10 June 2015, UK ~ One day after the 11 June, Newbury DIAR race, Chepstow will be home to the Shadwell Arabian Stallions Premier Handicap Stakes on 12 June, another Prep race for the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) series. There are eight horses entered into this 1m 4F (12F) for Purebred Arabians, 4 yrs+ open…
Shadwell Arabian Stallion Stakes Prep Race for Dubai Day
9 June 2015, UK ~ On 11 June Newbury will be home to the Shadwell Arabian Stallions International Stakes, a Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) Prep race for Dubai International Arabian Races Day 26 July. Arabians – £4,000 – 4YOs & upwards – fillies and mares – 1 mile & 2 furlongs Please see attached…
A Tribute to Jean François Bernard and Véronique Briat
9 June 2015 – At tribute translated into English below Original Francais Mes amis s’en vont Une semaine après la cérémonie, en hommage à Jean-François Bernard, très vite emporté par la maladie, nous avons appris lundi 8 juin, le décès de Véronique Briat, directrice de l’AFAC. Les causes de sa mort sont pour l’instant encore imprécises.…
The FEI Bureau Welcomes Proposals on Endurance Reform in the UAE
9 June, 2015, Lausanne ~ The FEI Bureau has today welcomed a series of proposals for reform of the Endurance discipline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but agreed unanimously that further information needs to be provided by the UAE National Federation before lifting of the provisional suspension can be considered. The FEI Bureau provisionally suspended the…
Another look at Swedish National Day Racing
8 June 2015 ~ For the last two years HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Arabian Flat Racing Festival has been a big part of the racing offered the citizens of Stockholm on the Swedish National Day. On 6 June in a six race card the Arabian purebreds contested the two carrying far the biggest…