Saturday November 23, 2013, Sharjah, UAE ~ Impressive Rafeej Claims 1200m Track Record HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his retained jockey, Dane O’Neill, claimed two victories at Sharjah on Saturday afternoon and combined with the two easiest winners on the six race card. Both their winners won by eight lengths with pride of…
California’s Alameda County Fair promotes Wasserman
November 22, 2013, Pleasanton, California ~ Jerome Hoban, the new CEO at the Alameda County Fair, has recently promoted Jeanne Wasserman to the be the Manager of all racing at the California Alameda County Fairgrounds. For almost 16 years Wasserman has been the Manager of the Off-Track Betting Facility (OTB), which runs all year, as well…
Arabian Racing returns to Brazil after More than a Decade
November 21, 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil ~ The Grand Prix National or GP NACIONAL DO CAVALO ARABE ran on Sunday November 10, 2013 at the Sao Paulo race track.This was the third time since 2002 Arabians raced in Brazil, as the first race took place this year on September 30. The second was Premio Haras Sahara…
Price scoops top journalist award for Dubai International Arabian Race Day
November 21, 2013, UK ~ Freelance journalist Liz Price was named as the winner of a competition to reward journalistic excellence promoted in conjunction with the 31st Anniversary Dubai International Arabian Race Day, at an awards ceremony held in London yesterday hosted by H.E. Mirza Al Sayegh and in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin…
Candidate venues for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 will be announced on 2 December
November 18, 2913, Switzerland ~ The two US venues – Wellington, Florida, and Kentucky – have both submitted their formal bid applications and questionnaires to host the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 and now officially join the Canadian bid from Bromont/Montreal. Applicants bidding to host the Games in 2018 had until today (15 November) to…