16 October 2017, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Loid Bekaert, the 16-year-old Apprentice jockey from Belgium, already booked for a berth in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship final after winning in Berlin in July, scored a win in the Festival’s Wathba Stallions Cup at Duindigt on Sunday, 15 October 2017. One of…
11 October 2017, USA ~ HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Gazwan (Amer), guided by jockey, Maxime Guyon, brought home the 2017 edition of the Qatar Arabian World Cup (Gr1), hoping to follow the path of the great Al Mourtajez (Dahess), twice winner of this race, in 2015 and 2016. Second in 2015,…
10 October 2017, Belgium ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) has announced the forthcoming European HARC Championship taking place in Ghlin, Belgium, on 30 October 2017. Run for the second year, this popular Championship will have entries from Russia, Romania, Italy, Great Britain, Sweden and for the first time, Iran, totaling 12 runners to…
9 October 2017, USA ~ Susan Meyer, current Vice-President of the Arabian Jockey Club (USA), has been elected by the AJC Board of Directors to the Presidency of the AJC organization, replacing outgoing Kathy Smoke, who will continue as the elected Vice-President beginning 1 January 2018. Open Letter from Kathy Smoke Dear All, I have…
8 October 2017, Delaware Park ~ On 5 October 2017,Thess Is Awesome with Scott Spieth guiding, owned the 1 1/16 mile race, finishing almost 2 lengths ahead of Mystical MHF, with Kao Maloan SWA in 3rd. Final time was 1:56.8 in a field of seven for three-year-olds + on dirt. Two days later, on 7…