September 16, 2013, Swiss ~ Akkar, a four-year-old trained by Eric Dell’Ova and ridden by Olivier Placais won the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup race in Avenches in Switzerland September 14. The Wathba Stud farm Cup series is organized by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival to…
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Al Tair Winner after challenging Al Mamun Monlau at Longchamp
September 16, 2013, Paris ~ With only three weeks to go until Europe’s richest flat race takes place, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is becoming more anticipated by the day. At Longchamp’s Trials some top contenders showed a preview of what is to come. HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Al Tair…
Zabla Strikes on LL Donner and Athlete Del Sol Repeats Success in Sweden
September 16, 2013, Stockholm ~ Zabla wins on LL Donner in HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship while Athlete Del Sol confirms for second time the Sheikh Zayed Cup Sunday, September 15, the day of Stockholm’s biggest race, the Stockholm Cup, the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse…
Last year’s winners back in the fray for Stockholms’ Sunday races
September, 14, 2013, Abu Dhabi Press Release ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival turns its attention to Sweden After a successful debut near the Pacific Ocean city of Los Angeles, California, the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival will…
So Big Is Better Romps Home in Sheikh Zayed Cup in Los Angeles
September 13, 2013, Los Angeles, California ~ Favorite So Big Is Better won the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Arabian Stakes while French amateur Marie Rollando steered Lil Rich Girl to a superb win in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR race at Barretts Racing at Fairplex at Los…
Zayed Cup, Fatima World Championship races at Barretts Racing Fairplex
September 12, 2013, Los Angeles, CA. ~ First-ever ladies race in Los Angeles The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival makes its presence felt in the American west coast with two of its prestigious races to be run at Barretts Racing at Fairplex in Pomona, Los Angeles, on…
Top field of eighteen head to Doncaster for Group 1 racing
September 11, 2013, UK ~ The world’s highest rated Purebred Arabian, Tabarak, has been declared for the Group 1 Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Harwood International Stakes which will be run as part of the Ladbrokes St Leger card at Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday, 14 September. Staged under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mohamed…
Delaware Park Recent Delights
September 10, 2013, Delaware Park ~ Kathy and Paul Smoke were at the finish line when their home-bred, Smoke House( Kaolino x Smokey Rose by KA Czubuthan) won the September 2, Bob Magness Memorial Arabian Derby (GR2) at Delaware Park. Details: Raced the 1 1/4 mile in Finnish Time: 2:20:18 Winning Jockey Alex Cintron, Winning Trainer,…
Entries up for the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Stakes at Pomona
September 9, 2013, California ~ H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Stakes, September 12 Barretts Racing at Pomona Purse $25,000. For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. With $25,000 added, Arabians finishing 5th through last will receive $1,000 each. Weight 130 Lbs. All horses to be ridden by amateur riders which are invited members of IFAHR.Preference…
World Arabian Horse Racing Conference London 2014 on stage at ADIHEX
September 7, 2013, Abu Dhabi- 2014 London UK The fifth edition of the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference will be held in London, England, from May 28-30, 2014. After the three day Conference, on May 31, Newbury racecourse will host two Arabian races, a £30,000 ($47,000) HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Nahyan Ladies World Championship…
FEI World Championship for Young Horses to stage in Valeggio Sul Mincio, Italy
FEI World Championships Young Horses, an international event held within the splendid landscape of Parco Giardino Sigurtà from September 23 to September 28, 2013, will offer, in addition to the sporting race various other economic, recreational and social events, all having in common the world of the horse. The beautiful Parco Giardino Sigurtà in Valeggio…
Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club classic entries increase to 38
September 5, 2013, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organization is happy to announce a strong field on tap for the September 14, Doncaster race. Four entries were added to the frame after Tuesday’s supplementary stage (3 September) for the Group 1 Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Harwood International Stakes. Joining the 34 strong entries, including…
Darley Awards Hollywood 2014 takes Spotlight
September 5, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ Darley Awards Hollywood 2014 was on stage at a press conference held at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center on Thursday, September 5, during the second day of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX). The Darley Awards have for 27 years put the spotlight on the…
Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Exhibition Starts today
September 4, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ Over 600 exhibitors from 40 countries have assembled at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center for the 11th edition of this multi-level trade and consumer show known as ADIHEX, which will run from 4-7 September. One of the most important annual events of its kind in the region, the…
Action Hero, Jennifer Irene Waitte, Tackles the Tevis Cup
August 31, 2013, San Francisco ~ “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” –Eleanor Roosevelt 160 riders left Robie Park, Lake Tahoe, at 5:15 in the morning of August 20, 2013, for the 100-mile…
W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center Open House in October
August 29, 2013, Pomona, California ~ A week of festivities in early October will mark the 75th anniversary of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Founder of the Kellogg company, Will Keith Kellogg, known as W.K. (April 7, 1860-October 6, 1951), became known for his cereals. A vegetarian, his strict dietary principles led…
If It’s November It’s Reining in France
August 28, 2013, Lyons…News You Might Want to Know The NRHA Open International Grand Prix of Lyon: Saturday 2nd November; the Lambey Non Professional Grand Prix: Sunday 3rd November Every year an amazing phenomenon can be seen in Lyon, France. Westerners from around the world flock to the capital of the Gauls to honor Western riding unlike anywhere…
November 1 Start of UAE 2013-2014 Racing Schedule at Jebel Ali
Wednesday August 28, 2013 Press Release 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…
Shrek OA wins Wathba Stud Farm Cup IV in The Netherlands
August 27, 2013, Dunidigt ~ The Daniel Klomp-trained Shrek OA won the fourth Wathba Stud Farm Cup race in the series held in The Netherlands Sunday, August 25, as part of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Jockey Roy van Eck led Shrek OA (Marwan x Sadjella) to a…
The Swiss Equestrian Federation insists on an independent commission of experts
August 27, 2013, Lausanne ~ FEI Update asks for independent commission by the Swiss Federation Endurance FEI: version française In the course of a round table discussion with the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), a decision was taken to form an independent commission of experts to address and resolve the serious doping and animal welfare problems…
Ameretto sweeps HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival honours in Poland
August 25, 2013, Warsaw ~Australian Walker wins HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR race while Ameretto captures European Triple Crown Championship Mauro Manueddu rode another perfect race on Sunday, August 25, winning the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 3) Nagroda Europy on the favorite, Ameretto. With this third win of the series,…
Favourite Ameretto eyes bonus fund in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 3) in Warsaw
August 24, 2013, Warsaw ~ Last year’s HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Championship race winner Celtik aims to score again Ameretto, last year’s (2012) winner here at the Sluzewiec race course, has once again been in terrific form this year and will be the horse to beat in Sunday’s (August 25) Sheikh Zayed bin…
2015 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference location announced
August 23, 2013, Warsaw ~ At a press conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in Warsaw on Thursday to announce details of the Sunday, August 25, UAE Day of racing, the Sluzewiec race course Director Wlodzimierz Bakowski remarked on how the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival has played a…
HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak World Ladies Championship in Ostend next year
August 20, 2013, Wellington Racecourse, Ostend, Belgium ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival boosts presence in BelgiumFollowing the success of the 2012 Wathba Stud Farm Cup in Ghlin, and Monday’s tremendous response to the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup(Listed) race in Ostend, the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat…
It is No Problem Al Maury in Ostend success
August 20, 2013, Ostend ~ Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup makes debut in Belgium The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup made a dream debut at the Wellington racetrack in Ostend, Belgium, with No Problem Al Maury winning an exciting…
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup to make Belgian debut
18, 2013, Hippodrome Wellington (Ostend)~The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival adds a new chapter to the historic Wellington racetrack in Ostend, Belgium as it unveils its Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup on Monday, August 19, 2013. The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat…
Results of the WEG CEI2* Endurance test of Friday16th August 2013
August 16, 2013, Sartilly, France ~ The CEI2* Endurance event organized as part of the preparatory events for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, took place today, Friday, 16th August 2013 in the Manche. 58 competitors and their horses started the race at 6:30 in Sartilly for a…
Report from Canada on Team Silver for NAJYR Kentucky Championship
August 16, 2013 ~ Canada’s Young Riders team is home from Kentucky and still flushed with the glow of their 120km Silver medal finish at the July 19, 2013, North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Eager to defend Team Canada’s 2012 Gold medal performance, pulling the team together was especially troublesome this year. There were serious challenges…
Action Hero, Devan Horn talks about her Mongol Derby ride
August 16, 2013, California ~ In order to be a writer, you must have a story to tell. Devan Horn at age 20 is racking up the stories for an epic adventure novel. The latest is her race across Mongolia on semi-wild Steppe horses. Although Horn arrived in first place, because of a time penalty,…
Hippodrome Wellington in Belgium looks forward to Sheikh Zayed Listed PA Cup
August 15, 2013 Ostend, Belgium ~ The Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend, Belgium, and the Arabian Horse Racing Club of Belgium are looking forward to the races of the 19th of August. Prime on the card is the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup, a Listed PA of 1800m with prize money of €20,000 with…
Wathba Stud Farm Cup races in Sweden and France
August 14, 2013, UAE ~ Wathba Stud Farm Cup announces winners in Sweden and France as Yaqoot and Akkar stride to glory – Press Release Sweden – Yaqoot (Darike x Nirva de Caronne), owned by Stall Haaga, kicked away from the rest of the field to claim a comfortable two and a half lengths victory in the 1730m…
Dubai International Arabian Race Day at Newbury
Thursday 15th August, 2013 ~ 8 Races, including 5 Group & International Races Dubai has taken over the Newbury Racecourse on Thursday, August 15 for an all Arabian race day. With typical Over the Top Dubai tradition, it will be a day to remember for race fans. On this day, entry is free and horse…
Muntasar wins Doha Cup in Deauville
August 10, 2013, Deauville, France ~ Prix Manganate – Alban de Mieulle trained Muntasar (Majd Al Arab x Danie Du Cassou) produced a sparkling gallop in the final furlong of the 2,000-metre race to pulverize his five opponents in Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club sponsored Doha Cup (Prix Manganate) held at Deauville racecourse in France on Saturday,…