29 November 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE – The World Arabian Horse Racing Forum 2023 took on Breeding Challenges with a panel of educated breeders and veterinarians in Abu Dhabi today, 29 November. Moderator Derrick Thompson led the panel of Arabian racehorse experts and breeders. They included top UAE breeder, Khalid Nabooda, Dr. Sandra Wilshire of…
28 November 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The draw for the 2,200m Gr 1 Jewel Crown took place at the Dusit Thani on 28 November 2023, to a packed crowd on the opening day of the World Arabian Horse Racing Forum 2023. The AED 5M prize money race will be held Sunday, 3 December, at…
Sunday, 22 October 2023, Saudi Arabia ~ A raft of upgrades covering the 2023-2024 Riyadh season and 2024 Saudi Cup have been announced by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, with prize money for the world’s richest weekend of racing boosted to $37.35m across the Riyadh racing extravaganza. Next year’s Saudi Cup, to be held…
700 races to be held at King Abdulaziz Racecourse with a total prize fund of USD21.9m27 September 2023, Saudi Arabia ~ The upcoming 2023-24 Riyadh season, which will run from 26 October 2023 to 16 March 2024, will see a prize money increase of seven per cent on 2022-23 as well as an increase in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
This is the third leg of the Purebred Arabian Triple Crown To be held on 18 February 2023 at Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, Doha, Qatar HH THE AMIR SWORD (Gr1 PA) is the 8th and last race at 16:45pm (UTC/GMT+3hrs) Conditions: BY INVITATION ONLY For 4yo and up.
3 February 2023, Doha, Qatar ~ H.H. The Amir Sword Festival at Al Rayyan Racecourse, Doha, Qatar, has invited some of the top racing Arabians to compete in H.H. The Amir Sword Gr 1 on Saturday, 18 February. The highest rated in the group is the thrice winner in 2022 of $1,000,000 races, First Classs…
3 February 2023, Medayn, UAE ~ In a gutsy finish on the Meydan track in the 3 February opener, Hayyan, under jockey Oscar Chavez, makes good on bid to lead from pace setter, Hiab Al Zaman guided by Adrie de Vries, and is followed in by second Rajah, under Antonio Fresu and third Barakka with…
2 February 2023, Meydan, UAE ~ The Meydan Race track opener Friday, 3 February, is the second round of the Gr 1 Al Maktoum Challenge with a host of talent in competition. From the US, the top rated at 121, Hiab Al Zaman (Hilal Al Zaman x My Shelby Cobra by Kaolino) heads for his…
Despite facing a strong field of 16, jockey De Vries never had a moment’s concern on the seven-year-old who was quickly into the lead despite his wide draw in 11. Turning into the straight well in command, he broke the Arabians’ track record while beating Barakka by almost seven lengths for trainer Fawzi Nass and Victorious.
His time of 1:44.72 beats the track record for 1,600 meters set by AF Mathmoon in the same race in 2017.
“It’s good to have him back in his old form,” said De Vries. “I think on this ground he can do a mile and a quarter. The pressure was on early, they wanted to take him on, but he’s got that natural speed that gets him out of trouble.”
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel CrownFIRST CLASSS (US)5 yrs. Gr G (63 days since last race) (DAHESS (GB) x Toppoftheclass (US) by Genuine Monarch (US)) Owner:Nayef Saad Sh S Al Kaabi Breeder:Alan Kirshner or Deborah Mihaloff Trainer: Jean De Mieulle 2200 metres 4 December 2022 ~ On a packed Sunday night at the…
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