1 December 2014, Qatar ~ At the November WAHO Conference Qatar 2014, Natalia Kurolesova from Tersk Stud gave this report on the status of Arabian horses in Russia as of 2014. “As of today, the total livestock of Arabian horses in Russia is around 1,700, of which 400 are active broodmares and 80 are breeding stallions.…
Unique De La Garde Provides Victory for Polish Jockey in Abu Dhabi
Sunday 30 November 2014, Abu Dhabi ~ Szczepan Mazur partnered unfancied Unique De La Garde to victory in the third round of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup for Private Owners Only Purebred Arabian Conditions over 2200m at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club here on…
Oisin Murphy Drives TM AC-DC to Al Ain Arabian Conditions Win
29 November 2014, Al Ain ~ Young jockey Oisin Murphy and trainer Omar Daraj Mohammed combined to land the featured 1000m conditions race at Al Ain with TM AC-DC (Djendel (FR) x Bonnett (US) by Burning Sand). Always near the head of affairs, the pair hit the front about 200m from home but had to dig…
Argentinian Rider Bastons Wins HH Sheikha Fatima Endurance Cup
29 November 2014, Abu Dhabi ~ Argentina’s Catalina Bastons, riding 10-year-old bay gelding Moreno, won the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup, a 90-km CEN ride held at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi on Saturday…
AJS Intifadah Wins Doha Local Pure-Bred Arabian Oaks
27 November 2014 QREC ~ Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Intifadah (AF Albahar x Karreema) stormed home by nearly nine lengths in the Doha Local Bred Pure Arabian Oaks Trial at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club on Thursday, 27 November. Mohammed Al Yaqout trained AJS Intifadah was brilliantly ridden to victory by jockey Tadgh O’Shea,…