Author: IFAHR

Recently purchased by owner Al Shaqab Racing, the three-year-old Purebred Arabian, Norma Al Maury (Azadi) improved quickly to land the Gr.1 (PA) Qatar Arabian Des Pouliches at Saint-Cloud only 30 minutes after Ajfan secured the colts’ trophy for the same owner. Trained by Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte and patiently ridden by Olivier Peslier, the filly was having her second start and despite having shown greenness when the pace lifted, Norma Al Maury delivered with tenacity. Kept towards the outside of the pack, Norma Al Maury stayed on strongly to win by one and a quarter lengths in front of Divana Chica (Majd…

Seventh round: Novice mares: Arabian horses thathave not won for five years or more Prize: 19,000thousand riyals Winner: LiziaOwner: Eid Hamoud Mutlaq Al-ShammariTrainer: Omar Al-TaweelaiJockey: Giberto RamosDistance: 1400 meters (7 furlongs) Time: 1:41.48

Quick Rea AA achieves his third victory and wins the Starter Optional Claiming 1300m for 3 years & upward race at Lone star track. O : Gillis, Betty J. and Joseph A.T : Jerenesto TorrezJ : Ernesto Valdez 2nd : RB Hashtag3nd : Fleet De Sand4nd: Come Take A Chance5nd : RB Munchie

Taking place the day before the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Poulains and des Pouliches in partnership with AFAC, the Purebred Arabian Sale was held on Thursday 28 September at SaintCloud Racecourse. A strong international clientele was present, with buyers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, France and Eastern Europe. Having returned to a certain normality in terms of the lots on offer, the Purebred Arabian Sale recorded very good results. Underlining a very dynamic market and consistent demand at all levels, almost 90% of the lots offered changed hands for an average price of €43,269 and a total turnover of…

Taking place the day before the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Poulains and des Pouliches and just a few days before the prestigious Qatar Arabian Wold Cup (Grs.1 PA), the Purebred Arabian Sale, in partnership with AFAC, will take place on Thursday 28th September at Saint-Cloud Racecourse. The catalogue, now available on www.arqana.com offers 91 lots including horses-in-training and two-year-olds together with a breeding section made up of mares, maidens and yearlings. Two-Year-Old SectionPast sales graduates from this section include this season’s Coupe d’Europe des Chevaux Arabes winner CH’EZZA. Made up of 46 lots, they will be the first to go…

Prize money for the 2023-24 horse racing season in Riyadh, which begins on Oct. 16 andcontinues until Mar. 16, will increase by more than 7 percent compared with last season,and 56 additional races will be run at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, where the highlightremains the Saudi Cup in February. The total prize money for the season, excluding theSaudi Cup meeting, will rise by $1.5 million to a total of $21.9 million, the Jockey Club ofSaudi Arabia said. The total number of races will increase to 700 across 59 meetings, all ofwhich will comprise 12 races compared with the previous 11: 10…

12 colts remain in the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Poulains Gr.1 PA. Al Shaqab Racing are represented bythree runners including Afjan, who won the Gr3 PA Prix Tidjani over 1,900m in July. The list also includesWathnan Racing’s Ghassan II, who was placed on group level in his last two starts, as well as No Reply AlMaury and Extra Time, who filled the first two places in a recent Gr2 PA at La Teste – the latter also won theAl Rayyan Cup Gr1 PA at Deauville this summer. A thrilling edition of the race to look forward to!

There are 15 fillies entered in the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Pouliches Gr.1 PA,including HE Sheika Yasmeen Bint Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s ASSLANAL SHAHANIA, who clinched a Gr3 PA victory when she won the Prix Razzia IIIover 1,900m less than three months ago. Also lining up is the promising AfricaDe Monlau, a recent winner at La Teste.

Al-Hatab secured a hat-trick of wins this afternoon at Lingfield Park when winning the Emirates Breeders (0-75) Handicap over a mile and a quarter, ridden by Mohammed Tabti. Just like ten days ago at the same track, the pair forged ahead in the home straight to win by two and a quarter lengths, from Storm Troupour and Rhys Clutterbuck in second.  Tabti, who has partnered the five-year-old son of Tabarak to all his victories commented, “He’s so relaxed in his races now, he just switches off. All I have to do is touch the reins and he’s back on the…