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The Plan for HARC A.R.A.B. of Michigan Winners News to Know 2015 Darley Nominees Purity Lost in the Desert Poland Year in Review ARO Award Winners Texas Yellow Rose (Gr. 2) Texas Six Shooter (Gr. 2)

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Just Talkin' by Michael Economopoulos Equi Tech by Dr. Deb Powell Making Claims by Joe Nevills The Backside by Steve Heath

Editor’s Notes/Clarifications Around the Ovals 2016 Leading Earners 2016 Runners

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Editor's Notes

By Stephanie J. Corum

This issue contains nominees and award winners - Darley and US Sheikha Fatima nominees, TABA winners, ARAB of Michigan winners and even winners from Poland and the UK. My congratulations to all of the nominees and winners. And, for the first time since I've been in the Arabian industry, I too am a nominee. I am the U.S. nominee for Best Journalist in the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Darley Awards. I personally want to thank the Arabian Jockey Club for recognizing my efforts over the years and especially the last two years with this magazine. It means so much to me that there are people who realize the time and determination it takes to further our sport.

I would also like to thank Lara Sawaya for initiating the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Darley Awards. One of the reasons I've stayed in the Arabian industry is that, compared to the thoroughbred industry, women are much more accepted and respected in Arabian racing. Our top breeders, trainers, owners and jockeys are often women.

I'm very proud to be named among the best of them.

At the booksigning with author Tobi Lopez Taylor (seated at right).

I recently spent a fabulous weekend at the Scottsdale show in Arizona. Some people were puzzled about promoting racing there, but when I talked to them about connecting

Equine Writing and Editing Consulting Services Brochures Articles Books Sales Catalogs Tobi Lopez Taylor tobi@tobitaylor.com Author of the books Orzel: Scottsdale’s Legendary Arabian Stallion and The Polish and Russian Arabians of Ed Tweed’s Brusally Ranch, as well as articles in Arabian Finish Line, Arabian Horse Express, Arabian Visions, Blood-Horse, and Dressage Today.

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the racing industry with the sport horse and reining industries they took notice. The idea of retraining and rehoming thoroughbred race horses has become very popular. Of course we don't have the numbers that are in the thoroughbred industry, but our racing-bred Arabians still show up at auction and in kill pens. So the idea of retraining our very athletic racehorses as reining, dressage, jumping or eventing horses is not only good for our horses, it's good for the outsider's perception of our industry.

Also while in Scottsdale I took part in a book signing with Tobi Lopez Taylor, author of Orzel: Scottsdale's Legendary Arabian Stallion and Shelley Groom Trevor, rider of Orzel and Ed Tweed's granddaughter. What a wonderful time that was - listening to stories, sharing ideas and talking about Arabian horses. The time flew by and was way too short to say everything we wanted to say! This was the first time I ever met Shelly Groom Trevor, and what a lovely, gracious lady she is. Tobi Lopez Taylor and I both shared some thoughts about promoting the Arabian. It was a great networking session and as Kimberly Douglas of Markel Insurance (who made the book signing possible) said, "we have to connect the people".

Clarification The main subject of February's cover photo was not identified. The nearly-white horse is Sergent Pepper MHF, owned and trained by Michelle and John Youngdale.

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Around the Ovals DELAWARE

Delaware Park Gears Up for 2016 Live Racing Season. 81 days of live and premier races return to Stanton Delaware Park received approval from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission on dates for the 2016 live racing season. The 79th season of live racing at the Stanton oval will feature 81 days with the meet starting on Saturday, May 21st and concluding on Saturday, October 15th.

Live racing updates are as follows: • During the first week, live racing will be held three days per week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

• Live racing will be added on Thursdays from June 2nd through September 22nd.

• Beginning on September 29th, Thursdays will be dropped from the schedule and live racing will revert back to a

Monday, Wednesday and Saturday schedule through closing day, October 15th.

• During the season, the first post time is set for 1:15 p.m. daily.

MICHIGAN

The Arabian Jockey Club announced the first sponsored race in the Midwest. The Wathba Stud Farm Cup Series (for the small breeder) as part of HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nayan Global Arabian Flat Horse Racing Festival has graciously committed to sponsoring an Arabian Race at Hazel Park. The date of August 20, 2016 has been confirmed with track management. Stay tuned for more details!

TEXAS

2015 TEXAS ARABIAN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION ACCREDITED TEXAS BREED AWARD WINNERS 3 Year-Old-Colt/Gelding - Uptown Dannys Boy (Burning Sand x Wibwilcca) Owner - Krista and Jon Henninggard 3-Year-Old Filly - Pams Masquerade (Chndaka x Grand Masquerade) Owner - Ed Wilson 4-Year-Old Colt/Gelding - Paddys Day (Burning Sand x AK Loretta) Owner - Quarter Moon Ranch 4-Year-Old Filly - Throughleap (Thoroughbred x A Noble Leap) Owner - Krista Henningsgard Older Horse - Chndakasexpress (Chndaka x Grand Masquerade) Owner - Ed Wilson Older Mare - DC Willeys Song (Doran SBFAR x Wibwilcca) Owner - Jon Henningsgard Horse of the Year - Paddys Day (Burning Sand x AK Loretta) Owner - Quarter Moon Ranch Trainer of the Year - Jerenesto Torrez Breeder of the Year - Jane Teutsch Owner of the Year - Quarter Moon Ranch 10 • Arabian Finish Line • March 2016

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It's Darley time again.

W

e've come a long way since our first award banquet held in 1987 when racing legends like Vladin, Samtyra, Flaming Tron Ku, Shawna Dew, and Charlie Valen�ne took home awards. Town � Country Farms (the Courtelis family) were top owners and trainer and Martha Dean Thurman (who owned *Sambor) was Breeder of the Year. They are revered names in Arabian racing. This year's nominees include many very good horses and perhaps a few great ones. I am curious if they will be as well remembered thirty years from now. I think that because so many of our best prospects and race horses are sold overseas, we are not producing as many American superstars as we once were.

Congratula�ons and good luck to all those nominees that stayed home.

I am thrilled that this year's event will include a stake race to be held at Santa Anita. Except for a few years when we had our banquet at Sco�sdale (during the Sco�sdale Arabian Show), the Darleys had tradi�onally been held at a race venue and was accompanied by a stakes race. It helped with a�endance by trainers, jockeys and owners who might not otherwise make the trip. One of the mo�va�ons to move to Sco�sdale was to increase our exposure to "show people" with hopes of making some converts. Perhaps now that the event is being held in Hollywood, we can en�ce a movie star to get involved. Although I don't know if we gained any new owners, Patrick Swayze's brief involvement with Arabian racing twenty years ago racing made for good press.

I am not involved enough in the interna�onal racing scene to say one way or another exactly what impact the red carpet spectacular and worldwide broadcast of the Darleys have on Arabian race horse ownership, but it also makes for

good press. The exposure, glamour and publicity has elevated the Darleys to unprecedented heights.

Generously sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin �ayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Fes�val and directed by Lara Sawaya, it has become a red carpet event (staged at the Dolby Theater, home of the Oscars) that puts a worldwide spotlight on the Arabian racing. It recognizes in grand fashion the achievements of horses and people, both here and abroad. Along with our U.S. racing awards, the HH Sheikha Fa�ma Bint Mubarak Darley Awards acknowledges Interna�onal Women in Racing.

As in any contest that entails subjec�vity on the part of the judges, there is bound to be disagreements about the results. Last year, one of the thirty-five Darley voters (known as the Darley Academy) was pre�y upset about the nominees chosen by the Darley Commi�ee and the exclusion of others he thought more deserving (jockey, Kelsi Purcell and 3-year-old colt/gelding Paddys Day among others). When I reviewed the facts and figures, I too believe that mistakes were made. I am not wan�ng to open up old wounds and want you to know that I am good friends with almost all of the Arabian Cup Stewards who make up the nomina�on commi�ee. For many years I was a Cup Steward myself and know how difficult it can be. I believe they all are inherently good and honest people, who put in an amazing amount of (unappreciated) �me and effort into promo�ng Arabian racing. However, manure happens. I feel certain they will double check the nominees this year and make sure there is not a slip up.

Unhappiness and dissen�on are not new to the Darley Awards. Whether with good reason or not someone is going to cry foul. Back when I was more involved, the west coast horsemen always thought there was an east coast bias. Although poli�cs and personal interest can never be

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totally eliminated, overall it seems to be a fair process. I looked over this year's nominees and checked their records to determine if I would have done anything different. In three categories I found poten�al nominees that were excluded that I thought coulda/shoulda have made the cut.

That being said, I don't have all the facts and in all cases the horses and people involved were in the third or fourth best posi�on. Perhaps if it were me or my horse I would be upset.

The Darley vo�ng process has undergone some minor changes over the years which has affected who is nominated and how the winner is determined. The vo�ng was done in one step, and not through a first stage nomina�on process. I basically am not opposed to the change to three nominees as with a diminished racing pool of horses, the fourth and fi�h places in a category o�en just do not belong. I speak from experience. I once had a Darley nominated three year old filly and despite the honor of being nominated, I was a bit embarrassed that she was s�ll a maiden. If I was s�ll a steward I think I would consider being a bit more flexible, allowing a fourth or fi�h nominee if the performances were close. This year there were four nominees in the Owner category (due to a �e) and I think a case could be made that a fi�h should have been included.

Voters are given quite a bit of sta�s�cal informa�on to review before making decisions. It does not include earnings (which I think is a good) and seems to be weighted by stakes race performance. According to the

selec�on process published by the ARC, "How each voter interprets the informa�on they are given is personal to that individual." I've talked to enough people in the last month about the selec�on process to know that everyone looks at things a bit differently (very percep�ve of me, huh).

Are wins in Texas in be�er than wins in Michigan? If a horse only ran a handful of races, or an owner/breeder only ran a low number of races, should they be considered at all?

And what about the inverse? if an owner ran many races (because they wanted to support a meet or help fill races), should their lower percentage be held against them when being compare to someone who was highly selec�ve about where and when they ran? I can't tell you the number of �mes Billy Lewis asked me to run a horse over its head, just to make a race go (not that it ever hurt my chances at owner of the year). Although Billy won many performance awards for Most Numbers of Starts, he really didn't consider it much of an honor. He was, however, very proud of his 1996 Trainer of the Year Darley.

One of the ideas I had long ago about the Darleys was to encourage owners/breeders/trainers to promote their horses. A�er all, these are the "Oscars" of our industry.

Contenders in the movie Oscars take out full page ads in Variety Magazine and send videos and promo�onal informa�on to voters. Although that idea never got any trac�on, it might be fun. Perhaps they could add a People's Choice Award to the categories. Some might say that it would favor the well to do and not be fair to the small guys.

Isn't that how it is anyway?

Dr. Sam Harrsion started the Arabian Racing Cup in 1983 and it was his vision that the Darley Awards become a showcase and celebra�on for the Arabian race horse.

Thanks to the Cup Stewards, Lara Sawaya and sponsors that dream has been realized. Sam would be proud.

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Passive Transfer Failure in the Foal: Be Prepared Your mare gave birth unattended to a foal. You noticed a couple of days later that the foal seemed lethargic, had a rapid respiration rate and was dehydrated. You also noticed that the foal was not nursing and the mare’s udder was full. Upon completion of your veterinarian’s diagnostic testing, you were informed that your foal had FPT. FPT stands for Failure of Passive Transfer. In mares, the immunoglobulins (Ig; the blood’s special immune proteins) do not cross the placenta into the foal’s bloodstream before birth. Therefore, when a foal is born, it has no natural defense mechanisms against infectious organisms.

Passive immunity is dependent on gastrointestinal absorption of antibodies in the colostrum (first milk) during the foal’s first 24 – 36 hours of life. Failure to receive sufficient antibodies results in the condition called failure of passive transfer of immunity. Failure of passive transfer of immunity has been reported to occur in approximately 5% to 20% of newborn foals. FPT of the colostral antibodies is associated with an increased risk of neonatal infection and death. Foals start making their own antibodies at around 3 to 6 weeks of age but until then, they are clearly at risk.

produce antibody-rich colostrum during the final few days at the end of pregnancy. These antibodies come from the mare’s blood and represent her own body’s response to the disease-producing organisms that she has come in contact with and in response to any vaccines that she has received during the weeks prior to foaling. The mare’s mammary tissue will selectively concentrate the antibodies from the blood during the last two to three weeks of pregnancy.

Newborns will usually stand and nurse within 1 to 2 hours following birth. Absorption of colostral antibodies is greatest during the first 8 to 12 hours after birth. After 24 hours, the specialized cells that line the foal’s intestinal tract (responsible for processing the colostrum) are lost and the foal will no longer be able to absorb antibodies even if the colostrum is ingested. This is termed ‘gut closure’. In order for the foal to acquire sufficient antibodies to supply reasonable immune protection, the foal must ingest between 2 and 4 liters of good quality colostrum soon after birth.

So what is colostrum? Colostrum is a thick honey-like fluid that is present in the mare’s udder at the time of foaling. In addition to being an important nutrient source, it contains an extremely high concentration of antibodies. Mares will only 14 • Arabian Finish Line • March 2016

Good quality colostrum is visibly thick, yellow and sticky versus poor quality colostrum which is thin, white and watery. Common methods used to assess colostrum quality are evaluating the specific gravity or the optical density of the colostrum; both are correlated to antibody content within the colostrum. A Brix refractometer measures the concentration of dissolved solids within the colostrum. Colostrum

with high amounts of solids equates to a high antibody level and thus a high Brix percentage score. Specific gravity of colostrum can also be read on a refractometer. A high specific gravity (greater density) correlates to a high antibody level. See the accompanying table to show assessment of colostrum quality using these two methods.

Factors affecting production of colostrum include age of the mare, number of lactation periods (i.e. a maiden mare versus a mare that has lactated previously) and health of the mare. The most common causes of poor quality colostrum at the time of foaling are premature leakage of milk, failure of udder development, fescue toxicity, advanced mare age, maiden mare status, and premature delivery of a foal.

So, how do you prevent or get an early warning sign for prevention of FPT? There are a couple of scenarios that may play out.

1. If your mare has been leaking colostrum close to foaling time, you may ‘strip’ her of her colostrum and store it in the refrigerator (no longer than 12 hours) or freezer until she foals. Stripping involves milking the mare of her colostrum. The colostrum should be strained through a gauze filter into a labeled plastic bottle and either refrigerated or frozen if foaling is not near. The colostrum should be warmed to room temperature in a water bath. Do not ever microwave or place the colostrum in hot water. The heat will destroy the antibodies and render the colostrum useless.

2. If you have taken a colostrum sample from the mare and determined it is of low quality, obtaining some high quality colostrum and providing that to the foal would be your best option prior to the foal’s gut closure.

If your foal is diagnosed with FPT, what are your options for treatment?

A blood sample is taken from the foal to measure serum levels of antibodies (immunoglobulins or IgG). This test is usually performed after 24 hours of life to give IgG levels time to plateau. However, if you believe your foal is at risk, blood can be taken any time after 12 hours of life. Failure of passive transfer has been defined as serum IgG concentrations of <200 mg/dl at 24 to 48 hours after birth. The foal can also have partial failure of passive immunity (PFPT) as defined if serum IgG concentrations are between 200 and 400 mg/dl. If your foal has serum IgG concentrations greater than 800 mg/dl he is considered to have acquired passive immunity. Serum IgG concentrations between 400 and 800 mg/dl may be adequate if the foal is healthy and pathogenic exposure is considered low.

If you could not get the foal colostrum prior to gut closure, plasma can be obtained from the foal’s dam or another donor mare or obtaining commercially produced plasma IgG. Performing a plasma donation from the dam or another donor involves obtaining a large volume of blood and separating the plasma fraction from the cells and giving the plasma intravenously to the foal. If IgG concentrations are low in either one of these mares, it may require more than one transfusion. A commercially available frozen plasma such as Equiplas®-Plus (Plasvacc USA, Inc., California), a USDA licensed equine plasma with a guaranteed high level of IgG, would be a better option in that it will contain a measurable level of IgG. Check with your local veterinarian to see which plasma options are best for your situation.

The first few hours of life is a high risk time for the foal. It is important to maximize the quality and quantity of colostrum the foal consumes within the first 12 hours of his or her life. It is equally important to confirm that acquired passive immunity has occurred by performing an IgG blood test on the foal at the appropriate time.

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The Darley Awards are right around the corner, which means it’s once again time to make my Haiku Handicapper selections for the equine divisions.

For those unfamiliar with my alter ego, the Haiku Handicapper, a haiku is a Japanese poem traditionally consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of five, seven, and five. Hard-liners will demand a reference to nature or the seasons, but I’m using the subject of horses as my cop-out in that category.

I started writing horse racing haiku in college out of a combination of long-winded lecture boredom and needing an outside-the-box way to pick races for my old blog, The Michigan-Bred Claimer (the namesake of this very column). It was fun, so I kept doing it. Eight years later, The Haiku Handicapper has been published by the Daily Racing Form, Thoroughbred Times, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, and this fine magazine.

This year’s Darley Awards will be presented on April 1 in Hollywood, California, kicking off a weekend-long celebration of the racing Arabian breed that includes the $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes.

3-Year-Old Male A steady campaign Topped by a gritty stakes win Easter Man gets it 3-Year-Old Female Topped her division Held her own against older Jewell AA sparkled 4-Year-Old Male No worse than second In the U.S., with eight wins Paddys Day all day 4-Year-Old Female Two graded stakes win Are enough to do the trick RB Frynch Broad scores Older Male New foes come each year And the old man keeps winning So Big Is Better Older Female Stakes wins in three states Led by the Brauninger DC Willeys Song Horse of the Year Triple Jewel honors Were only the beginning It’s Paddys Day’s year

Please note that I do not have a vote for the Darley Awards.

These picks are for entertainment purposes only. Let’s do this.

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The Plan to Grow USA Arabian Racing With HARC

By Evie Tubbs Sweeney Now that the ball is rolling, I wanted to be very communicative with all that is happening around the Heritage Arabian Horse Club (HARC) as it pertains to the USA. We have an opportunity to leverage this program not just to incentive past Arabian racing enthusiasts, but also to significantly grow the sport with more horses and more owners.

HARC began providing countries with funds in 2015. However, the USA came on late in 2015, thereby unable to utilize those funds for 2015 races. Amazingly, HARC still offered us the funds to use toward a market development campaign for Arabian racing.

So, 2016 will be a big year for us. We will have 2016 funds for HARC added money in races AND we will be simultaneously rolling out an extensive market development campaign.

The HARC Added Money Races I reached out to the state affiliates for each of the five major Arabian racing states (California, Colorado, Delaware, Michigan and Texas) and asked them to commit to designating one maiden race in the month of July, August, September or October 2016 for being designated as offering HARC added money. Each gave me an affirmative “Yes.”

programs. Racing gives them a new, exciting and lucrative venue to explore. I will be using HARC as the carrot to try racing… whether it be trying it with their own unused stock (with expert counsel) or just trying it with other people’s horses first.

However, we don’t want to get them hooked, but then have no where to send them. The missing link is offering partnerships.

I’ve created a “Partnership Manager Pool” of individuals who we will be sending the newly cultivated people from our outreach campaign to. These individuals are not associated with any organization – including HARC – and will be managing all aspects of syndicated leasing and ownership.

The pool is still growing, but the current list is as follows: • Ken & Valerie Danyluk • Denise Gault • Amanda Roxborough • Joe & Susan Willis • Michelle Morgan • Claudia Spears Simultaneously, I implore you breeders out there to consider making at least one horse available for these partnerships. I will be reaching out to you personally over the next few months.

For review, this means that $4,000 will be divided to the owner AND breeder of the top three HARC horses in each HARC-designated race.

HARC’s first General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 20 2016 in Abu Dhabi, where they will be finalizing the HARC horse accreditation process and other logistical details that I will report on in the next issue. They will also be unveiling the new website, www.HARChorses.com.

The HARC/Arabian Racing Outreach Campaign We will be using our 2015 funds to roll out an extensive outreach campaign focused on existing owners and breeders in the Arabian show horse community throughout 2016. As many of you know, I came from the show world… as did many of you. Having done marketing in that world for 15 years, I firmly believe their receptivity to racing will be significant if the information is relayed in a manner and setting they can relate to. People who participate in the show ring are already sold on the breed and providing the quality and athleticism of their horses and breeding

So, how are we going to cultivate these new owners from the show world? It is a multi-layered approach. If anyone would like a copy of the full marketing plan, feel free to email me. But it consists of the following initiatives: • An Arabian Racing Traveling Forum Series • An Arabian Racing Promotional Campaign • Digital Eblasts (several PER MONTH) • Print Advertising • Print Collateral • A HARC/Arabian Racing Promotional Video • Program Development for the Partnership Pool • HARC/Arabian Racing “Ambassadors” (like Breed ers Cup) from the show world, with ongoing cov erage by Arabian Horse World • HARC Booth Creation and Booth Presence All of those initiatives are relatively self-explanatory with the exception of the Traveling Forum series. Let me talk more about this.

Essentially, Arabian racing is going on the road. Along with

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my team of partnership managers, I will be hitting key horse shows and Arabian events in 2016 to host an Arabian racing seminar. This is the tentative schedule: • April: Arabian Breeders World Cup Show (an inter national halter show in Las Vegas) • June: The Egyptian Event (Lexington, KY) • July: Private Breeders of Santa Ynez, CA • August: Private Breeders of Scottsdale, AZ • September: Sport Horse Nationals (Nampa, ID) • November: Arabian Horse Association Annual

Convention (Tulsa, OK) I believe that having one-on-one face time with these key breeders and owners will bear significant fruit, resulting in increased horses running and increased owners in the sport. Racing partnerships are critical to giving them a mentored, positive first experience in racing.

It is imperative that we use these funds as wisely as possible since this is the only year we will be given outreach funding. But it is a very live opportunity… one that I am honored to manage.

Lastly, I’d like to conclude with this thought. It is important to note that the U.S. is using this program to help all involved in Arabian racing. Though owners of horses that are not HARC-eligible bloodlines may at first feel left out, it is actually in their best interest to support and understand

the program. This is, in no way, meant to be a negative reflection on any horse or bloodline. We have a shortage of horses and owners, and we all must work together to reach out to as many new owners and horses as possible to grow the sport and offer more opportunities to race and sell the horses we breed, regardless of bloodlines.

This is one more tool in our toolbox to do just that.

I will keep you informed of our progress each month, and encourage your questions, involvement and support on behalf of this great sport in America, and most of all the Arabian horse, which unites us all.

Evie@EvieInc.net (260) 348-1492 Evie Tubbs Sweeney is the USA voting member for HARC and the AJC Director of Marketing. She is a 15-year marketing veteran in the Arabian horse industry, with experience that includes the Arabian Horse Registry of America, Arabian Horse Association, Al-Marah Arabian Horse Galleries at the Kentucky Horse Park, and the Purebred Arabian Trust.

She owns EvieInc, a social media and marketing agency offering advanced strategies specifically for the Arabian horse industry.

Mega Horse named A.R.A.B. of Michigan’s Horse of the Year

By Joe Nevills

It takes a certain degree of faith in an animal to name him Mega Horse. The name is hardly befitting for an equine destined to finish up the track and quietly shuffle off to his next career.

Mega Horse has to be a standout, and so far, he hasn’t disappointed.

Michigan-Bred Male of the Year and 4-year-old male of the year. He was named A.R.A.B. of Michigan’s 3-yearold male of the year in 2014. He was bred in Michigan by Nicole Holst, who was named both Breeder and Trainer of the Year.

and Federico Mata, with two each.

Barrios hit the board in all seven of his Arabian starts at Hazel Park, also racking up four seconds and a third.

The 4-year-old son of Quaffar De Blaziet was the star of the Association of Racing Arabian Breeders (A.R.A.B.) of Michigan year-end awards, taking home three honors, including 2015 Horse of the Year.

Like many horses bred by Holst, her sons Caleb and Nick were given the duty of naming Mega Horse. The brothers often draw their influence from pop culture, and the inspiration for that foal came from a reality television star’s miniature equine sidekick.

4-year-old female: Quick Sand Suzie (Sand Tiki Special—Edee Rose, by Virgule Al Maury) Owner: Jolene Sweet Trainer/Breeder: Nicole Holst (MI)

The awards banquet was held January 30 at Yankee Springs Golf Course in Wayland, Michigan, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Quarter Horse Association. A horse’s connections were required to be a member of the Arabian breed organization to be eligible for year-end honors.

Mega Horse won two of five starts during his 2015 campaign, and was the leading earner among Hazel Park’s Arabian contingent with $12,654. He broke his maiden in his seasonal debut on May 1, drawing away by 3 ¾ lengths, then finished second in his next two efforts before turning in his only out-of-the-money finish on July 31. The gelding then won the final race of the Hazel Park meet on August 8, running down a pace-setting Quick Sand Suzie to prevail by a neck.

Mega Horse was owned and trained

by Owner of the Year Rafael Ruvalcaba for the first part of Hazel Park’s abbreviated meet, then was transferred to the barn of owner Jesse Norton and trainer Mallory Norton for his final two starts.

In addition to Horse of the Year honors, Mega Horse took home awards as

“Usually when foals are born, they get to pick one and help name it,” Holst said. “Thus the really cool names of Catch Me Ridin Dirty and Here Comes the Boom (both stakes winners for Holst), all rap names.

“The kids were watching ‘Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory’ and of course he has ‘Mini Horse,’” she continued. “The show goes on that Rob goes off to ride a real race horse named Mega Horse, and so it was - the next foal to be named happens to be this extremely huge ugly, wild stinker, Mega Horse.”

Holst was Hazel Park’s leading trainer of Arabians by both wins and earnings, with three winners and nine overall in the money from 11 starts for $21,382. The Morley, Michigan horsewoman also bred 4-year-old female and Michigan-bred female of the year Quick Sand Suzie and award-winning older male Its A Hemi.

Ricardo Barrios earned the group’s Jockey of the Year title after leading the Hazel Park meet’s riders by earnings, with $16,480. He shared the meet title by wins in a four-way tie with Fredy Peltroche, Angel Stanley, 20 • Arabian Finish Line • March 2016

Following is a complete list of A.R.A.B. of Michigan’s 2015 award winners.

4-year-old male: Mega Horse (Quaffar De Blaziet—Veronique, by Chndaka) Owner: Jesse Norton Trainer: Mallory Norton Breeder: Nicole Holst (MI) Older Female: Czars Gypsy Storm (Nazhar De Blaziet—Bint Czubuthan KU, by K A Czubuthan) Owner/Breeder: Lori Roberts (TX) Trainer: Reid Gross Older Male: Its a Hemi (Nassem de Blaziet—Bristol Breeze,

by Wiking) Owner/Trainer: Rafael Ruvalcaba Breeder: Nicole Holst (MI) Claimer: WMA Kingdom Come (The Kentuckian—Sweet Cheeks, by Monarch AH) Owner/Trainer: Tammie Briggs Breeder: Lorraine Cunningham (TX) Michigan-Bred Male of the Year: Mega Horse Michigan-Bred Female of the Year: Quick Sand Suzie Owner of the Year: Rafael Ruvalcaba Breeder of the Year: Nicole Holst Jockey of the Year: Ricardo Barrios Trainer of the Year: Nicole Holst Horse of the Year: Mega Horse

US Nominees for HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Darley Awards Announced In a statement released by the Arabian Jockey Club, the following are the nominees for the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Darley Awards from the USA for 2015.

The International Judging committee decides on the winners, but in fact the USA believe you are all winners and are a great representation of the women in racing in the USA and the female Arabian race horses in the USA. Congratulations from the Arabian Jockey Club 3-Year-Old Filly Jewell AA 4-Year-Old Filly RB Frynch Broad Older Mare DC Willeys Song Owner Deborah Mihaloff-Kirshner Breeder Betty J. Gillis Trainer Lynn Ashby Jockey Kelsi Purcell Journalist Stephanie J. Corum (Publisher/Editor of Arabian Finish Line magazine) Photographer Leslie Gicewicz Lifetime Achievement Kathy Smoke (President of the Arabian Jockey Club, owner and breeder)

Arabian Racing Will Miss...

Les Crane, age 70, of Wimberley, Texas, passed away January 30, 2016. He was a long time Arabian horse racing owner, breeder and supporter and was a 2015 TABA board member. His most memorable horse was Tiki Bandalera (Bandera KA x Tikis Chaparella, by Kontiki) who was a multiple stakes winner of over $115,000. Pictured below is Tiki Bandalera, Les Crane and his connections in the winner's circle after his victory in the Texas Oaks.

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by Marwan Abusoud with Cathy Rochon

Upon a visit to the Texas ranch of Marwan Absoud and his wife P.J. Atshuler, Cathy Rochon viewed video footage of Asil horses in the desert of Pales�ne, near B�ir as-Saba. These horses are in a similar situa�on to the Tahawi horses in Egypt, well documented by the tribes they belong to, breeders of horses for many genera�ons, but fallen through the cracks as far as official studbooks are concerned. In subsequent correspondence with Marwan, he told her about a le�er from a Bedouin friend.

She suggested it was �me the story of these horses became known and asked him to translate it, and tell some of his own story. He generously agreed to do so, and this is the result. (Published in Khamsat, 2015, Volume Twenty-Eight Number Four. Reproduced with permission.)

This le�er is to introduce the translated le�er from the Bedouins and how it came about. It is not �ust a le�er; it is more like a rare historical document

*Parading in front of the tent. The two grey mares (Jilfa and Jraiba) closest to the camera and the chestnut stallion behind them are Asil. Possibly the other grey mare is also Asil. The other horses in the photo are not Asil. The rider closest to the camera is Farhood. Near Bi'r as-Saba, Al Naqab Desert.

from the tribes of the al Naqab desert in Pales�ne. The Bedouins were and s�ll are the greatest horse breeders of all �mes.

I was raised at a �me in the early ��'s, in the land of the cradle of the horse, during great uncertainty sadness and disappointments. I am from the few Arabs that came at this �me that witnessed the dwindling down of the Arabian horse in its natural habitat due to poli�cal instabili�es. The good news was: the Asil horse s�ll existed and at that �me there were no foreign (European or Western) influences and there was no importa�ons. Since childhood I kept up with the Asil horse in al Quds Sharif (Nobel Jerusalem) and made frequent visits to the B'ir as-Saba desert. Their horses were magnificent, fast, beau�ful, highly spirited and hot.

They were not for everyone to ride.

I remember a li�le story when I went with our neighbor Abu Musa and my friend Sameer went to the desert of Al 26 • Arabian Finish Line • March 2016

Naqab to buy a mare. The Bedouins came in a Peugeot (a small pickup truck) and then we drove into a very rugged and desolate area in the desert with rocky hills and rugged terrain. There were no roads or signs. We finally made it to the first tent (bait al Shairr– home of hair). We sat with the Bedouins and I remember the Sheik was a tall man. He bombarded us with his intriguing horse stories. He had a gray mare �ed up to the only tree next to the tent—she was in training. I remember he told us he would rather sell his wife than the horse.

Since we were looking for a mare to buy, he directed us toward someone who had a mare for sale. We kept on driving un�l we got to a very flat desert area with a tent, a few camels, some sheep, some goats and an 18 wheeler. There was also one chestnut mare �ed up to a long, long rope. I would not be exaggera�ng if I said it was a mile long. The Chestnut mare was from the Saqlawi strain. I recall thinking the horse seemed to have a big head, not refined at all, and no dish what-so-ever. And I remember even at a

Jilf Stallion, riden Bedouin from the Al Nasasra tribe - Beer Sheba, Al Naqab Desert

Kbashan Stallion, from a different tribe, riden by a Bedouin Beer Sheba, Al Naqab Desert

a free style, yet know the wishes of and needs of the rider, with the horse and rider respec�ng one another.

The Arabian horseman rides to show the nobility of the horse. The Arabian's head was held high, tail li�ed, sidestepping was considered a good thing and the horse eagerness to go is preferable. All of these factors and the memory of the deserts compelled me to go back to my roots to find what happened to the horses of my youth. I kept hearing as far as Asil goes, the Egyp�an horse was favorable. This did not ring true to my knowledge. I was raised knowing the horses of B'ir as-Saba were stronger, faster and bigger than those in Egypt.

Those were the quali�es the Bedouins looked for in a horse. I now understand that they kept impeccable records and could be proved to be Asil, this is the reason I too am an advocate of the Egyp�an Arabian today.

I went back to my roots and inquired and found myself connected back to the Bedouins of B'ir as-Saba. I asked of them many ques�ons. The Sheik wrote me this beau�ful le�er full of history and informa�on. A�er 3� years, in foreign lands I was able to go back to my homeland. I wanted to see things for myself, I wanted to see these Asil horses men�oned in the le�er and shown in the tapes.

I had understood that the Bedouin life had changed dras�cally since I had le� Pales�ne. With the excep�on of the a few resistant free-roaming Bedouins that lived in the black goat hair tents, most now lived in contained small villages with sta�onary housing and businesses. Their vast lands were removed from them. They were no longer nomadic travelers from season to season through the free lands of the desert. The Bedouin way of life was forced to be restricted to local village areas with jobs like those in ci�es,

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leaving the poe�c life of the desert behind. I had heard that these horses had been seen in the desert.

I called the Bedouins when I returned to my home in Jerusalem; the Bedouins decided to pick me up. They could not find my home in old Jerusalem because our home is over 300 years old and was located in a place that did not have an address, so we decided to meet at the gate of Bab al Asbat . We drove back to our home in Jerusalem for lunch.

A�erwards, they took me with them. As we approached the Naqab desert, everything took on a jaundice look from all the sand and the fresh arid scent of the desert filled my senses. My memories were refreshed and it felt as if it were only yesterday that I had been there. I felt the thrill of knowing that the Nobel Asil Arabian Horse s�ll existed in the Naqab. I was overjoyed with a sense of accomplishment and the feel of romance with the reconcilia�on of my early memories.

Horses of Pales��e

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Horses of Palestine By the name of God most Gracious most merciful Sunday,

August 22, 2004

Dear Brother Marwan Abusoud, Greetings.

It is with joy, elation and happiness that you hear about a brother overseas and oceans, in a strange society with all strangeness in terms of religion, culture and habits -- an Arabian-Muslim brother that is holding tight to something priceless and precious. In many times, the family of the horse left him, one time by force or had no choice and another time they left him out of ignorance. Moreover, it is called the Arabian Bedouin Asil Jawad (horse) and it is named on the tongues of the ties, Al Khail al Bait.

“Khail al Bait” meaning horses of the home or those horses that stayed with the home it was raised in and with the family. It was considered a member of the family. If bad things touched or stabbed the horse's honor, it was if dishonor had shamed one of the members of the family.

Dear Brother, your tribe, which is in abundance, is of those that love this good breed of horse. Whether from the tribes of B'ir as-Saba or from the area of al Quds al Sharif “ (noble Jerusalem) or from the city of Khalil al Rahman (Hebron), I wish you could have heard the screams of the family of al Khail al Bait, fearing the extinction of this noble breed and linage. This is the cradle and origin of every Arabian horse in the world.

I stood with pride when I heard that we have a brother that calls on us and supports us to preserve this rare linage that is in all the other breeds that are in the horse ranches all over the world. The whole world almost forgot that the origin of all these breeds and strains is the al Khail al Bait, throughout time. My dear, you know that the area of B'ir as-Saba or Al Naqab Desert is dry, a desert where water and grass are sparse. In spite of that, the Bedouin's of B'ir as-Saba they “tied” (have horses) and preserved the purest breeds of the al Khail al Arab b (Arabian horses); sometimes they even preferred them to their own families. It was said … “Ilee ma indo aila yshree lo Kuhaylah” (meaning the one that does not have a family, buy him a Kuhaylah). The horses of B'ir as-Saba were and still are the leading of all the noble breeds. The best proof is what I heard from you, through brother Mohammad and also from the members of Jordanian tribe while I was in Jordan on many occasions in my journeys. When some of them said that the “B'ir as-Saba Bedouin mare is the bride of horses” in the Jordanian monarchy and it's royal farms-- in terms of beauty, precious value, conserving it from all contaminations and impurities.

The area of B'ir as-Saba went through many years of drought. Rain was very rare in the 1940's. In these years, Jews started to buy some of the best Asil's from the Bedouins at very tempting prices. A lot of them sold. As a result they became Hajeen (meaning the mother is Arabian, but the father is not, or visa versa --“mixed”). Some Bedouins refused to sell, but they were few. I remember from those who refused to sell a man from the tribe al Nasasra called Abu Awada during these years he moved to the area of Muthalath with his Hadbah mare. In that village there was a wealthy man called Abu Amar Jaiosee, he suggested to the owner of the mare that he would divide his farm in half in exchange for Abu Awada's mare. But Abu Awada refused to part with his mare for all the money in the world. In the last two decades there was a blessed awakening for raising, preserving and breeding of Al Khail al Bait. It's numbers today are in the area, exceeds 200 mares from all strains.

In spite of this number that's increasing, we are still in fear of their extinction. Because of my concern personally for that, I went to the Agriculture Ministry with a proposed plan with a topic called “the Bedouin Horse – home and rescue”.

The plan included a breeding center and equestrian club, but with regret the proposal was faced with rejection, claiming there is not enough land for that kind of project.

What hurts me inside my brother, that the al Khail al Bait is not registered in a studbook at the Agricultural Ministry and because of this reason, al Jawad al Bait feels strange (or foreign) in its own home and cradle. The ministry does not consider al Khail al Bait pure. They are trying hammer a nail in its honor, claiming it's domestic, it was contaminated with a foreign blood during the era of the British mandate. And we, in response, we return a claim against them “putting their nail in their hooves” because their claim contradicts the nature of the Bedouin's, who are so careful about the blood purity and the of origin of his mare. His protection reached to a degree that no higher certainty could be obtained. So the Bedouin would not go forward with breeding his mares, unless from a stallion that is pure like the purity of a piece of grain and with

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witnesses during the mating. The prerequisite of witnesses: they must be sane, with money and children. When he sells his mare, he attached a “Hujjah” (Pedigree) with an oath and witness to support its pedigree. Whoever “stabs” (slanders) the origin the mare will be seated in the narrow seats of the tribal court. Meaning in the tribal law before judges that are specialized and are called “Ahel Rasan” (the family of the strains) the stabber will pay the price for cursing and bad mouthing the noble “al Halal” daughter (mare).

It is should be noted when they sell horses they are not negotiable on the prices. It is like the virgin daughter that you ask for her hand. The owner of the mare will ask for the price and he will go down on a part of the price for the honor of the people or the entourage of the buyer. Important: this is the tradition and habits of the people of the strains. Then he partially reduces the price for the dinner of the mare when she reaches the home of the new owner. So he parts with her fully tacked, like the bride and not naked because he considers her like his daughter.

If he sells her only for money, it is called a “Kilat” sale or “Mukaflah” (without interest – meaning without one or more of her fillies in the future). In the old days it was rare that they sell the mare without two fillies or “interest”. The number of “interest” or fillies that you are getting back varies from one strain to another. In most it's two fillies, except the strain Ubayyan Shananiyat -- her interest is three fillies.

Dear Brother Marwan, I do not want to elongate the conversation, I want to move to the horses of my tribe or family, Al Nasasra. Our tribe and family considers the owners of Khail al Bait and we have four stains Ubayyan Shananiyat which is unique because the interest is three fillies, as we mentioned. Then, Mokhladiyat, Hadbat and Kubayshat.

The Ubayyat, their origin goes back to the Sheik Sufi from the great Tarabeen Sheiks during the era of the British mandate. What is left from this strain today, our tribe has close to ten heads. The Mokhladiyat, they are with me -- their number today, are four. They are all sisters from the mother. I bought their grandmother over twenty years ago from Salem Ibn Salman Newbari from the tribe of Abu Rakeek from the Bedouin's of B'ir as-Saba.

Today she is close to 22 years old and she is with Mr. Majid Salama Abu Aida from the area of Kaseefa near Arad. They are from “shepherds and the ties of horses from great grandfather to fathers” (Meaning: they are generations of Asil breeders). The father of this old mare was from the strain of Kubayshan who was born at Mr. Abdullah Abu Salem al Kufuf and her dam was the mare of Abdullah al Jawabra al Turi from the area of Kuhla, from the horses of Abu Sharib al Teahe and her linage and pedigree goes back to the horses of the Sheik of the tribe of al Abiam al Azami, who was forced to flee or displaced to eastern Jordan during the creation of the State.

This mare foaled at my place a “blue” (black) mare. Her sire, which is blue Mokhladi strain, the stallion of Abu Najeeb al Azami from Aboudia and his strain goes the horse of the tribe of Abu Rabeah Kaboah. This blue mare, she foaled a “blonde” (chestnut) and today she is seven years old and has two blue fillies. The blonde she is seven years old, as we mentioned, chestnut colored with a star. Her sire, Ubayyan, the stallion of Abdullah Turshan and his origin goes back it strain to the Ubayyat (many Ubayyan) of the tribe of Abu Asida from the dam and the Ubayyat of the tribe of al Nasasra from the sire's side.

The big blue filly, daughter of the blonde from the mother's side. Her father, Kubayshan, that I used to own. His sire, the Mokhladi stallion owned by Abu Zuhary Abu Qwaidar and his dam Kubayshah the mare of Atteesh Abu Kareeba al Hawashleh and owned today by Saleh al Nasasra and she is twenty-six years old.

The small blue filly, she is two years old and has socks on the left leg and white strip all the way to her nostril, meaning you could drink water with her.

For you and for everyone who loves the “al Khail al Bait” (Asil) we will do whatever we can -- me, and our friends Abu Said and Mohammad to bring happiness and joy to your honorable self. We are today filming this small tape of what we own and we hope that you will be impressed and open your heart with joy.

We close for now brother Marwan; I hope opportunity will allow you to visit us with the company of your family from Al Quds al Shareef, Noble Jerusalem, so we can get acquainted and get to know each other. Because knowing real good men is worth more than treasure and so you can see from close the rare beautiful Khail al Bait.

Salam Alikum wa rahmato Allah wa barakatoe. (peace, mercy and blessing of God) Regards, Mohammad al Nasasra

- Palestine

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THE 2015 RACING SEASON IN POLAND

Text by Longin Blachut Photos by Edyta Twarog

The 71st racing season in Warsaw Poland came to an end on November 22 after 54 racing weekend days. For the 403 eligible Arabian racers, of which 70 are owned and bred by foreigners, 175 races were staged (25 stakes).

More than half of the planned races were reserved for Arabs bred and owned by Polish nationals. Traditionally the majority of inscribed racers (217) were 3-year-olds, followed by a cohort of 100 more of Derby and Oaks’ age (4 year olds) and 86 were 5 year olds and older horses. All of these were in training with 46 public trainers holding a license, and 11 more individuals that obtained a preliminary license to train only their own or coowned horses.

The Polish Jockey Club issued 50 rider licenses in the past season. The amount of young Polish jockeys has risen due to changes in the law governing such careers. The Minister of Education has signed a bill establishing “Rider” as a profession. This has opened doors to existing schools for students to follow specialized “Rider” schooling curriculums and allows young Poles to participate in international educational exchange programs like those of the recently created International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA). The new bill also permitted the contracting of necessary health, disability and life insurances for those entering the profession.

Poland's Horse of the Year for 2015 - Alladyn (Von x Alba Longa)

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Many of these changes are due to the mega worldwide promotion and marketing efforts of Arabian horse racing

by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival, H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak’s Ladies World Championship (IFAHR), H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak’s Apprentice Jockey World Championship (IFAHR) and Wathba Stud Farm Cup series. Arabian racing these days gets massive international media coverage thanks to the annual World Arabian Horse Racing Conference, which was held in Warsaw, Poland. It was a great distinction for the robust Polish Arabian breeding and racing programs.

10 Arabians) with 111 starts won 21 times and were 14 times second and 9 times third. As Champion Trainer 2015, Mr. A. Walicki won PLN 1.1 million for the owners of the horses in his training. He was elected Best Trainer in the last two seasons and six times in the previous decade. In the last season he trained 53 TBs and 20 Arabians. Mr. M. Janikowski and A. Walicki have both trained horses for the last 50 seasons. They celebrated together with family and friends their 50 years’ life achievements during the L’Arc de

Mogadiusz and Turgaev (pictured above) winning the Koheilana S. Champion 4-YearOld Filly, Darshaana (Dahess x OM Mantra) walked in the saddling paddock. (Pictured on the right.)

The Polish Jockey Club and our race organizer Totalizator Sportowy (Polish National Lottery Organization) have in the past 7 years tried to reorganize racing laws and procedures in Poland.

During the 2015 season the TS maintained the overall calendar and purse money of 2014, but it increased the purse money of key stake races including the Derby and HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Europe Cup. In addition, over the last several years the TS has embarked on revamping and restoring the Sluzewiec premises back to its former 1939 glory when it was one of the most sophisticated racetracks. The tribunes and the saddling yard premises were redone. But the most important area is of course the racetrack itself, and the Jockey Club and the TS both acknowledged the extremely poor state of the racecourse. They called in a group of international experts to recommend changes to revamp the tracks making them safer for racing. They called for public offers from companies to remedy the situation before the opening of the race meet in April, 2016. The good news is that most repairs can be done during the coming race season without hindering the racing calendar.

The public has massively responded to the positive changes introduced by the TS. An increase of over 47% in public attendance has been recorded in 2015. This was the case for big international and national graded race events. Growth in the popularity of attending key races resulted in numerous “endless queues” for entry tickets.

The organizer TS salvaged the situation by introducing pre-event ticket sales points around Warsaw.

During the celebrations of the end of the 2015 season on December 5 two star trainers were on the stage: Mr. Maciej Janikowski elected by the Committee Trainer of the Year 2015 and Mr Adam Walicki who became Champion Trainer 2015 (the trainer whose horses have won the highest amount of money for their owners).

Mr Janikowski’s horses (27 TB and 34 • Arabian Finish Line • March 2016

Triomphe weekend in Paris, France, all paid by the Polish Jockey Club. Hats off to the duo trainer veterans. Thank you PJC, especially former President Mrs. A. Madczak for making this happen, as we always need great events to distinguish and promote our best.

The title “Revelation Trainer of 2015” (young trainer with outstanding achievements) went to Ms. Kamila Urbanczyk who trains 10 horses (9 Arabs and 1 TB) in her sports centre Jazwie 60 km outside Warsaw. In her first public training season with 4-year-old mare Om Darshaam (Dahess x Om Mantra/William), 4 weeks after her transfer in the middle of the season to her training centre, the filly broke her maiden and 7 weeks later won the Oaks. Other stars in Kamila’s training were the older racer Usssam de Car-

rierr that did great strides in the 2015 edition of the Europa Cup and veteran racer, 11-year-old Dar Duni. The latter loves the challenge and will be racing next season.

The jury chose Mr. W. Szymczuk as “Jockey of the Year 2015”. The first time he won this title was 23 years ago when he led Mokosz to a victory in the Triple Crown. This year he repeated the feat and won the Triple Crown on Va Bank. He also joined the club of jockeys that have won over 1000 races. This season, of the 198 starts, he won 28, came 22 times second and 23 third. Of the young generation of riders, Mr. K. Grzybowski (apprentice jockey) made great progress in his second riding season. He won 22 of 169 starts, came 18 times second, 18 third and brought over PLN 223,000 in purse money to owners of horses he rode. During the last Racing and Training Conference in Abu Dhabi under the banner of HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Festival he obtained an 8 week scholarship from the Racing

Scholarship Fund (RSF).

But the real heroes of this season of course were the top racehorses. Since 1978 the Polish Jockey Club has established a prize for the best Arabian racehorse of the given season called “ The Horse of the Year”. It is a tribute to the excitement, courage and tenacity that great Arabian racers provide on the hippodromes since 1927. The best of the given season trained in Poland can challenge the proven international racers during the Warsaw Sluzewiec PA Gr. 3 Europe Cup S. (part of the “One World, Six Continents” HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Flat Racing Festival). The best of the foreign bred and owned racers that performed on the Sluzewiec track was the grey French stallion Amaretto (Amer x Win Taouy, by Drug) bred and owned

by Manuela Daverio. He showed on key European tracks over six seasons a sterling performance and sustainability winning four times the HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Triple Crown from 2012 to 2015.

Jockey and groom celebrate Westim's vicotry in the Pamira S.

The Jockey Club Committee has chosen as 2015 Horse of the Year the chestnut 4-year-old Alladyn. He is the son of international racer Von and out of the Polish mare Alba Longa by the 1998 Derby winner Ostragon. He goes back to the Ofirka sub-lines of both Gastronomia and Orla that proved so superior as far as speed. He showed his propensity for speed winning 4 out of 5 starts including the Kabareta S. (Gr. 2), Janowa S. (Gr. 1),

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Derby S. (Gr. 1), Michalowa S. (Gr. 1).

He placed third (best of all Polish-bred horses) in the PA Gr. 3 HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Europe Cup. Alladyn was bred by B.M.Tomaszewski and is owned by M. Wlostowski, M. Ejenberg-Illis and P.Illis. Former jockey, A. Laskowski, trains the winner at the Lutka breeding and training centre.

The best of the 4-year-old fillies was OM Darshaana (Dahess x OM Mantra, by Wiliam) bred by K. Mirpuri and owned by A. Steinhart and K. Urbanczyk. As a 3-year-old OM Darshaana was an average racer that placed 4 times in her 6 starts. As a 4- year-old she raced 8 times but broke her maiden towards the end of the season after a change in trainers. After only 4 weeks of training at the Jazowie training centre and under the watchful eye of her co-owner Ms. K. Urbanczyk, OM Darshaana broke her maiden. She showed so much class that she was inscribed into the Oaks. She won it easily in a field of nine and went on to place second in the prestigious Michalow S. The French Arabian and desert-bred stallions dominated the top ten best racing sires list in the 2015 season.

Only 3 sires were of pure Polish bloodlines, namely Ontario HF, DA Adios and Echo Ofira. The ranking according to racing progenies’ earnings was dominated by chestnut Nougatin, a son of Dormane, and out of Nouillaugratin, by Dunix. He has sired a long list of classic race winners and highly esteemed progenitors. Among them is his son Akbars (out of Arkaby, by Karnaval) who was ranked in 2015 as number six best racing sire with 7 starters, 6 winners and 6 wins out of 38 starts. His father Nougatin had the highest number of racers in Warsaw 24 - of which there were 13 winners.

Second in ranking comes desert-bred Amer with only 3 starters, all winners that won 7 of their 12 starts. He too has his son Dahess in position Continued on page 42.

2015 ARABIAN RACING ORGANISATION AWARD WINNERS Text and photos by Debbie Burt.

The 2015 Arabian Racing Organisation Annual Awards Dinner and Dance not only rewarded long standing supporters of UK Arabian racing, but heralded some new arrivals too.

Taking the Champion Owner title for the fourteenth occasion was HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum with an impressive 20 winners and 31 places. His valued support of the sport in the UK was particularly important in the 2015 season with an increase in race sponsorship, including the UK Arabian Derby and the introduction of the Dubai International Arabian Races preparatory race series, and funding the UK Breeders Scheme.

Pivotal to his success was ARO Champion Trainer Gill Duffield (pictured below with Richard Lancaster), retiring on a high note with her twelfth ARO Trainers title and principal trainer to His Highness. However this season she was joined by The Arabian Magazine Best Newcomer winner, James Owen, who had a handful of runners for HH Sheikh Hamdan. Following Duffield’s retirement, Owen will share HH Sheikh Hamdan’s 2016 UK string with His Highness’s retained Amateur Jockey Philip Collington who hung up his boots last season.

Collington also gave Champion Jockey Simon Walker a fight to the finish, with both jockeys on 13 winners, the title was decided on place positions. Walker’s eight seconds, trumped Collington’s six, giving Walker his ninth ARO Championship.

Also hot on their heels with 12 winners was Stephen Harrison. Harrison reached the 100 winner milestone mid season and was honoured with the Achievement Award, The Shomran Trophy.

The Ladies Championship went to Page Fuller, who had struck up a great partnership with Champion Mare and Champion Heritage Arabian Racing Club qualifier, Whisper. Their wins and the victories of Champion Novice, Will Pettis, combined to give the Almost All Partnership the Arab Horse Society Owners Award. The AHS Trainer Award went to Georgina Ward, whilst their Premium Scheme Award went to LB Farrah (GB) (by Sambist (RU)).

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The Champion Arabian Racehorse by races won was HH Sheikh Hamdan’s Bon Baiser De Faust (FR) (Madjani x Orphe Du Clos) who achieved an admirable record with three wins and two placings in his five UK starts last term. The title of Leading Sire (by races won) went to Shadwell Arabians' Mandolynn Hill Farm resident, Kaolino (US), with seven wins. Top performers for him included Kao Kat MHF, Katonahotinroof MHF, and Zayin Zachilles.

Jockey Simon Walker, with 13 wins and 8 seconds, secured his ninth ARO Championship.

Paul Simmons’s Zayin Arabian Stud recognizes British Breeders and Owners with a range of awards as follows: Best British Bred Mare – Callymay (Dahess x Raada); Best British Bred Stallion – Man Of Dreams (Nizam x Dante’s Dream); Best British Juvenile – Nicsar Diamond Jubilee (Madjani x Jumah); Best Gelding – Senor Dublcheck (Bengali D’Albret x Mais); Best Veteran – Roches Du Cayrou (Newday x Kahinaoura).

The ARO Riding Performance of the Year went to Rob Woollard for a well timed ride on Senor Dublcheck at Bath, whilst joint second went to top lady and novice Page Fuller and Will Pettis, on Kamikaze and Syrah Gris.

The 2016 UK Arabian racing season is scheduled to start on April 17 with a return to the All Weather course at Chelmsford City.

Bon Baiser De Faust (FR) (Madjani x Orphe Du Clos), owned by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum was named ARO's Champion Arabian Racehorse for 2015.

Texas Yellow Rose JEWELL AA AND EASTER MAN CAP TURE GRADED ARABIAN STAKES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK

February 6, 2016 - Sam Houston Race Park welcomed a family-friendly crowd for Dollar Day and they were treated to two entertaining Arabian stakes features. Trainer Jerenesto Torrez had an excellent night, saddling the winners of both the $30,000 Texas Yellow Rose (G2) for fillies and the $30,000 Texas Six Shooter (G2) for 4-year-old Arabian colts and geldings.

Jewell AA Scores in Front Running Style in the $30,000 Yellow Rose (G2) In the $30,000 Yellow Rose for fillies and mares, Jewell AA, owned by Betty and Joseph Gillis, of Columbus, Mississippi, returned to the winner 's circle under jockey Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez.

The 4-year-old daughter of noted Arabian sire Burning Sand won two stakes last year, completing 2015 with a victory in the $20,000 Texas Lone Star Futurity at Lone Star Park. Conditioned by Jerenesto Torrez, who won the 2015 edition of the Yellow Rose, she went to the lead from the opening bell, holding off a late charge by RB Madymoiselle and Ivan Arellano. Her final time for seven furlongs, over a fast track, was 1:34.60.

"She's a real fine horse," said Gillis. "Jerenesto has done a very good job with her.

Ernesto did a nice job as well; he loves this filly."

Valdez-Jiminez, 25, is a nominee for the 2015 Darley Awards champion jockey. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, he has just been riding professionally for four years.

Torrez is having a fine meet with both his Arabians and Thoroughbreds stabled at Sam Houston Race Park. He was impressed with the return off the layoff for Jewell AA. "She's a very fine filly," said Torrez.

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Texas Six Shooter Jockey Carol Cedeno rode Wall Street Watch to a third-place finish and Pams Masquerade completed the superfecta.

T his was the fourth win from six starts for Jewell AA ($2.80), who will return to Sam Houston Race Park on March 5 for the Sheikha Mubarak Ladies World Championship.

Easter Man Dominates in the $30,000 Texas Six Shooter (G2) Torrez completed the sweep of the Arabian stakes with an impressive performance by Easter Man in the Grade 2, $30,000 Texas Six Shooter.

Bred and owned by Betty and Joseph Gillis, Easter Man is a full brother to last year's Texas Six Shooter champion, Burning Fleet.

T he gray colt has been impressive since making his first start last August at Delaware Park. Tonight's victory marked his fourth win in seven starts, and his second consecutive stakes win.

Jockey Ivan Arellano was aboard, deftly guiding his colt from the far outside post, steadily mounting a bid, and drawing off to a 3 Y, length margin. He crossed the wire of the seven furlong stakes in 1:34.20.

Sent off as the favorite, Easter Man paid $3.80 for the win. Watchmaker, a son of T horoughbred, outran his odds of 25-1, closing for second under Carol Cedeno with RB Madjyk Man completing the trifecta. Early pacesetter, Uptown Dannys Boy, trained by Lynn Ashby ran fourth.

Gillis was hopeful that both Burning Fleet and Easter Man would compete here on March 5 in the Amethyst Jewel.

Torrez won two races earlier on the card in addition to both Arabian features.

He had high praise for Easter Man. "Easter Man is probably just as good as Burning Fleet," said Torrez. "He might be a little bit better. Burning Fleet just came back from California and may not be ready by next month. We'll see, but we are looking forward to running Easter Man for sure."

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Ara b ian Rac in g Le ad e rs as of February 15, 2016

Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

Leading Runners

HORSE'S NAME SIRE X DAM RACE OWNER RECORD EARNINGS 4 YEAR OLD COLTS AND GELDINGS 1 EASTER MAN BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF GILLIS JOSEPH A 1(1-0-0)1-0 $16,470 2 WATCHMAKER THOROUGHBRED x TIKING AWAY NEIVENS GUY 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,490 3 KHOUROS CS BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE MOREAU-SIPIERE ERIC AND RANDI 2(1-0-0) $4,060 4 RB MADJYK MAN MADJANI x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,745 5 KENZO CS NORPHE x KARIZMA CS MOREAU-SIPIERE VANESSA 2(0-1-0) $2,020 4 YEAR OLD FILLIES 1 JEWELL AA 2 RB MADYMOISELLE 3 WALL STREET WATCH 4 PAMS MASQUERADE 5 RB BIG N RICH

BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL GILLIS JOSEPH A AND BETTY J 1(1-0-0)1-0 MAJD AL ARAB x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARM LLC 1(0-1-0)0-1 THOROUGHBRED x SAND WITCHH NEIVENS GUY 1(0-0-1)0-1 WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 1(0-0-0) TH RICHIE x BURNIE GEE PW ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-0-0)

OLDER HORSES 1 CHNDAKAEXPRESS 2 CR ARDIENTE 3 TA MY VIRGULE 4 RB BRILLIANT 5 WILL EYE A CS

CHNDAKA x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 1(1-0-0) $4,080 BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL VASQUEZ SAM 1(0-1-0) $1,360 VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE ERNST, JUDY AND SCHNEIDER, ERIC 2(0-0-1) $717 BURNING SAND x AMMANTE FORD GARRETT 1(0-0-0) $408 NORPHE x CANDIE CS LAFLEUR RENEE 1(0-0-0) $306

OLDER MARES 1 GOLLY ZANDS 2 HESSTER 3 WESTERNS CHARM 4 DARTYN KRISS SWA 5 WMA SEASAND

BY GOLLY SAND x ZANS LITTLE WING VASQUEZ SAM 3(1-0-0) DAHESS x DIXIE DANCE WERNER KENNETH 1(0-0-1) WESTERN LOVE x IISIA DELEON RITA 2(0-0-0) KD KALHOUN x TRISS WETZEL JAMES L JR 1(0-0-0) THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE GRAP ROLAND 1(0-0-0)

$16,020 $5,340 $2,670 $1,602 $1,068

$3,373 $748 $200 $100 $100

Leading Sires

SIRE/YOB 1 BURNING SAND 1986 2 THOROUGHBRED 2002 3 MAJD AL ARAB 2002 4 CHNDAKA 1990 5 BIG EASY 1997

8 3 2 1 1

STRS

WNRS/ WINS 2/2 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1

SW/ TOTAL WINS EARNINGS TOP EARNER/ EARNINGS 2/2 $38,555 EASTER MAN/$16,470 0/0 $8,260 WATCHMAKER/$5,490 0/0 $5,912 RB MADYMOISELLE/$5,340 0/0 $4,080 CHNDAKASEXPRESS/$4,080 0/0 $4,060 KHOUROS CS/$4,060

Leading Dams

DAM/YOB/SIRE STRS WINS 1 ANGEL PROOF 2003 (NF PROOF) 1 1/1 2 TRIUMPHS PEARL 2005 (SEYVILLA TRIUMPH) 1 1/1 3 FRYNCH 2000 (DORMANE) 3 0/0 4 GRAND MASQUERADE 1996 (MONARCH AH) 2 1/1 5 TIKING AWAY 1988 (WIKING) 1 0/0

WNRS/ SW/ T OTAL WINS EARNINGS TOP EARNER/ EARNINGS 1/1 $16,470 EASTER MAN/$16,470 1/1 $16,020 JEWELL AA/$16,020 0/0 $9,183 RB MADYMOISELLE/$5,340 0/0 $5,682 CHNDAKASEXPRESS/$4,080 0/0 $5,490 WATCHMAKER/$5,490

Leading Broodmare Sires

BROODMARE SIRE/YOB 1 NF PROOF/1985 2 SEYVILLA TRIUMPH/1982 3 MONARCH AH/1987 4 KADOR DE BLAZIET/1998 5 BANDERA KA/1983

PRODUCING DAUGTHERS STARTERS 34 1 10 1 104 4 8 2 7 1

WNRS/ SW/ WINS WINS EARNINGS 1/1 1/1 $16,470 1/1 1/1 $16,020 1/1 0/0 $7,142 1/1 0/0 $4,060 1/1 0/0 $3,373

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Leading Owners

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 2(2-0-0)2-0 2 ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 3(0-1-1)0-2 3 NEIVENS GUY 2(0-1-1)0-2 4 VASQUEZ SAM A 6(1-2-0) 5 WILSON ED 2(1-0-0)

Leading Trainers

NAME RECORD 1 TORREZ JERENESTO 10(3-2-1)2-2 2 NUNLEY RANDY 2(0-1-1)0-2 3 SCHNEIDER ERIC 5(1-0-1) 4 LAFLEUR RENEE 7(1-2-0) 5 ASHBY LYNN 2(0-0-0)

Leading Breeders

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 2(2-0-0)2-0 2 WALDRON DIANNE K 6(0-1-1) 3 NEIVENS GUY 2(0-1-1)0-2 4 WILSON ED 2(1-0-0) 5 VASQUEZ SAM 5(1-1-0)

EARNINGS $32,490 $9,153 $8,160 $6,773 $5,682

EARNINGS $48,821 $8,160 $7,399 $7,079 $1,747

EARNINGS $32,490 $10,863 $8,160 $5,682 $5,413

Leading Jockeys

NAME RECORD 1 ARELLANO IVAN 4(1-1-0)1-1 2 VALDEZ JIMINEZ ERNESTO 5(1-2-0)1-0 3 CEDENO CAROL 2(0-1-1)0-2 4 CABRERA DAVID 5(1-0-1) 5 URIETA, JR. VICTOR MANUEL 3(1-0-0)

EARNINGS $22,222 $19,488 $8,160 $7,497 $5,128

2016 Ru n n e rs as of February 15, 2016

Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

HORSE'S NAME BRETS FILLY CHNDAKAEXPRESS CR ARDIENTE DARTYN KRISS SWA EASTER MAN GOLLY ZANDS HESSTER JEWELL AA KAFO KENZO CS KHOUROS CS MY KATALINA NOUVEAU RICH ONE HOT VAZ PAMS MASQUERADE RB BIG N RICH RB BRILLIANT RB MADJYK MAN RB MADYMOISELLE RV GRANDE ROUGE SALMEEN TA MY VIRGULE THROUGHLEAP TM BIG PAPA UPTOWN DANNYS BOY WALL STREET WATCH WATCHMAKER WESTERNS CHARM WILL EYE AM CS WMA FLORES WMA SEASAND

SIRE X DAM

GOLLY BRET x MISS PHILLY CHNDAKA x GRAND MASQUERADE BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL KD KALHOUN x TRISS BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF

BY GOLLY SAND x ZANS LITTLE WING DAHESS x DIXIE DANCE BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL BURNING SAND x FRYNCH NORPHE x KARIZMA CS BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE

MAGS MAD MAX x KITTILINA TH RICHIE x DJENZEL BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE TH RICHIE x BURNIE GEE PW BURNING SAND x AMMANTE MADJANI x FRYNCH MAJD AL ARAB x FRYNCH MOOULIN ROUGE MAF x ROYAL AMBIANCE MAJD AL ARAB VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE THOROUGHBRED x A NOBLE LEAP BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME BURNING SAND x WIBWILCCA THOROUGHBRED x SAND WITCHH THOROUGHBRED x TIKING AWAY WESTERN LOVE x IISIA NORPHE x CANDIE CS GRACIOUS GOODNESS x WMA FLORA THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE

SEX R ECORD EARNINGS f 1(0-0-0) $1,000 c 1(1-0-0) $4,080 c 1(0-1-0) $1,360 f 1(0-0-0) $100 c 1(1-0-0)1-0 $16,470 f 3(1-0-0) $3,373 f 1(0-0-1) $748 f 1(1-0-0)1-0 $16,020 c 1(0-0-0) $1,098 c 2(0-1-0) $2,020 c

2(1-0-0) $4,060 f 1(0-0-0) $1,000 c 1(0-0-0) $100 c 1(0-1-0) $1,040 f 1(0-0-0) $1,602 f 1(0-0-0) $1,068 c 1(0-0-0) $408 c 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,745 f 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,340 c 1(0-0-0) $100 c 1(0-0-1) $572 c 2(0-0-1) $717 f 1(0-0-0) $100 c 3(0-0-0) $512 c 1(0-0-0) $1,647 f 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,670 c 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,490 f 2(0-0-0) $200 c 1(0-0-0) $306 f 2(0-0-0) $200 f 1(0-0-0) $100

2016 Rac e Ch arts

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Poland's Racing Season continued. number 9 of this ranking with 4 starters and 4 winners.

Third in the league of leading sires of racers in 2015 in Poland is French bred chestnut stallion Marwan (Manganate x Marifa, by Grabiec). Last season in Poland he had 11 starters of which 9 winners. Number four in this ranking is “new boy on the block” Von (Tidjani x Verduronette, by Dormane). Bred in France by J.F.. Marsot and owned by L. Kowal from Poland, Von raced over 11 seasons and took part in 65 races winning 11 and placing 36 times. He had in 2015, 7 starters of which 2 winners, including Alladyn the 2015 Derby winner and The Horse of the Year. He is followed by Ontario HF who in 2015 appeared in 5th position. He had 14 starters and 11. In honourable 6th position is another Pure Polish US famous racer and sire, DA

Adios (Wiking x Sanibel IA, by Samtyr). In 2015 in Poland he had 7 starters of which 6 were winners. Position ten of the best racing sires’ ranking list is occupied by another pure Polish stallion called Echo Ofira. He has a great classic pedigree. He is the son of Gaspar out of Egzyna by Eldon. In 2015 he had 4 starters of which 3 were winners.

Along with foaling and breeding season on everyone’s mind at this time of the year is the preparation of racers.

The opening of the 2016 race season will soon be upon us. It is planned for April. All breeders and owners have hopes and dreams concerning their runners going full-tilt, blood and guts all the way to the wire, and the fantasies will be verified on the oval.

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fAVORITT

AT STUD: FAVORITT (Monarch AH x Fawora, by Fawor) 6/46(15-11-10)6-11, $139,212, Graded Stakes Winner, Wins on Dirt and Turf. An important Heritage Arabian Racing sire, and a perfect outcross for French, Amer, or Burning Sand stock. Standing at Mandolynn Hill Farm Pilot Point, Texas.

FAVORITT ARABIANS also proudly owns TA SAMBA DANCER (Line Dancer x Sahara Croixnoire) maternal half brother to

Queen Kong, dam of Kahayla Classic winner TM FRED TEXAS. FAVORITT ARABIANS boasts a collection of racing and endurance prospects including other get of LINE DANCER, a stunning KAOLINO filly, and more.

See our arabian racehorse collection for the flat track and endurance at

favorittarabians.com FAVORITT. ORIGINAL PASTEL COMMISSIONED & PHOTOGRAPHED BY DICK REED. REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSIONS 2016.

Owner: Lynn Bennett, 503-709-9132 Agent: Michelle Morgan Mandolynn Hill farm, Texas email 214-679-2026 FAVORITT PHOTO, COPYRIGHT RANDI CLARK, 2015 AT MANDOLYNN HILL FARM.

NF Proof+/ 1985 - 2013 4/22(14-5-1)D+8 Bay â&#x20AC;˘ 15.1 Hands

2016 Stud Fee: $2,500. Frozen semen only.

NF Proof+/ foals are eligible for the HARC Incentive Program.

Arabian Racing Hall of Fame Stallion Once again ranked in the Top 10 Broodmare Sires for 2015. Broodmare sire of 2015 stakes winners EASTER MAN and BURNING FLEET (G1).

Anne Seymour P.O. Box 646 (County Road 192) De Funiak Springs, Florida 32435 850.859.2808, seyvilla@embarqmail.com

Just Another Day for a Racehorse

"I’m honored for you to print this fun photo," said Kathy Smoke. "Ilka took it with her cell phone. I hear from them all the time. We Skype and she’s always sending me photos and videos."

What’s a racehorse to do with his downtime? Hang out with his trainer of course! Storm Troupour (Nivour De Cardonne x ES Ornetta, by Monarch AH) is taking a well-earned rest with his trainer Stephane Leveque of IGL Training at St Wendreds yard in Newmarket, England. He is bred and owned by Paul and Kathy Smoke from Michigan. Kathy tells the story behind this enchanting photo.

“This is Stephane’s first Arabian to train. He rode both Arabs and thoroughbreds for Godolphin for 10 years. After marrying Ilka Gansera (a veterinarian and Thoroughbred trainer) they began Ilka Gansera-Leveque Trainers in Newmarket.

Trouper had a great beginning with Deb (Mihaloff at Cre Run Farm) and that continued until he went into race training. Something in his 3-year-old year made him an unhappy guy. When Troupour went over (to England) last May he was grumpy, biting and bolting when given the chance. As you can see he’s a whole different horse now. I can’t say enough good things about these two trainers. Ilka actually spent a year working with Monty Roberts in California years ago and then worked as an assistant trainer to some pretty good thoroughbred trainers here in the USA. These two understand horses. They are amazing.

It’s hard to find the kind of horsemanship and training that our Arabians need. They are not thoroughbreds and cannot be trained exactly the same. Our horses need to connect with their handlers and when this doesn’t happen all sorts of things show up. I’m just so pleased that he’s a happy camper and loves his job now.”

48 • Arabian Finish Line • March 2016

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