World Equestrian Events

Newmarket race cards up for Friday 12 July

July 11, 2013 ~PUREBRED ARABIAN RACE Racecards in association with HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival The President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) (Group 1 PA)    10F For Purebred Arabians, 4yrs old only, ONE MILE TWO FURLONGS. Prize Fund £50,000 Julian Smart enters the Amer…

One Hot Chick and Sammy V triumph in California

 July 6, 2013, Pleasanton, California ~ Leonie Vethaak from the Netherlands riding One Hot Chick (Burning Sand x FC Bint Chezi x Ala Croixnoir) was the winner in the  eighth of 11 rounds of the 6 F $25,000 added H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship in Pleasanton, California 6 July. While a crowd of…

Tersk Stud Spring Race Results

Tersk bred race horses are undergoing trials at Kazan, Pyatigorsk and Warsaw racetracks. Results Kazan Racetrack: Trainer Igor Grigorov 17.05.2013. Tatarian Sprint Cup (Gr II), 1200, s/m/g , 3+ – Nash (1), Difda (3) Morning Star Stakes (Gr III), 2.y.o. fillies, 1000 m – Wanna be Best Tersk (3) Aigul Prize  (Gr.II), 3 y/old arabian fillies, 1600…

Open Day at Tersk Stud

Open Day Program  Venue – Tersk Stud  Tersk Stud with great pleasure opens its doors to all admires of Russian Arabian horses to join the annual Arabian Horse Festival 2013. The program of the event includes: show, racing, dressage, jumping and other entertainments. Day 1, August, 23rd, Friday 13:30 – Brief tour along Tersk Stud 15:00…

QREC sponsors top racing in Europe

July 1, UK ~ Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club(QREC) sponsored series of races continues with huge success in Europe. 30 July -Jean Francois Bernard trained Abu Alabyad (Akbar x Ortie), donning the silks of HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, claimed the QREC sponsored Coupe De France Des Sang Arabes at Chantilly racecourse on Sunday,…

Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 Road Tour France

June 27, 2013, EVERYONE’S GOT TO HAVE A TURN! From 25 June to 8 December 2013, the Games Road Tour will set off on a unique whistle stop voyage across Normandy, France and overseas, to showcase Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy amongst its various audiences. From Aix-la-Chapelle in Paris via Canteleu, the…

ASIL: Photographic Studies of the Purebred Arabian Horse

The work of fine art photographer Tariq Dajani is now available in a new book – June, 2013 ~ Medina Publishing is proud to have published the first fine art book of the photographer Tariq Dajani.      In Asil: Photographic Studies of the Purebred Arabian Horse, Tariq Dajani presents a series of beautifully observed and…

QREC sponsors Coupe De France at Chantilly

June 24, 2013, Doha ~ The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club announced today that  as part of the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club’s (QREC) strategy to promote and enhance pure Arabian racing overseas, the ongoing series of QREC sponsored Arabian races continues in Europe. The coming event is the Coupe de France des Pur-Sang Arabes for…

July an intense month at the Polo Club of Chantilly

June 24, 2013 – We do want to present to our world-wide readership some other interesting equestrian events. One that comes across our desk is the Polo season at Chantilly that will feature the Ladies Polo Club of Paris the first week of July.   The high-level lovers would have the chance to follow with interest…

Photos up as Valiant Boy SFBAR wins at Churchill Downs

June 15, 2013, Churchill Downs, Kentucky ~For the second time in two years, Arabians raced at the famous Churchill Downs track on June 15. Valiant Boy SFBAR (Darweesh(UK) x Thumb Print(FR), the 2012 Arabian Horse of the Year and champion 4-year-old colt, won a five-length triumph under jockey Joe Rocco Jr over In X Hess, ridden by Corey Lanerie in Saturday’s $103,695 President…

Declaration of War bests Animal Kingdom at Ascot

June 18, 2013, Ascot ~ Declaration Of War waged a good battle to defeat the field of 12 other runners in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot’s Spring Meeting, coming in ahead of Aljamaaheer and Gregorian in the winning time of 1:38.48, just a tad slower than Frankel’s 2012 wining time of 1:37.85. It was…

Mahra T Sets Track Record with Colorado Win

June 16, 2013, Aurora, Colorado ~ Sunday, Race 6 at Arapahoe Park, Colorado, was the Colorado Owner/Breeders of Racing Arabians (COBRA) Sprint Handicap 3 yrs +Purse $19,500, winner 60% Mahra T with Kelsi Purcell up made a good end run, coming in ahead of Golly Bret under Travis Wales for a new track record of 1:16:92 for…

Valiant Boy wins President of the UAE Cup GR1 at Churchill Downs

President of the United Arab Emirates Cup S.   –   Grade: 1 Age Restriction: Four Year Old and Upward   Purse: $100,000   Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Dirt   Track Condition: Fast   Winning Time: 1:55.10 Winner : Valiant Boy SBFAR  (Darweesh X Thumb Print), ridden by Joseph Rocco, JR., owned by Guy Neivens and trained by…

Poulain Kossack Hot in Holland

9 June 2013, Holland ~Press Release The tile “Qatar Cup” seems to carry good luck for Poulain Kossack, as the seven-year old Dutch horse was able to win another Qatar Cup title though in two different countries. After winning the French edition of the Qatar Cup in Longchamp last year, POULAIN KOSSACK came back to…

Toulouse Racing Shapes End of Conference Excitement

June 11, 2013, Toulouse, France ~ HH Sheikh Tahnoon’s Lady Wish wins Zayed Cup in Toulouse Lady Wish owned by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy National Security Advisor came up with a brilliant finish under jockey Ioritz Mendizabal to win the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s…

Dazzling awards ceremony brings curtain down on Toulouse meet

June 9, 2013, Toulouse ~4th World Arabian Racing Conference end on a positive note The curtain came down on the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s 4th World Arabian Racing Conference 2013 in Toulouse with a dazzling Gala Awards Dinner at the historic Augustin Museum in Toulouse, France…

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FLASH -June 9, 2013, New York ~ Palace Malice upset the Preakness winner Oxbow, who finished second, and the Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who came from behind to finish third, in the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes.

 

Last Day of World Arabian Racing Conference Debates Key Issues

June 8, 2013, Toulouse France ~HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Fourth World Arabian Horse Racing Conference Saturday   In a focussed discussion on Marketing, Future, and Innovation, key points came to the fore during the morning session on the last day of the Conference staged at the Centre…

Showdown at Belmont Stakes Saturday

June 8, 2013, Belmont – Elmont, New York ~ Saturday, June 10 Post Time: 6:20PM EST Purse: 1Million US This year, there is no Triple Crown winner.  Affirmed was the last Triple Crown winner in 1978. If Orb wins, he will be the first horse since Thunder Gulch in 1995 to win the first and last legs…