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The Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club announced the launch of the £550,000 10-racing Bahrain Turf Series, specifically targeting international horses rated 85-100. Each race in the series is worth £50,000 and will be linked together and run alongside Bahrain's King's Cup, Crown Prince's Cup and Gr.1 National Day.
There will also have a bonus point system attached to the Bahrain Turf Series, depending on where horses finish. At the end of the series, points will be added up and the owner of the horse with the most points in each pot will get £15,000 and the trainer of the horse with the most points will get £10,000.
In advance of the Bahrain Turf Series, the Bahrain International Trophy is slated for Nov. 19. Open to horses rated 95+, the 2000-metre event will have three spots reserved for the winners of the Gr.3 Fitzdares Royal Whip S. at The Curragh, the Gr.3 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall S. at York and the Gr.3 The Darley S. at Newmarket.
His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club High Committee, said: “I am very proud of the Bahrain International Trophy. We have hosted the race for two years and we will be hosting it again in 2021 for the third time having seen a huge jump in the quality of horses and participants in year two. By introducing the new Bahrain Turf Series we hope to further attract great horses to the Kingdom of Bahrain, horses that can add a higher quality of performance to our two most prestigious races, His Majesty the King's Cup and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Cup.
His Highness Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid bin Isa Alkhalifa, Deputy Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club, added, “We are delighted to be introducing the new Bahrain Turf Series to our race programme and hosting these races for the forthcoming season. We look forward to welcoming owners and trainers to experience horse racing in Bahrain and everything that the Kingdom of Bahrain has to offer.”
Shaikh Salman bin Rashed al-Khalifa, Executive Director of the Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club said, “It is an incredibly exciting time for horse racing in Bahrain. We have been blown away by the number of quality trainers, jockeys and horses who have come to race in Bahrain since the first Bahrain International Trophy in 2019. To have had five individual Group One winners, in our second running of the race, including Aidan O'Brien's Irish Derby winner Sovereign was very special. Off the back of the race's success, the Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club are very proud to introduce the Bahrain Turf Series for the 2021/22 season in Bahrain.