Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club staged its penultimate meeting of 2018 on Sunday with half of the six races dedicated to 3-year-old Purebred Arabians, including the featured 1600m Abu Dhabi Championship (Listed PA), won in determined fashion by RB Money To Burn. In a field reduced to 14 after two withdrawals on veterinary advice, Pat Cosgrave…
9 December 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The Purebred Arabian Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan National Day Cup (PA G3) on 9 December 2018 at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club ran over 1600m and was won byRB Torch (TH Richie (US) x Burnie Gee PW by Burning Sand). Originally the first reserve but granted a…
8 December 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Traditionally one of the highlights of the Abu Dhabi campaign, Sunday, 9 December 2018 will feature National Day Cup fixture promises to be a cracker with two competitive highlights, one of the big Thoroughbred races in the capital each season, as well as the Purebred Arabian equivalent. Both…
7 December 2018, Al Ain, UAE ~ Friday, 7 December 2018, was the third Al Ain meeting of the current campaign and was highlighted by the final event of seven. This 2000m handicap will always remain very special to local trainer Helal Al Alawi who saddled his 100th career winner courtesy of Da’Areen, winning fairly…
5 December 2018, Tucson, Arizona, USA ~ The Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) at the University of Arizona at Tucson, Arizona, announced its annual award winners during the 45th Annual Global Symposium on Racing awards luncheon held Tuesday, 4 December 2018. The 2018 Clay Puett Award was awarded to longtime Director and CEO of Del…
4 December 2018, UK ~ MANARK (MAHABB) will start his stallion career in 2019. Bred in France by Haras de Mandore, MANARK won impressively on debut at three. His trainer, Damien de Watrigant, commented: “MANARK showed a lot of natural speed and was very precocious. He was always very easy to train.” Bought by HH…
4 December 2018, California, USA ~ His registered name was LF Crystals Charm (Crystal Wind AHS x Autumn Splendor), and because of his steady ground-eating stride and his lets get down the trail attitude, they called him, The Big Red Machine. He did not come from a noted race pedigree and he was saved…
The Arabian Racing Organisation (UK) announced an award for race commentator, Gary Capewell, who has been presented with the coveted Qatar Racing and Equestrian Award at the 2018 Horserace Writers & Photographers Derby Awards at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel on Monday 3 December 2018. Following a unanimous decision, the award has been made in recognition…
The HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival enjoyed another year-end finale on 9 November 2018 at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Center. Nils Rosenkjaer has captured the winners of the evening in this photo essay. Al Shamoos, ridden by Julien Auge and owned by HH Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, won the Dh. 5 million Group 1…
