Misrata 28 October 2023
Libya, a new frontier for Italian-born Arabian thoroughbreds. On Friday, on the dirt of the Misrata racecourse, an important victory came for Dreams. On his third local engagement, after obtaining a third and a fifth place in the previous ones, the 4-year-old bred by Costanzo Salaris achieved his first success in the African nation by scoring in a listed over 1800 meters, in which after a good duel he managed to bend Dolon’s opposition.
The Italian career of the son of Gaffaz and Bakara de Chaillac, due to the training of Maria Moneta and the ownership of Marco Giagnori, had ended almost a year ago, in November 2022, with a balance of one victory and five placings in seven races. The only success of the saurian had come in a maiden in Florence, among his placings stands out a third place in Rome on the back of the qualitative Najeeb Al Zaman and Baghdad in the Wathba Stallion Cup Prize.
Dreams is now running for Karim Arebi, an important Libyan owner who is very active in the Italian market. Last Friday was a special day for his stable: the horses in green and blue jackets collected four victories. In addition to Dreams, Air Bud, a PSI also bred in Italy, and the other PSAs Mayar Al Khalediah and Apollo del Sol have come out on top.
A GREAT WINNING OF DREAMS AT LISTED RACE IN MISRATA RACETRACK.
Under a title of the National Arabian Horse Center’s race for purebred Arabian horses, for LISTED horses.
Distance of 1800 meters, age 4 years and above, males only.
Result:
1-DREAMS
2-DOLON
3-FAYADH
Time: 2:1:41
MISRATA RACETRACK
The Misrata Martyrs’ Racecourse is considered one of the largest racetracks in Libya. It was established and the cornerstone was laid in 2013, with a length of 400 meters and a track length of 1445 metres. A hall for VIP guests (honorary) with a capacity of 80 seats was added. The first races were held there under the auspices of the Libyan Horse Racing Authority in 2018 AD, and the last of them was the Al-Jadeed Cup in 2021 AD.
