Arabian Horse Racing
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…
28 December 2019, Sharjah, UAE ~ The final UAE fixture of 2019 took place at Sharjah Longines Racecourse on Saturday, 28 December 2019, highlighted by the HH The Crown Prince of Sharjah Cup, a 1200m Prestige contest for which only those foaled in the UAE are eligible. The race was won in a shocking fashion,…
27 August, 2019, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Italian lady jockey Chaira Careddu riding Afja’an made a spectacular debut in her amateur jockey racing career as she finished in a dead heat with Hungary’s Cintia Mayer on Jaahez in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race on Sunday, 25 August 2019 at the…
Winning the Cre Run Oaks Distaff (Grade 2) on 4 August 20185 August 2018, Delaware ~ Uptown Sandy Girl (Burning Sand x Wibwilcca) under Jose Angel Garcia won the Cre Run Oaks Distaff (Grade 2) sponsored by Cre Run Enterprises at Delaware Park on 4 August 2018. Owner, Jon R Henningsgard, trainer, Lynn A Ashby.…
Last year’s Group 1 winner RB Burn back for challenge8 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ An impressive televised draw ceremony kicked off what will be a full five days of events in Abu Dhabi. The 10 November race card includes the world’s richest race for Purebred Arabians, two world championships, and a newly-introduced ponies…
Triple Crown winner Espinoza leads star jockeys in Saturday’s Grade 1 race31 March 2017, Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Saturday, 1 April, the Grade I $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes will be run at the beautiful Santa Anita race course celebrating the return of Purebred Arabian racing to the big scene…
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Conference for Training and Education 10 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone was in the limelight on day one of the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Conference for Training and Education. Champion jockeys shared real life stories of success and failure as discussions…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s final extravaganza of 2016 begins with draw for Euros 1.2 m Sheikh Zayed Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1)6 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ A fantastic week of action both on and off the race track will be the week’s program, as over 800 guests arrive for the “One World, 6…
Reid River R-Mani, Djehlbi rise to the top 3 September 2016, Australia ~ Reid River R-Mani and Djehlbi emerged winners in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup races as the globe-trotting series made its debut at the Gold Coast Turf Club in Australia…
Three races of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival20 August 2016, Warsaw ~ Recently crowned European Triple Crown winner Ziyadd, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs will be back in action in Sunday’s,…
16 August 2016, USA ~ UK race commentator Gary Capewell seems to have started calling races soon after he learned to talk. His sports broadcast repertoire includes many types of horse races and football, and he’s gone to the dogs with Greyhound racing. As an Arabian race horse aficionado, Gary has called over 1,000 Arabian…
The first US HARC racing forum offered information, background, and a way forward for many Arabian horse breedersOn Friday, 15 April 2016, at the Arabian Breeders World Cup, an estimated 40 show attendees enjoyed the hospitality of the HARC Forum on Arabian racing. This hour-long presentation offered information that might be a game changer for…
13 March 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ On the next to last meeting of the season at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club the Wathba Stud Farm Cup for Private Owners was won by the Musabah Al Muhairi-trained AF Ssayeb (AF AL BURAQ) in a 1200m handicap. A maiden winner at Sharjah, also over 1200m, on his…
16 February 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The evening after the HH The President’s Cup Dh 3million Group 1 race meeting for Purebred Arabians, a gala get-together followed at the poolside of the Eastern Mangroves Anantara Hotel & Spa on Sunday, 14 February 2016. Amidst musical performances by various artistes an awards ceremony celebrated two of the top…
Italy, Lebanon, and Australian Gold Coast join expanding world of Arabian horse races 11 February 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s calendar of events for the year 2016 was unveiled at a press conference held at the Anantara Eastern Mangroves in Abu…
Gazel T wins Wathba Cup for fourth year in a row in Sweden21 May 2015, Sweden ~ Gazel T and the Wathba Stud Farm Cup seem inseparable when it comes to racing at the Jagersro race track in Sweden. The 7-year-old son of Prince d‘Orient registered his fourth successive win in as many years in the…
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship, Kentucky, USA17 May 2015, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ The 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race series got off to a brilliant start at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on Sunday with 18-year-old Australian Ben Thompson hogging the limelight. After two days of…
Gala dinner brings curtain down on US Darley Awards and International HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Annual Darley Awards5 April 2015, Los Angeles, California, USA ~ The 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Annual Darley Awards Gala Dinner was held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard on Saturday…
A Club for people with a passion who support preservation with a purpose 27 March 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ For people with a passion for racing, and the purebred Arab horse, a very exciting event took place in Abu Dhabi on 28th February of this year, when a vision of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin…
Meydan Pillar Partner’s Support Brings Dubai World Cup day Total Prize Money to $30m7 January 2015, Dubai ~ IPIC has become the first company to sponsor two races on Dubai World Cup day after inking a deal to empower the 2000m Group 1 Dubai Kahayla Classic for Purebred Arabians to the tune of US $1M. Already…
April 26, 2014, Pleasanton, California ~ The California Horse Racing Board approved a license application submitted by Oak Tree Racing Association and Alameda County Fair to conduct three weeks of racing at the Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA, beginning on June 19th and running through July 6, 2014. CHRB approval represents the latest step forward in a…
July 28, 2012,Huntingdon Race Course ~ Harran (Burning Sand x Aziza D’Aroco) zinged into first a half length over Scyphios (Al Nasr x Dalina Des Fabries) in the 7 Furlong race for Purebred Arabians, 3 yrs old and up. Owned by Al Shahania Stud, Harran’s run time was 1:33 under the hands of M…