13 August 2019, Royal Windsor, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) enjoyed a busy two days hosting the HH Sheikh Mansoor Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival at Royal Windsor racecourse on Sunday and Monday, 11 & 12 August 2019, with the highlight the win by Hajres in the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan…
12 August 2019, Windsor, UK ~ Hajres under Jean-Bernard Eyquem, won the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 1) held at Royal Windsor racecourse on Sunday, 11 August 2019. This was the first Arabian race to be staged at the Windsor track under the Festival’s name. Hajres (Nizam (GB) x Tohfet Ennadhirine (TN))…
10 August 2019, Deauville, France ~ Akoya guided by Théo Bachelot accelerated into a new gear to decisively win the QREC-sponsored Doha Cup (Gr1 PA) on Saturday 10 August 2019, at the beautiful Deauville track at the northern edge of France. Doha Cup (Gr1 PA) Owned by Landgoed Waterland and trained by the Dutch trainer…
8 August 2019, Saudi Arabia ~ The Thoroughbred racing world has a new richest race with the announcement of the creation of the $20m Saudi Cup to be run at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh on 29 February 2020. Details of the contest were announced by Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, chairman of the…
August 2019, Goodwood ~ On 31 July 2019, H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Ebraz won a thrilling renewal of the prestigious £400,000 G1 Qatar International Stakes for purebred Arabians. Ridden by Maxime Guyon, the Julian Smart-trained six-year-old finished with a flourish to win the mile event by two and three-quarter lengths. The H.H…