21 November 2016, UAE ~ The fixture list for the 2016-17 UAE racing season as 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), has begun. A total of 62 race meetings, held across five race…
RB Goliath Cruises home Winner at Al Ain Opener
18 November 2016, Al Ain ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup for Private Owners race that kick-started the Al Ain race course’s 2016-17 flat racing season on Friday, 18 November 2016. The 7-race meeting with six races for Purebred Arabians opened with…
New members join as IFHRA holds GA in Abu Dhabi
12 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The General Assembly of International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) was held at the National Archives, Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday, 9 November 2016, on the sidelines of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Racing Festival’s ‘One World Six Continents’ program. Representatives from as many…
Group 1 Winners Among International National Day Cup Entries at Al Ain
18 November 2016, Al Ain, UAE ~ Multiple Group I winner Thakif features among strong entries for the new-look National Day Cup to be staged at Al Ain Racecourse on Saturday, 10 December. The 1800m conditions event, which carries a purse of AED500,000, of which AED300,000 goes to the winner, has attracted 42 entries, including…
Paralympic Archer Brown Wins UK’s Women of the Future Sport Award
17 November, London, UK ~ The UAE Ambassador in London, HE Sulaiman Al Mazroui along with Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the…