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Real World, a veteran competitor in the Meydan arena, leads an impressive team from Godolphin for Festive Friday. This exciting event marks the beginning of the Dubai Racing Carnival's season and will take place on 22nd December. In recent years, horses wearing royal blue silks have been the ones to beat in the Gr.2 Al Rashidiya. This year's nine-furlong race will see a strong challenge from ...
El Encinal achieved a stunning upset by winning the Gr.1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional at Hipodromo de San Isidro, in Argentina. This unexpected victory earned El Encinal a coveted Breeders' Cup berth. El Encinal, a chestnut 3YO colt by the Chilean sire Il Campione, ridden by Eduardo Ortega Pavon, secured a narrow victory in the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional, the most ...
The feature of the race meeting conducted on dirt at QREC Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday, 13th December was the Zekreet Cup, where Letibar won the Local Purebred Arabian Handicap, Class 3, for 3YOs and older. This was her second straight win this season, and she completed a double for trainer Ahmed Kobeissi on the day. The 5YO mare, carrying the colours of owner and breeder Ali Bin Saeed ...
Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's yellow and black silks maintained their dominance in their own backyard on Saturday afternoon. The founder and patron of Jebel Ali Racecourse, Sheikh Ahmed, saw his resident trainer Michael Costa saddle the winners of four out of six Thoroughbred contests on the seven-race card. All four winners were ridden by retained rider Ben Coen. Sheikh Ahmed's dominance ...
Maitha Alsuwaidi's AF Yabarhin will capture everyone's attention as the 16-horse field enters the gates for a chance to win the majority of the AED100,000 prize in the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup. This race has been designated as the main event on Sunday afternoon's six-race card at the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club. The 6YO full son of AF Alsalaam, AF Yabarhin, dealt a harsh ...
On Wednesday 29th November 2023, at Al Rayyan Racecourse, Ernest Aldrich, owned by Abdulatif Hussain M Z Al-Emadi and trained by Bader Al Balushi, secured a second consecutive victory, remaining unbeaten this season. The 7YO horse won the Brooq Cup with a neck victory in the Thoroughbred Handicap (80-100) for 3YO+, completing a double for jockey Soufiane Saadi in the race meeting conducted on ...
The UAE national anthem has not been heard at Sha Tin racecourse after one of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races since 2010. This year, West Wind Blows will aim to break that lengthy streak in the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase, benefiting from a historical connection. In the history of international races since 1999, the UAE has achieved four wins. Fantastic Light and Ramonti won the Cup in ...
English jockey Connor Beasley dominated at the Jebel Ali Racecourse on Saturday, winning three races including the Union Day Stakes riding Ahmad bin Harmash's Delorean. Delorean led from the start and remained uncontested, with the 4YO Time Test gelding pulling clear once Beasley urged him on with 500m left. Jose da Silva rode Ismail Mohammed's Justice Protecol to a third-place finish, while ...
Eastern World is on track to win the bonus for being the winner of both legs of the Emirates Sprint Series. The Dubawi gelding, Trained by Ahmad bin Harmash, impressively won the HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup, which was the first leg of the series held at Sharjah on Sunday afternoon. The first start of the season for Bhupat Seemar’s Gr.3 Al Shindagha Sprint winner Tuz was highly ...
Al Nefud impressed in the Listed Dubai Creek Mile at Meydan Racecourse, showcasing his exceptional talent. His recent performance proved that he is still as good as ever. Al Nefud, a 5YO trained by Bhupat Seemar, was a hopeful for the Dubai World Cup after finishing second to Hot Rod Charlie in the 2022 Gr.2 Maktoum Challenge Round 2. However, he had been out of competition since March of that ...
Dubai Mile, who emerged victorious in the prestigious 2022 Group One Criterium de Saint-Cloud, has now come to the end of his racing career and will start a new stallion chapter. He will join the esteemed Manton Park stallion roster for the 2024 breeding season. Following an injury during routine exercise, Dubai Mile's plans to train under Freddie and Martyn Meade at the Manton Estate have ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Dubai Equestrian Forum has once again achieved success in advancing the equine business world. By effectively connecting manufacturers and service providers with their prospective customers, they have managed to bridge a significant gap. The 4th Dubai Equestrian Forum held at Meydan Racecourse on 19th October, 2023, was a success with a strong turnout from both ...
