22 September 2017, Louisville, Kentucky, USA ~ The $100,000 President of the UAE Cup (GI), which will be run beneath the Churchill Downs’ world-famous Twin Spires on Saturday, 23 September 2017, marks the fifth time since 2011 that a race for purebred Arabian 4-years-old and up – the world’s most ancient breed of equines –…
20 September 2017, Al Ain, UAE ~ Top trainer Danny Murphy, who has saddled more than 1000 winners during a distinguished career, is the latest name to set up base at Al Ain Racecourse. Irish-born Murphy will train primarily for Farook Racing, and currently has 13 horses in his care, all Thoroughbreds. “I’m very happy…
20 September 2017, Chantilly, France ~ Ebraz under jockey Cristian Demuro won the run-up race to the Qatar Arabian World Cup, the Qatar Arc Trial 17, (Qatar Cup – Prix Dragon) by over 5 lengths at the Chantilly racecourse in France on 10 September 2017. The 2000 metre Group 1 race saw 9 go to…
18 September 2017, UK ~ The Royal Cavalry of Oman’s homebred colt, Nafees, dominated the final stages of the Group 1 President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) run at Doncaster on 16 September 2017. Drawing clear in the hands of Tadhg O’Shea, the colt won by two and a quarter lengths over Ahzar…
18 September 2017, UK ~ Trainer Philip Collington recorded his first hat-trick of the 2017 season with wins for Alwaleed, Saleemah and Hau Kola at the final Wathba Stallions sponsored UK fixture at Chelmsford City on Saturday, 16 September 2017. Also recording a treble was and ARO Patron, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum,…