The 2023 QAWC will be held on 1 October at ParisLongchamp race course. The last race on the 9 race card, right after the Qatar Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe, the Arabian Gr 1, worth $1,000,000 has 13 entries for the 2000m race which is open to Arabians 4 years and up. This year’s competitors…
Rankings as of September 2023 by Discipline 11 September 2023, SUI ~ The FEI oversees around 70 Rankings and Standings across all the disciplines, from World Rankings calculated on a monthly basis for Athletes, Horses and/or combinations, to league, team and regional based standings for Series such as the FEI World Cup™ and FEI Nations…
1 September 2023 – Commissioner King, last year’s G3 Saudi Derby winner, will return to action on Saturday September 2 on a high-class day of racing from King Khalid Racecourse, Ta’if, which includes two SAR1m Listed contests, the Prince Abdullah Alfaisal Cup and the King Faisal Cup for Purebred Arabians. Commissioner King, the FMQ Stables-owned…
More than US$4million in additional prize money30 August 2023, Dubai, UAE ~ An exciting new Bonus Scheme of qualifying races for the Dubai World Cup has been announced, with more than US$4million in additional prize money up for grabs. Nine races, all run at Meydan Racecourse between January and March 2024, will give the winners…
17 August 2023, Dubai, UAE ~ Racing at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse will begin on 10 November 2023, and end on 8 March 2024, with 14 meetings, all leading up to the $30.5million Dubai World Cup meeting on 30 March. Dubai Racing Club has increased prize money by 27 per cent from the 2022-23 campaign, meaning…
US Selects Squad for 2023 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors in Castelsagrat, France14 August 2023 – On Thursday, 7 September 2023, Ermelo, Netherlands, will host the 2023 FEI European Championship. Ermelo was the successful site of the the 2021 FEI Endurance European Championship and the Junior (YJ) Championship. This year, riders…
First Classs pulls off second to unbeaten Gr 1 winner Al Ghadeer2 August 2023, Goodwood, UK ~ Al Ghadeer, unbeaten in Group 1 races, showed heels to the competition at the Goodwood racecourse on Day two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. European champion four-year-old, Al Ghadeer, continued his unbeaten run in Group 1PA races with…
TRIFF to be held 6-9 October in Tryon, North Carolina, is looking for more equestrian filmsTryon, NC – Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF) has announced a cooperative partnership with EQUUS Television Network. TRIFF, now in its ninth year, has been listed on IMDb as a festival and has been gaining recognition from notable directors, producers,…
Most valuable mile race at £400,000 in the UK 31 July 2023, Goodwood, UK ~ The Group 1 Qatar International Stakes will run on Wednesday, 2 August, as part of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. The £400,000 race is the most valuable Arabian race in the UK and the most valuable race over a mile for…
Two Group 1 PA Arabian Races for Saudi Cup meeting 19 July 2023, KSA ~ –The USD$1m Al Mneefah Cup, one of two flagship Purebred Arabian (PA) races held at The Saudi Cup meeting, will be run as an international PA Group 1 for the first time in 2024, after being upgraded from PA Group…
6 July 2023, Dubai, UAE ~ Horses from all over the world will be welcomed to Dubai for the entirety of the 2023-24 racing season. Briefing global media and horse connections at a virtual press conference held earlier this week, Major General Dr Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, Executive Director of Dubai Racing Club, explained more…
18 June 2023, Chantilly, France ~ Al Ghadeer (Al Mourtajez x Gharra by Matador) under Christophe Soumillon took the measure of his eight Gr1 opponents for the 2,000m Qatar Derby for Arabian 4 year olds and strongly led the field after the turn to win going away. Trained by Francois Rohaut and owned by Al…
A record number of races will include 108 for Purebred Arabians30 May 2023, Saudi Arabia – Racing in Saudi Arabia resumes on Thursday June 1 with a significantly expanded programme at King Khalid Racecourse in Taif. The 2023 campaign gets underway two weeks earlier than in 2022 meaning the total number of meetings has…
20 May 2023, Pimlico Race Track, Maryland, USA ~ On a rainy Preakness Day directly after the Bob Baffert trained National Treasure won the Preakness, Arabians took the stage in the US Gr 1 UAE President Cup Stakes. It was Diamond Gem AA backed by Angel Cruz that flew out of the gates and led…
15 May 2023, USA ~ The invitational $100,000 1 and 1/6 mile race for Arabian Four-Year-Olds + will once again join Preakness race day on Saturday, 20 May 2023. This is the fifth year this race has run in the US. ENTRIES Name A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer 1 WMA BIG BABY (TX) 5/M R…
11 May 2023, Last week the EEF held the first edition of the Making Strides in Sustainability webinar series. The online events are designed for the EEF National Federation members and wider equestrian stakeholders to bring the issues of sustainability into focus. The first event brought together speakers and national federation panellists to discuss the…
30 March 2023, Paris ~ The International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) has just put out the most recent Arabian race horse rankings. Established in 1999, IFAHR was founded as a non-profit organization for the purpose of setting up an International Federation of Arabian Horseracing, bringing together all national and international Arab Horse Racing…
27 March 2023, Texas ~ The 36th Annual Darley Awards, presented by the Arabian Racing Cup (ARC) and sponsored by the Texas Arabian Breeders Association, took place on Friday evening, March 17, 2023, at Sam Houston Race Park, just outside Houston, Texas. The evening celebrated USA Arabian racing’s best for 2022, ultimately crowning eleven horses…
Hayyan holds on for Dubai Kahayla Classic haul25 March 2023, Dubai Meydan ~ $1,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Kahayla Classic sponsored by EMAAR – A thrilling head-bobbing finish greeted spectators to the 2023 Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan with local hopes Hayyan and Barakka involved in a long stretch duel in the Group 1 Dubai…
First Classs a talented and exceptional horse
[videopack id=”228852″]https://www.horsereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Deb-Milahoff.mp4[/videopack]He takes on a strong field including Jugurtha De Monlau, RB Rich Lyke Me, Deryan, Kerless Del Roc, and AF Alajaj 23 March 2023 – Dubai Meydan ~ First Classs aims to cement his position as one of the best Purebred Arabians in the world when he defends his crown in the 25 March, G1…
“ARO is now in a position to develop new commercial revenue streams” 22 March 2023, UK ~ Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) today confirm the purchase of The Arabian Racing Organisation Ltd (“ARO”) the sole Arabian Racing Authority in Britain. ARO operates with the support and permission of the British Horseracing Authority (“BHA”), managing all elements…
13 March 2023, UAE ~ The day’s traditional curtain raiser is the Purebred Arabians’ $1million G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic (sponsored by Emaar) which will likely see the clash of the last two winners with First Classs (2022) trying for two in a row and Deryan (2021). Three US-Bred horses are running in the Group 1:…
4 March 2023, UAE ~ It’s Super Saturday at Meydan Racecourse Established as a dress rehearsal or a trials day for the Dubai World Cup card three weeks later, Super Saturday is the second biggest fixture of the UAE season, officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3, over the same 2000m on…
Laith Al Khalediah is sire of Al Mneefah Cup Winner and Obaiya Classic First and Third place25 February 2023, Riyad, KSA 2000metres 1. TILAL AL KHALEDIAH (Laith Al Khalediah x Aaseyat Al Khalediah KSA) 5 YO – H Jockey: Adel Alfouraidi Weight: 61 2:16.367 Trainer Saad Mutlaq Owner Alkhalediah Stables Came in 2nd in this…
24 February 2023, The Saudi Cup Festival $1,000,000 prize money – 2100 metres – win time: 2:18:43 Asfan Al Khalediah (KSA). 4 YO‑colt, under jockey Abdullah Alawfi, trained by Saad Mutlaq, owned by HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Sons by 6 3/4 lengths Bint Ghaliat Al Khalediah (KSA). 5 YO‑M, jockey Fahad Alfouraidi, trained…
H.H. The Amir Sword won by 6-yr-old Abbes 18 February 2023, Al Rayyan Racecourse, Doha, Qatar ~ It was a sea of grey Arabians as the tide surged into the backstretch of the 2400m race with the group of Moshrif, Hoggar De L’Ardus and…
17 February 2023, KSA ~ The Saudi Cup weekend, now in its fourth year, has attracted a star list of horses, trainers and jockeys to the 2023 weekend and soon to retire, Frankie Dettori, will team up with last year’s runner-up Country Grammer in the $20 million Saudi Cup on what he considers is the…
17 February 2-23.KSA ~ Now in its fourth year at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, the Saudi Cup weekend is an exciting two days of top tier on-track horse racing action on 24 and 25 February 2023 with 16 races on tap. With total prize money of $20 million, paid out all the way down…
