Sharjah Longines Racecourse has saved a key annual race for its last meeting of the season. The HH The Ruler of Sharjah Cup, a Prestige contest for 4 and 5YO UAE bred horses, highlights the final six-race card at this Northern Emirate venue on Sunday. The 1700m weight-for-age run features top-rated horses like Majed Al Jahoori's trainee, Bassam Al Wathba. 5YOs, including Bassam Al Wathba, carry ...
Destructive, trained by Michael Bell, will have his final opportunity to qualify for the Dubai World Cup meeting at the last Dubai Racing Carnival event on Friday. Despite finishing fourth in both of his previous appearances, the More Than Ready colt has shown promise. He is currently under the care of the trainer's son, Nick, who is optimistic that a strong performance in this race could secure ...
It appears Caspar Fownes has set his sights on a big clash for Straight Arron in the Group One Dubai Turf at Meydan on 30th March. The Hong Kong galloper will be facing off against fellow Hong Kong horse Voyage Bubble. Straight Arron had also been entered into the Gr.1 Dubai Sheema Classic, but Fownes has decided on the Dubai Turf for his horse. Straight Arron has had a good season so far, with ...
A four-strong Godolphin team will be competing in Bahrain, with Passion And Glory leading the charge as he aims to win the Listed His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Cup for the second time. Passion And Glory, trained by Saeed bin Suroor, was victorious in this 12-furlong contest last year, comfortably beating First Ruler. Prior to that, he came second in the 2022 Gr.3 Bahrain ...
Frost At Dawn, a promising filly owned and homebred by Abdulla Al Mansoori, is being considered by William Knight for the Al Quoz Sprint. The 3YO horse, sired by Frosted, had two successful runs in Britain on all-weather surfaces in the previous year before making her way to Meydan. She was placed over distances of six and seven furlongs before successfully stepping down to five furlongs in the ...
Godolphin has once again set its sights on the world after the amazing recent performances of the its stable stars. In the Meydan turf races for 3YOs, Cinderella's Dream made a significant statement of her potential as a top contender for the 1,000 Guineas by winning the Listed Jumeirah 1,000 Guineas in spectacular fashion. Despite facing a setback when her saddle slipped, William Buick ...
Sovereign Spirit, representing Al Afoo Racing, triumphed in the Bahrain Gold Cup, sponsored by stc, in yesterday’s Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club event at Sakhir. Trained by Jaber Ramadhan and ridden by Soufiane Saadi, Sovereign Spirit outpaced competitors over 2,000 meters, with Panning For Gold, from Al Mohamediya Racing, securing second place and Chronograph, from Al Adiyat Racing, ...
The Emirates Super Saturday held at the Meydan amphitheatre was a thrilling fixture that kept racegoers and a sizable global audience thoroughly entertained. From the breathless conclusion to the opening Group One Purebred Arabian event to the drama of William Buick losing his irons aboard Cinderella's Dream, the event was packed with excitement. French handler Nicolas Caullery and William ...
At the seventh edition of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards, Equinox, Aidan O'Brien, and Ryan Moore were among the distinguished names recognized. The awards ceremony, which took place at Meydan Racecourse during Emirates Super Saturday, honored individuals in seven categories: Best Horse, Best Jockey, Best Trainer, Best Owner, People's Choice, ...
The upcoming penultimate fixture at Jebel Ali on Friday could be a deciding factor in this season's UAE Trainer's Championship. The seven-race program will feature two conditions events for three-year-old fillies, as well as colts and geldings. The races, which will be held over 1400m, seem to favor trainer Michael Costa, who currently holds a four-win lead in the championship race. Bhupat ...
The 37th race meeting in the 2022-23 season calendar of the Al Rayyan Racecourse was organised by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC). The highlight of the eight-race card run on dirt was the Lehwaila Cup, a 1200m Class Three Handicap (50-70) for 4YO and older Local Thoroughbreds. Al Shomos, owned by Saeed bin Mubarak Saeed Aljafali Al Naimi and trained by Ahmed Kobeissi, won the race ...
Trainer Ed Crisford is hoping for a repeat of history as he aims for Swing Vote to become a Dubai World Cup contender this weekend. During the Emirates Super Saturday press conference held at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday, Crisford compared Swing Vote, a three-time Jebel Ali winner, to Algiers, who was an honorable runner-up in the prestigious Group 1 last March. Swing Vote, trained by Crisford ...