21 August 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland ~ Endurance will see an impressive number of starters for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, beating all previous records by almost 10% when the 160-kilometre ride gets underway on Thursday 28 August. The competition takes place in Sartilly, just over 100 kilometres from the main Games venue in…
Athlete Del Sole Steals Win in Sheikh Zayed Cup in Belgium
19 August, 2014, Ostend, Belgium ~ Sheimah Qardabiyah made a great run under Spanish amateur lady jockey Lucia Gelabert Bautista to land the 12th round of the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) at the Ostend racecourse in Belgium on 18 August. The four-year-old French-bred Dahess filly broke nicely to lead and held on courageously…
MS Dennie MHF wins Wathba Stud Farm Cup in Ferndale Meet
19 August, 2014, Ferndale, California ~ On Saturday 16 August, the Wathba Racing Series continued at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, California. The race was carded as the third on a record-setting day as attendance reached the ultimate of 6,277 bringing along a 27% increase in on-track handle. The previous attendance record was 4,265 for the same day. The…
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Welcomes Endurance to Sartilly
18 August 2014, Normandy, France ~ The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy from 23 August – 7 September 2014 ~ On Thursday 28 August 2014 at 7am, over 170 riders under the flags of 48 nations will compete in the official Endurance event (35 teams and 13 riders competing individually, with the latest entry…
Two Stakes Wins in Two Days for Ms Dixie and Arapahoe Park
17 August 2014, Aurora, Colorado ~ Ms Dixie (Burning Sand x Dixie Darlene by Wiking) accomplished something that no horse ever has at Arapahoe Park by winning two stakes races in two days at the Aurora, Colorado, track. On Saturday, the filly cruised to a 10-length victory in the COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch, and on Sunday, she…