look forward to the results of Arqana’s October 3, Pure-Bred Arabian Auction at Saint Cloud. The sale line-up is impressive. The strong pace showed no signs of slowing during Friday’s 11th session of Keeneland’s September Yearling…
H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Festival provides world first for UK’s ARO and Newbury
September 21, 2013, UK Press Release ~ Details of the fifth anniversary World Arabian Horse Racing Conference 2014 and races worth a total of £100,000 were outlined at a press briefing held at The Racecourse Newbury today hosted by Lara Sawaya, Director, H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival.…
Wathba Stud Farm Cup Racing for September 21 at Newbury UK and Stockton CA
Stockton – Saturday, September 21, 2013 Race 1 – 1:15 PM (Arabian) ALLOWANCE Purse $11,500. (Includes $5,000 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Four Races. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Six Furlongs. PP Horse, Pedigree, Jockey, Trainer 1 KADOR N U (TX)(Kador De Blaziet x Gizmoson Fire by Burning Sand)Gonzalez, L…
Arabian racing joins Breeders Cup at Santa Anita
September 19, 2013, Lexington, KY ~ The Breeders’ Cup today announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Emirates Equestrian Federation (EEF) towards the formation of a long-term business partnership between the two organizations. This new relationship will begin with a purebred Arabian race to be contested at this year’s Breeders’ Cup World…
Dahess sold to Qatar’s Sheikh Joann bin Hamad Al Thani
BREAKING NEWS: September 18, 2013 France ~ Dahess (Amer), the Champion Arabian Stallion, has recently been sold by FBA, Jean-Pierre Déroubais to Sheikh Joann bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. Jean-Pierre Déroubais speaks about this amazing stallion: “I can say that DAHESS is a little bit my baby. I fell in love with him when he…