February 22, 2014, Doha ~ The European Conference of Arab Horse Organisation (ECAHO) held their 31st Annual General Assembly at the Ritz Carlton in Doha on Saturday, February 22. The Assembly was chaired by Chairman Mr. Jaroslav Lacina, Vice Chairman Mrs. Anna Stojanowska and Treasurer Mr Marek Trela. Around 30 countries were represented in the ECAHO…
23rd Qatar International Arabian Horse Show Friday Highlights
February 21, 2014, Doha ~ The second day of the 23rd edition of the International Arabian Horse Show continued on Friday, February 20th. Winner of first place in the Mares 4-6 YO Class 7B was D’aajaa Al Naif (Al Adeed Al Shaqab x Mezan Al Rayyan) owned by Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al Thani. The Qatar…
Doha Festival Opening Ceremony Lights Up the Night
February 21, 2014, Doha ~ The opening ceremonies of the HH The Emir 23rd International Sword Festival Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) Thursday evening (20th) literally lit up the night. The star attraction was world-renowned equestrian showman and movie stuntman Mario Luraschi, who kept the audience spellbound with his haut école equestrian show, pyrotechnics, and the stunt riding…
Meydan race meets available for viewing live on Horse Races Now
February 20, 2014, Lexington, Kentucky ~ Horse Races Now, LLC – announced an agreement today with Am West Entertainment to showcase live and replay video from the Dubai World Cup Carnival (DWCC) on its app, Horse Races NOW. The live video will be available in the palm of the user’s hand on iPhones, iPads, iPod touch…
Al Forat wins Doha Cup
February 19, 2014, Doha ~ HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani owned Al Forat, trained by Julian Smart sustained a winning gallop in the last 150 metres to thwart the challenge of Thawi and win the Doha Cup, a Local Bred Pure Arabian Conditions race at the Racing and Equestrian Club on Wednesday, February 19. The…