26 March 2016, Dubai, UAE ~ AF MATHMOON won the 2016 Kahayla Classic Gr.1 PA at Meydan on Saturday, 26 March. The $1,000,000 Purebred Arabian Group 1 PA race attracted a very strong field of champion runners coming from the UAE, Qatar, France and Italy. AF MATHMOON becomes the 6th individual winner of this prestigious…
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Notes from the track – Group 1 Arabian US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic
Notes from some of the riders and trainers the day before the big race25 March 2016, Dubai, UAE ~ The Opening race on the Dubai World Cup card for 26 March is the Dubai Kahayla Clasic at 2000m on the dirt. Arkan (OM) – (PP 6)The eight-time winner on dirt in his native Oman, went…
Dubai Kahayla Classic – Eyes on Handassa
23 March 2016 – In the three days before the run of the 2000m Dubai Kahayla Classic Handassa could be the horse to beat. Owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Handassa (FR) has trained in Pau in the South West of France under François Rohaut. Doric Binot, his work rider who has come…
Dubai World Cup Carnival Arrives at Meydan Racecourse
Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Features Defending Champions in Both Purebred Arabian & Thoroughbred Ranks6 January 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ The opening meeting of the 2016 Dubai World Cup Carnival worth US$920,000 gets underway at Meydan Racecourse on 7 January and is highlighted by the Purebred Arabian and Thoroughbred versions of the Al Maktoum Challenge Round…
Meydan Good Venue for Manark
17 December 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ For owner HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and trainer Erwin Charpy it was a big-race double night at Meydan on Thursday evening 17 December. The meeting opened with the only Purebred Arabian race on the card, the 1600m Group 2 Mazrat Al Ruwayah and it was turned…
RB Torch Makes it Four Wins from Six Starts At Meydan
4 December 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ At the Dubai Meydan Longine-sponsored racing on 3 December, Purebred Arabians made a welcome return to Meydan with nine going to post for the opening Mazrat Al Ruwayah Prep, a 1600m conditions contest. For the second year running, trainer Eric Lemartinel and jockey Wayne Smith combined to land the…
Manark Sparkles in Meydan Curtain- Raiser
Manark breaks track record running the 2000m in 2:16:3029 March 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ The 20th running of the Group 1 PA Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC was a one-horse show when Manark (Mahabb (AE) – Mendra (FR) by Sousse (FR) turned his early lead into an overwhelming victory. Ridden by Dane O’Neill, the six-year-old…
Jockey’s View – US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic
28 March 2015, Dubai ~ Quotes for the US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC Dane O’Neill (jockey, Manark (FR), 1st) – “It’s nice to do it for the boss Sheikh Hamdan, who is here. I just wanted him to relax, wherever that happened to be. He wasn’t doing a lot in front and won quite…
Top Runners Valiant Boy, Djainka Des Forges Look to Dubai Group 1 Kahayla Classic Win
27 March 2015, Dubai UAE ~ As the traditional curtain raiser on Saturday’s Dubai World Cup card, the Group 1 Kahayla Classic (at 1600-4PM – GMT+$), empowered by IPIC, has enjoyed a healthy rise in purse (now $1million) and has an excellent field of runners. Last year’s runner-up in the Purebred Arabian equivalent of the Dubai World Cup itself,…
Dubai Kahayla Classic Trackwork Notes for 26 March
Group 1 US $1m Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC – 2000m (Dirt)26 March 2015, Dubai – Notes Bigg N Rich (USA) – Bigg N Rich’s preparation is progressing well and his trainer Eric Lemartinel said: “This morning he cantered over 1000m and then cantered a bit faster again over 1000m. He quickened nicely and…
Todays Trackwork Notes for US $1m Dubai Kahayla Classic
Group 1 US $1m Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC – 2000m (Dirt)25 March 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ DWC 2015 Trackwork Notes Versac PY (FR) – Wore blinkers for the first time in his work with five others on the dirt main track on Wednesday. Trainer Erwan Charpy explained that although the horse had won…