29 June 2016, LONDON ~ Breeders Cup Ltd has renewed its global rights deal with Henry Birtles Associates (HBA) up to and including 2018. Breeders’ Cup, Thoroughbred racing’s end-of-season global showdown, returns to Santa Anita in Arcadia, California, on 4 – 5 November 2016, where the prize money available will be worth in excess of…
Euston Park by Longines Qualifies Winners
27 June 2016, Euston Park, UK ~ Endurance riders from 12 nations set-off on the second of four Euston Park Endurance Rides on 19 July 2016 presented by Longines and supported by Emirates Airlines. Competitors from the United Arab Emirates were victorious in the three open classes over 160km, 120km, and 80km but the headline…
Ziyadd Wears European Triple Crown
27 June, 2016, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Qatar raider Majeed under Gaetan Faucon won the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 3) race in a thrilling finish while Ziyadd, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, emerged as the new European Triple Crown winner. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup…
Colorado HARC Arabian Race a Parade of Firsts
26 June 2016, Aurora, Colorado, USA ~ Jockey Justine Klaiber scored her first-ever win in the first career victory for Junia (Saddle Cloth Number One) in the first-ever race in the Heritage Arabian Racing Club series in the United States at Arapahoe Park on Sunday, 26 June. “I didn’t want to stop riding, and when…
Ziyadd Eyes Euro Triple Crown
25 June 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ~ The Netherlands Duindigt race course in The Hague will stage three races for Purebred Arabian horses including the deciding leg of the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup European Triple Crown on Sunday, 26 June, 2016. The three races under the Festival of HH Sheikh Mansoor bin…