Arabian Horse Intl 24

Nr 24, 2023-2024

Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown

Brazilian Team conquers Gold at Pan American in Chile

World Arabian Horse Championship Doha-Paris

UAE President Cup Series South America Mondial Brazil

Wathba Stallions Cup in Brazil

Abbes ridden by Mickael Barzalona

Photo: Cidinha Franzão

Anne Jonchery France

Almir José Ribeiro Racing Director at ABCCA

Cidinha Franzão Editor-In-Chief Graphic Design

Cristiane D. Guardia Vice President of Development at ABCCA

Favio Lorenz Argentina

FEATURES

6 Interview with Brazilian trainer Lucas Quintana, the continuation of a legacy in racing in Brazil

12 2014, Brazil Arouses Interest in Arab Horse Racing in the World

17 Atentaddo VE the horse that engraved his name in the history of Arabian racing in Brazi

22 World Arabian Horse Championship Doha-Paris

28 3rd Doha International Arabian Horse Show

32 26th Qatar National Arabian Horse Show

36 3rd Qatar Arabian Horse Show for Local Bred

42 Chile and Brazil, Pan American Endurance Champions

48 2023: The Year in Endurance we celebrate the highlights of the last 12 months

52 Joan Moret and Alex Luque, winners of the 2* Santa Susanna

54 Endurance icon Treasured Moments awarded prestigious 2024 WAHO Trophy for USA

56 Al Zaeem Team’s Maryam Kamal wins HH The King Cup for Junior and Young Riders

58 Abbes outperforms rivals and easily wins Sheikh Zayed Jewel Crown

60 Asfan Al Khalediah demonstrates versatility in Obaiyah Classic

63 Historic double for Tilal Al Khalediah in Riyadh

64 Tilal Al Khalediah wins Dubai Kahayla Classic

66 Al Ghadeer lands Gold Sword and Triple Crown for Al Shaqab Racing

70 Clapton AJR sets record of 10 wins and achieves fifth consecutive victory

72 Ômega Rach wins penultimate race of UAE President Cup Series

73 Rach Stud secures five places and Rubicon Rach wins in the end

76 RG Kalifa wins first race of the 2024 Wathba Stallions Cup

78 Trainer Petrochinski does a double in the GP Paulo Jamil Saliba

80 Passionaddo Rach dominates 2024 season opening race

82 Passionaddo Rach secures victory at Clapton AJR Race

84 Gulliver Rach achieves first victory in Cidade Jardim

86 RG El Bak surprises and wins Versado Rach Race

87 Passionaddo Rach wins third victory in the Interestadual do Cavalo Árabe Race

88 Vivina Rach wins RG El Bak Race in adverse conditions

89 VG Raj Al Mared wins Cashmerie AJR Race

90 Brazilian Ranking 2013-2023 Arabian Horses Races / Horses

92 Brazilian Ranking 2013-2023 Arabian Horses Races / Sire

94 Brazilian Ranking 2013-2023 Arabian Horses Races / Dam

96 International Races

Lucas Quintana, the continuation of a legacy in racing in Brazil

If we had a hall of fame in Brazilian racing, we would certainly have a statue in honor of Ivan Quintana at the Jockey Clube de São Paulo, the stage where he won the most important races and two statistics at a time when his opponents were renowned jockeys.

Born and raised in São Paulo, trainer Lucas Quintana, 37-years-old, has been involved in the world of racing every day since he was a child, as he is the son of the late and victorious Ivan Quintana, who shined brightly as a jockey and then as a trainer.

Ivan Quintana, in fact, has his name written in the history of the Brazilian Grand Prix, as he won the race in 1981, riding the horse Campal, after the disqualification of the horse Denee, ridden by the jockey Francisco Pereira Filho, who, upon feeling that he would lose the race, he resorted to unorthodox methods and ended up being disqualified. Good-natured and one of the best in Brazilian racing of all time, Quintana did not attend the awards ceremony and was notable among the jockeys of the time when he declared: “The important thing is the money in your pocket and not the photo!”

Just like his father, Lucas Quintana always has a smile on his face before the races and with his good humor he responds when asked which horse has a chance of winning the race: “This week, the one who whispered to me that he will win is the animal...”

Lucas Quintana is the only active Arabian horse trainer who has participated in all races since the beginning on September 30, 2013, when the Arabian Première Prize was held with the participation of six animals, four of which were trained by him and by bred and owned by Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

In this first race, which marked the successful return of Arabian racing in Brazil, Quintana took first place with All Pol Rach (*Polonez x *After The Rapture by Aristo Kossak) and second with Thunder Rach (Foccus Rach x Talita Rach by Vivaldi Rach).

“I believe that our racing would need more government support. Breeding in Brazil has been improving a lot and has a lot of quality, but there is still a lack of quantity. In relation to Arabian races, we have sponsorship from abroad, mainly from the United Arab Emirates, which promotes the activity very well and in the last two years pedigrees of famous animals have been received to improve the capacity of our runners. In short, I think that with the good will of our government officials we have a legal future ahead of us,” declared Quintana.

Name, age and place of birth.

LQ: I am 37 years old and was born and raised in the city of São Paulo. I have been married to Monique Mello for 15 years and we have a son, Miguel, 12-years-old.

When and why did you become a racehorse trainer??

LQ: Influenced by my father, Ivan Quintana, who was a great jockey during the 70s, 80s and 90s. In 2000 he became a trainer and as I always loved horses and racing I started working and learning from him in 2001 as a groom. Then I became manager and finally in 2004 my professional trainer registration came out and since then 20 years have passed as a racehorse trainer.

How did you get in touch with Arabian Horse Racing?

LQ: I am a thoroughbred trainer at Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. since 2009 and it was through the Saliba Family, through the hands of the late Paulo and Mr. Jamil and also Ricardo, that I had my first contact with Arabian horses. And I’m with them to this day.

Who is your biggest customer at the Jockey Club of São Paulo?

Ivan Quintana / Photo: Porfírio Menezes

LQ: Today, and for a long time, my biggest client is Rach Stud, which between Arabian and thoroughbred horses has around 15 animals in training, but I have another 25 animals from 12 different clients.

What is your biggest challenge as a trainer?

LQ: I like to think that my biggest challenge is with myself, I try to be better every day. I try to observe each horse a lot to learn something new every day. I always try to look at the colts that go to auction to try to find the great treasure of this whole story, the best horse. And I’m also always looking for new experiences, working with great professionals to evolve as a professional and also as a human being.

How do you prepare horses for racing? Is there an animal that needs different training and what does it look like?

LQ: It’s a big process to prepare an animal for racing. I have a wonderful team that takes great care of every detail. Care in the stable is practically the same for everyone, but training is very individual. Each horse reacts differently to physical training. Example: colts, when they are starting to work, need a lot of trotting and little galloping, normally in pairs. Older horses that are already racing need to maintain their shape and eventually train in some difficulty, so we can use different bits, gallop in both directions of the lane, use swimming, gallop inside the horse walker. In short, we must always observe the horse and find out what he needs.

Can you name a race you haven’t participated in yet and an unforgettable race?

LQ: I have the dream of winning the Grand Prix Diana, I think it is a very charming race and among the unforgettable races is my first victory as a trainer with a mare called Nova Miragem and with the horse All Pol Rach, which was my first race in Arabian races.

Editor’s Note: The Diana Grand Prix (G1) is the race that recognizes the best 3-year-old filly of her generation. Disputed over 2,000 meters on turf, it is held at the Hipódromo da Gávea, organized by the Brazilian Jockey Club; and at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, organized by the Jockey Club of São Paulo. It is also called Brazilian Oaks. In England and several English-speaking countries, the Diana is called the Oaks and its day is dedicated to women, always attracting a female crowd to the hippodrome.

Which horse has marked your trajectory so far?

LQ: In Arabian racing, it was undoubtedly Passion Rach, ridden by Michael Silva, who won the most important race ever held in Brazil, the Al Maktoum Cup Grand Prix (G1, 1,400 meters on turf, with nine animal) , on November 11, 2018. There was a very good horse that had a very interesting story called Ocho El Negro (Ski Champ, USA x Mucca Mia by Sunny’s Halo, CAN), owned by Dr Omar Maksoud (Stud Luiz Omar); and this horse started training when my father was still alive and after his death it passed into

Lucas Quintana, his wife Monique and his son Miguel

my hands and ran for a few years, winning several important races at different distances. Ele chegou a correr o GP São Paulo. And it was with this horse that I won my first big prize as a trainer. He went to Rach Stud to be a sire and even awarded me some winning sons.

What was the most important race or grand prize you won as a trainer?

LQ: I was fortunate to win many classic races and grand prizes, but the most important were the Brazilian Grand Prix and the ABCPCC Classic Cup – Matias Machline (G1) in 2012; with a very special horse that passed through my life called Didimo, descendant of Nedawi x Qualibet by Buroo.

What are the biggest races and grand prizes you have participated in?

LQ: I participated in most of the Grand Prix in São Paulo, the Brazilian Grand Prix, some important races in Rio de Janeiro and I participated in the most important race of the year in Argentina, the Carlos Pelegrini Grand Prix in 2012, with Didimo who finished in third place.

Pol Rach, winner of the Arabian Première Prize on September 30,2013.

wWhen you say that some horse whispered in your ear that it would win the race, is it an intuition combined with pre-race training or a joke?

LQ: This is a joke, but it’s the sum of all the factors involved in preparing a horse, when everything goes the way we want, then normally in the race it’s a sign that it’s going to work out.

A dream.

LQ: Firstly I want to gain trainer statistics by number of victories in Cidade Jardim and then have experience as a trainer outside of Brazil.

Do you have any superstitions on race day?

LQ: I don’t like to eat lunch on race days (Laughs).

An idol, or idols, in racing and in life.

LQ: I have some idols within Turf. The greatest of all is myw father who was a great jockey and also a very good trainer and my mentor. I’m also a big fan of a jockey called Altair Domingos. And in life I really admire some names in sport, one of them is Bernardinho from volleyball and the eternal Ayrton Senna.

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Photo Porfírio Menezes

Lucas Quintana, Ricardo Jamil Saliba and Paulo Jamil Saliba, owners of Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Lucas Quintana and the horse Didimo, winner of GP Brazil 2012. Photo Porfírio Menezes

Passion Rach ridden by Michael Silva. Winner of Grande Prêmio Al Maktoum Cup G1 race, November 11, 2018. Photo Porfírio Menezes

2014, Brazil Arouses Interest In Arabian Horse Racing In The World

by Almir Ribeiro

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Jeane Alves and Marif, winners of HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR

The year 2013 had not yet ended and the Racing department of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA) was already preparing for the great challenges that lay ahead for the year 2014. We already had a race calendar ready and approved starting in February and ending in December, with 15 races at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, at the Jockey Club of São Paulo.

The prizes were already guaranteed, as the First Covering Auction for the races had been an absolute success and the group of Arabian horse racing enthusiasts was already preparing for the Second Covering Auction that would be held in June 2014.

However, we needed to think and build a project that was sustainable and long-lasting and for this there would be a need to have more partners and collaborators in addition to the Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders.

We looked for partners in Brazil and through Mr. Jamil Saliba, owner of Rach Stud, we obtained our first sponsorship from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, which in addition to contributing to the value of the prize for the race, had the great initiative of celebrating the National Day of Arab Community with a gala dinner at the headquarters of the São Paulo Jockey Club with the presence of more than 300 important guests including authorities from Brazil and representatives from the Arab world.

On this gala night, our Arabian horses were the masters of the night. Starting with a parade in traditional costume and culminating in one of the most electrifying races in history with Atentaddo VE beating Thunder Rach by just a neck. It was the Arabian horse making history amid the screams and applause of more than 300 people paying homage to our icon, Atentaddo VE.

If in Brazil Arabian horse racing was already consolidating itself with each new race, outside of Brazil, this mission would be a little more difficult and time-consuming, but it was time to start working in a much larger and more competitive universe. We chose Europe to start this new journey.

We were invited by Lara Sawaya to participate in the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference, sponsored by H.H Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, or simply the Sheikh Mansoor Festival in London.

There were three days of conferences and important meetings in which we had an active and prominent participation, which enabled us to officially have our first international sponsorship for the year 2015, hosting one of the stages of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship IFAHR to be held in May 2015 at the São Paulo Jockey Club.

In addition to this sponsorship, we had the op-

portunity to meet with several countries where Arabian horses with classic pedigrees were racing and from this meeting began the construction of The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC), created by the late HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; which would play a very important role in the next steps of Arabian horse racing in Brazil, including sponsorships that were essential for the continuity of our races, maintaining as a basis the breeding of Arabian horses that we already had in Brazil and which with each new step was moving towards modern Arabian horse breeding programs.

The best of this trip to London was still to come and it would be on the afternoon of Sunday, May 31st, at the traditional Newbury Racecourse that Brazil made history with an incredible victory for Jeane Alves riding Marif for the Royal Cavalry of Oma, in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint

Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR. It was an undeniable victory and built on the talent of our lady jockey, as Marif was not part of the Top 7 and even the bets were paying 14 to 1. Credit to Jeane Alves and lucky for us that we returned home with more pounds in our pockets.

Still in Newbury, Lara Sawaya, executive director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival, once again confirmed the sponsorship of our race in São Paulo for next year and our presence in the final of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR in December of that year in Abu Dhabi. We returned home with our duty done and preparing for the next stage.

Everything ready for the most traditional and important race on the European Calendar, the Arc de Triomphe Race on the first weekend of

On the left General Abdelrazak Shahwarzi, Jeane Alves, Lara Sawaya and HE Abdelrahman Al Almuttawae UAE Ambassador to the UK in 2014

October; and there we were. Before the big event, we participated brilliantly and actively in the General Assembly of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR), where we presented the progress of our first year of Arabian horse racing in Brazil and the prospect of a promising future that was coming to fruition each day.

We had a long week with several meetings, with sponsors and partners, but we were sure we were on the right track. On the big day at Longchamps we were welcomed by our partners from Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, as well as the Al Shahania Stud team who celebrated another brilliant victory in Paris, this time with the charismatic Djainka de Forges in a cinematic run over.

We returned to Brazil with a breeding program for Arabian racing horses using the best breeders at that time in Europe. This program today parades its first sons in Cidade Jardim, Clapton AJR, Raj Al Mared, Gluck AJR and others who are yet to come and set new records.

To conclude, the most valuable race on the 2014 calendar, ending with Jeane Alves among the best lady jockeys in the world in a fierce dispute, which to this day brings back memories for racing lovers in Abu Dhabi. This time we didn’t win, but we convinced everyone that Brazil was already part of Arabian horse racing and we enchanted everyone with our friendliness, charisma and enthusiasm for the sport.

We returned to Brazil with just a short rest, as 2015 was already approaching and a new year of challenges would be beginning and another chapter of our history would need to be written.

HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship IFAHR 22015 Jockey Club de São Paulo

Atentaddo VE the horse that engraved his name in the history of Arabian racing in Brazil

03/5/2015 Grande Prêmio Jamil Saliba

The year 2013 was marked by the return of the Arabian Horse Racing in Brazil, this time at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, Jockey Club de São Paulo, with the Arabian Premiere race taking place on September 30th, contested over 1,100 meters on dirt and with the participation of six animals.

In addition to the winner All Pol Rach (*Polonez x *After the Rapture by Aristo Kossak), another horse caught everyone’s attention: Atentaddo VE (Wonderful Boy x Dahaby NA by *Padrons Image) who fought bravely and finished in third place.

The six-year-old brown stallion owned by Nuri Donizetti José Haddad and bred by José Silvestre Viana Egreja already demonstrated all his power and became the biggest winner of Grand Prix in Brazil.

In the second race held on October 27, the Prêmio Haras Sahara over 1,200 meters on dirt, Atentaddo VE won with 14 and ¾ lengths of advantage over second place. Two weeks later, he shone again by taking first place in the National Arabian Horse Grand Prix (1,300 meters on turf), on November 10.

Atentaddo VE ended 2013 by winning three of the four races held and became the biggest bet in the following year’s races.

With 11 races contested, with eight victories, six of which were grand prizes, Atentaddo VE shone on the tracks for the last time at the Arabian Horse National HARC Grand Prix (1,600 meters on turf), on November 23, 2015.

When he retired from racing in Cidade Jar-

dim, he was sold to André Lahoz Mendonça de Barros, his current owner who put him up for breeding, with sons and daughters competing and winning.

Nuri Haddad tells us a little about the story of Atentaddo VE.

“From the time he was a foal, Atentaddo VE provoked games, races and disputes between fellow pickets of the same generation; He really was Atentaddo.

“At 4 years old competing in Endurance races, for beginners, Atentaddo VE was always on the podium.

“With a huge heart, he kept his body very well refrigerated. With four healthy hooves and a lot of base, he supported a short pastern, with strong fetlocks, proportional tendons and ligaments, a broad and muscular chest with a shoulder inclination favorable to galloping that yielded distance gains.

“Wide nostrils facilitated oxygenations, which with a preponderant lower jaw, filled their lungs with air. With a well-muscled neck opening, it accompanied the thrust of the back, connected to a large and muscular hip that was supported by strong and well-positioned hocks.

“Upon arriving at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, he enjoyed sleeping to the sound of classical music after the 12 o’clock session.

“He had a very good temperament and was easy to manage, he adapted very well to the starter, which led him to be ready to start, always starting among the first.

“After the first races, Atentaddo VE began to enchant everyone, both inside and outside the Hippodrome. The racing public wanted to see him race.

We want to watch, will he run this week?

“Today, with the well-deserved rest at the stable, Atentaddo VE has several sons winning races at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome.”

30/09/2013 – ARABIAN PREMIERE, 3º PLACE - 1100M DIRT. 27/10/2013 PRÊMIO HARAS SAHARA, 1º PLACE - 1200M DIRT. 10/11/2013 GRANDE PRÊMIO NACIONAL DO CAVALO ÁRABE, 1º PLACE - 1300M TURF. 15/12/2013 PROVA ESPECIAL HARAS JM, 1º PLACE

– 1400M TURF. 31/03/2014 GRANDE PRÊMIO PERSONALIDADE CÂMARA ÁRABE, 1º PLACE - 1400M TURF. 15/09/2014 GRANDE PRÊMIO ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DOS CRIADORES DO CAVALO ÁRABE 50 ANOS, 1º PLACE - 1600M TURF. 24/11/2014 GRANDE PRÊMIO

NACIONAL DO CAVALO ÁRABE, 4º PLACE - 1800M TURF. 23/03/2015 GRANDE PRÊMIO CÂMARA ÁRABE, 1º PLACE - 1900M DIRT. 03/5/2015 GRANDE PRÊMIO

JAMIL SALIBA, 1º PLACE - 1900M TURF. 19/09/2015 GRANDE PRÊMIO W’ARSAN STABLES - HARC MEMBERSHIP, 4º PLACE - 1600M TURF. 23/11/2015 GRANDE PRÊMIO NACIONAL DO CAVALO ÁRABE HARC, 1º PLACE - 1600M TURF.

Photos: Porfírio Menezes

10/11/2013 Grande Prêmio Nacional Do Cavalo Árabe

WORLD ARABIAN HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP

After 42 years of being held in Paris, France, the World Arabian Horse Championship was held for the first time from 6 to 9 December in the Old Doha Port, located in the heart of the Doha city, with close connectivity to the city’s most prominent Souq Waqif, museums and tourist attractions.The exhibition venue and the organization itself were at the highest world-class level. The Show was organized at the highest level with attention to every detail

On the opening day of the championship, another event in the Longines series was announced, the “Global Champions Arabians Tour” (GCAT), with a total prize pool of €17,000,000 euros. The main objective of the event, which will take place throughout 2024, is to create a new level of popularity and recognition for Arabian horses.

The GCAT will consist of seven exhibitions in which animals will earn points for victories in each of them; and totals will be tallied at the championship final, cash prizes are also provided to handlers during each event. The seven shows will be:

Doha (Qatar) – February, Abu Dhabi (UAE) –February, Muscat (Oman) – April, Cannes (France) – June, Valkenswaard (Netherlands) – July, Rome (Italy) – September, Paris (France) – December

More than 150 horses from 21 countries participated in the Championship, which had 15

judges: Mr. Almazrouei Ali Ghanem (UAE), Judge B: Mr. Ali Mohamed Ali Sharaawi (Egypt), Mrs. Anna Stojanowska (Poland), Mrs. Cristina Valdes Y Colon de Carvajal (Spain), Mr. Elyas Ebrahim Faraj (Bahrain), Mr. Eric Gear (France), Mr. Abbas Abdel Raouf (Egypt), Mr. Francesco Santoro (Italy), Mr. Gideon Reisel (Netherlands), Mrs. Irina Stigler (Russia), Mrs. Joanne Lowe (Great Britain), Mr. Zico Guardia (Brazil), Mr. Hain Manfred (Germany), Mrs. Martine Van Hee (Belgium), Mr. Benjamin Scott (Canada) and Mr. Ferdinand Huemer (Austria), using the score exclusion system (lower and higher), which is more frequently used in the case of a large number of judges.

In the Yearling Fillies Championship the Gold Medal was won by Shahalel Al Shaqab, daughter of World Champion and Mention Gold Medalist from 2021, Siwar Al Shaqab (by SMA Magic One) and the stallion Na-Mous Al Shahania, bred and owned by Al Shaqab – Member of the Qatar Foundation. The Silver Medal was won by the beautiful Shahbrys HVP (Royal Asad x Rebecca HVP by Magnum Chall HVP), owned by Turki Mohammed Abdulrahman Alothman / Ajmal Stud and bred by Agropecuária Vila dos Pinheiros in Brazil. The Bronze Medal was awarded to Amirah Alymeen (Sultan Alenaya x Semsem Al Enaya by Xtreme Dream), owned by Abdullah Mawsim T Alotaibi and bred by Ayman Hassan Hamdi Aljohani, both from KSA.

CHAMPIONSHIP DOHA-PARIS

D Beisan Gold Medal

Junior Fillies Champion

Shahalel Al Shaqab Gold Medal

Yearling Fillies Champion

In the Junior Fillies Championship, the highest score of the show (93.86 points) and the Gold Medal was awarded to D Beisan (D Seraj x RAH Rosalia by Rahere), bred by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud and owned by Al Shaqab (Member of QF). Nourah Al Khalediah (Hilal Al Khalediah x Ghazalat Al Khalediah by PA Gazsi) owned by Akmar Stud and bred by Al Khalediah Stables, both from KSA, won the Silver Medal. And the podium was closed by TM Bella (TM Itaipu x TM Fahdeelah by Shanghai EA) owned by Al Jumail Stud, a daughter of an interesting stallion bred in Brazil by José Orlando A Teixeira Júnior and currently leased by the Qatari Al Jumail Stud.

Unlike the younger players, the competition in the Senior Mares Championship was quite balanced. For her extraordinary beauty, D Shihanah (FA El Rasheem x D Shahla by Marajj), bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud and winner of several titles; and the mare Basmah Albidayer (Fadi Al Shaqab x Bidayer by Emigrant), bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saoudi Sultan S Al Qassimi (UAE) who is a combination of modernity and ancient Polish

lineage, received more than 93.5 points. At the championship, the judges unanimously awarded the Gold Medal to D Shihanah, and Basmah Albidayer received the Silver Medal, while the Bronze Medal was won by the wonderful Bshaier Al Nasser (WH Justice x Rihab Al Nasser by Marwan Al Shaqab), bred and owned by Al Nasser Stud from Qatar.

On Friday, a real clash of titans and an evaluation of well-known sires and future stallions. The Yearling Colts Championship was won by Sari Ajmal (EKS Farajj x Bint Bessolea by Marwan Al Shaqab) bred and owned by Ajmal Stud (KSA). The Silver Medal went to the bay LR Anselmo (RFI Unique x LL Almudena by Bey Shahdow TGS), owned by Al Wajba Stud (QAT) and bred by Las Rosas Estancias (URU) and the Bronze Medal to Sahm Sarm (EKS Farajj x Bandahleeza ZB by Emerald J) owned and bred by Sarm Stud (LSA), who is also a son of EKS Farajj.

In the Junior Colts Championship, in which the splendor was entirely occupied by the second grade winner, D Shahhar, son of this year’s two world champions D Shihanah (by FA El

Sari Ajmal Gold Medal Yearling Colts Champion

Rasheem) and Excalibur E.A., bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud (UAE). For the first time in the history of world championships, the Gold Medalists in the same year were: sire (Excalibur E.A.), dam (D Shihanah) and their son (D Shahhar). The Silver Medal to the phenomenal Lehon (FA El Rasheem x Aragia Vanilla by Kahil Al Shaqab), owned by Aljassimya Farm (QAT) and bred by wenty Az. Agr. Fi Filippi Coccetta Marzio (Italy); while the Bronze Medal went to D Sharar (D Seraj x FT Shaella by Shael Dream Desert), bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud (UAE).

The fight in the Senior Stallions Championship took place between two giants already known all over the world: EKS Farajj and Excalibur EA. The two stallions are masculine, muscular, with excellent Arabian type, beautiful heads and wonderful movements. Owned by Al Wajba Stud (QAT) and bred by Equus Arabians, from Spain, Excalibur EA (Shanghai EA x Essence of Marwan EA by Marwan Al Shaqab) won the Gold Medal by majority vote. The Sil-

ver this time belonged to the younger EKS Farajj (IBN Farid x EKS Bint Helwah by Laheeb) owned by Haras Royal de Bouznika (MOR) and bred by Elkasun Arabians – Willie Brown (ZAF). Bronze Medal went to Sultan Allenaya (Emerald J x Ammona by Exstern) owned by Ayman Hassan Aljohani and bred by Tarig Bin Mohammed E Enaya, both from Saudi Arabian.

This year’s Mares Platinum Champion was to the mare Anood Al Nasser (Ashhal Al Rayyan x Aleysha Al Nasser by Gazal Al Shaqab) owned by Akmal Stud (KSA) and bred by Al Nasser Stud (QAT) and the Stallions Platinum Champion to EKS Alihandro (Marwan Al Shaqab x OFW Psylhouette by Padrons Psyche) owned by HRHP Abdulaziz Bin Ahmad Abdulaziz Al Saud / Athbah Stud and bred by Elkasun Arabians –Willie Brown.

Dubai Arabian Horse Stud, from the United Arab Emirates, won the 2023 Farm of the Year and Best Breeder-Owner in Show (UAE) Special Awards.

Photos: by Ewa Imielska-Hebda

D Shahhar Gold Medal

Junior Colts Champion

Anood Al Nasser Mares Platinum Champion

EKS Alihandro Stallions Platinum Champion

D Shihanah Gold Medal Senior Mares Champion

Excalibur EA Gold Medal Senior Stallions Champion

3rd Doha International Arabian Horse Show

The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) will held the 3rd Doha International Arabian Horse Show at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s outdoor arena from January 5-8 with the participation of 400 horse heads from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and Jordan besides Qatar.

The Senior Mares Championship was a spectacle of equine grace and strength. It was D Fala (Emerald J x Fer Fiera Blanca by WH Justice) owned by Al Salem Stud and bred by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud who emerged as the Gold winner. Ashadiya (Ammar El Mabrouka x Mahriah by Ronaldo) owned by Al Nasser Stud/Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser Al Thani and bred by Mrs Julie Kennedy won the Silver Medal and E.M. Queen Desert (Fadi Al Shaqab x Wajd Al Shaqab by Gazal Al Shaqab) owned by Al Hamad Stud and bred by Abdulla Hamad M A Al-Hajri.

In the Senior Stallions Championship Bashir Al Bashir (Gallardo J x Nastya OS by Marajj) owned by Abdullateef Basheer Reja Alrasheedi and bred by Ajman Stud, from UAE, won the Gold Medal. The Silver Medal was won by Tahan Ghaleb (FA El Rasheem x Taybah by Sufwan) owned by Mostafa Abdulrahman Rajab and bred by Ghaleb Arabian Horse Stud and the Bronze Medal was conquered by Mansour Al Khor (Wadee Al Shaqab x Rumaitha Al Zobara by Farhoud Al Shaqab) owned by Fahad Rashid M K Al Hajri and bred by Al Khor Stud.

The Final Championships gave the following results. Yearling Fillies Championship Gold medal winner was MHS Sora (EKS Farajj x Noof by Fuerte) owned by Alkhasab Stud and bred by Saud Othman Hussain Alhajri. Silver Medal went to Aysha EV (Jyvar Meia Lua x Pietrah EV by Nuzyr HCF) owned by Al Jumail Stud and bred

by Estância do Vale (Elias Vanin). Nouf Aljumail (Namous Al Shahania x Assunta GCA by SA Faez Simabd) owned and bred by Al Jumail Stud.

In the Junior Fillies Championship the Gold Medal went to Mzoon Al Diriyah (Kanz Albidayer x Kadi Al Enaya by Emarc) owned by Mesfer Mohammed M A Al Hajri and bred by Al Diriya Stud. J Shamasi (Excalibur EA x Aj Ansam by RFI Farid) owned by Al Wajba Stud and bred by Khalifa Jamal Mohammad Saleh Alblooshi won the Silver Medal and Sab’ah Al Shahania (Marwan Al Shaqab x Assilah Al Shahania by SMA Magic One) owned by HE Shaikha Iman M K Al Thani and bred by Al Shahania Stud wont the Bronze Medal.

In the Yearling Colts Championship Gold Medal went to Qaysar RJ (Ghaith Al Zobair x Qamar RG by Khalil Al Shaqab) owned and bred by Al Rajhiah. Aesar Alwajba (AJ Radman x LR Altagracia by Excalibur EA) owned by Al Wajba Stud and bred by Shwikh Al Qaqa Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Bronze Medal went to Zayed Al Jumail (SMA Magic One x Noor Al Jawad by Royal Colours) bred and owned by Al Jumail Stud.

In the Junior Colts Championship Gold Medal went to Bahi Al Jaham (Badiea Al Nasser x Brea EA by Hariry Al Shaqab) owned by Al Jaham Stud and bred by EbrahimYusuf E S Al Romaihi. Silver Medal went to Kassar Raghdan (Aja Justafire x Demetrria by Marajj) owned by Bader Alrasman and bred by Faisal A M Alwallan. Hamza Al Shahania (EKS Mansour x Miss Marwan PA by Marwan Al Shaqab) bred and owned by Sheikha Reem Mohamed Khalifa H Al-Thani won the Bronze Medal.

Photos: Juhaim/QREC

D Fala (Emerald J x Fer Fiera Blanca by WH Justice Senior Mares Champion

Bashir Al Bashir (Gallardo J x Nastya OS by Marajj) Senior Stallions Champion

MHS Sora (EKS Farajj x Noof by Fuerte)

Yearling Fillies Champion

Qaysar RJ (Ghaith Al Zobair x Qamar RG by Khalil Al Shaqab) Yearling Colts Champion

Mzoon Al Diriyah (Kanz Albidayer x Kadi Al Enaya by Emarc) Junior Fillies Champion

Bahi Al Jaham (Badiea Al Nasser x Brea EA by Hariry Al Shaqab) Junior Colts Champion

26th Qatar National Arabian Horse Show

The four-day long 26th Qatar National Arabian Horse Show-2023 (November 23rd to 26th) concluded with a gripping finale at Al Shaqab on Saturday, November 26.

Organized and held at Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, it was attended by seven judges, two of whom were from Qatar: Ahmed Alzaabi (AS), Anna Stefaniuk (PL), Ayman Taher Al Bidawe (EG), Elyas Ebrahim Faraj (BH), Mousa Abullatif Al Mansour (KW), Saef Mohammed Al Hajri (QA) and Yousuf Alkuwari (QA)

The championship title contests on the final day saw Al Shaqab’s Hader Al Shaqab (Enotri EEA x Hayam Al Shaqab by Marwan Al Shaqab), owned by Ibrahim Yousef Al Rumaihi and bred by Al Shaqab (member of Q.F.), emerging as the Champion Senior Stallion. Arraab Al Jassmiya

of Al Jassimiya Farm won the Silver Medal while SG Mehwar (RFI Farid x Vivianaa by Magnum Psyche) owned by Al Yacoub Stud and bred by Al Nakheel Stud claimed Bronze.

The Senior Mares Championship saw D Fala (Emerald J x Fer Fiera Blanca by WH Justice) owned by Al Salem Stud and bred by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud being adjudged as the Golden winner while Najla Umm Aludham (Wadee Al Shaqab x DA Magic Moment by WH Justice), bred and owned by Nasser Muhammad Mesfer Al Hajri, won Silver. Al Zobara Stud’s E’Beeda Al Zobara (Sultan Al Zobara x Debsaa Al Zobara by Fadi Al Shaqab) claimed Bronze.

In the Junior Colts Championship, Areeb Al Nasser (Naseem Al Rashediah x Loulou Al Nasser by RFI Farid) bred and owned by Al Nasser Stud

Hader Al Shaqab Champion Senior Stallion

won Gold, Jasar Al Bustan (D Seraj x BS Narjes by Royal Colours), owned by Fahad Meqbil F F Al Qahtani and bred by Al Bustan Stables, won Silver while the Bronze went to Shagran Al Zaeem (Wadee Al Shaqab x Al Jemailiya by Farhoud Al Shaqab) owned by Al Dawasir Stud and bred by Jassim Ali M A Al-Attiyah.

Rayyanah Al Nasser (Maewan Al Shaqab x Remal Al Nasser by Ashhal Al Rayyan) owned and bred by Al Nasser Stud was declared as best in the Junior Fillies Championship with Mzoon Al Diriyah (Kanz Albidayer x Kadi Al Enaya by Emarc), owned by Mesfer Mohammed M A Al Hajri and bred by Al Diriya Stud, clinched Silver, and Maaly (SMA Magic One x MB Doha by Gazal Al Shaqab), owned by Ebrahim Yusuf E S Al Romaihi and bred by Abdulla Hamad H A Al Attiya, secured the Bronze Medal.

In the Yearling Colts Championship, Jaleel Al Khor (Magic Magnifique x Halima Al Khor by Wadee Al Shaqab), owned by Ebrahim Bin Yusuf Al Romaihi and bred by Nasser Khalid N A Al

Mesnad, won Gold while Gazal Al Riffa (Marwan Al Shaqab x Mabelle Rose Chandra by Lakabe El Chandra) owned by Al Sraiya Stud and bred by Al Rifaa Stud clinched Silver. The Bronze Medal went to Magnum Ramses SH (RFI Unique x Magnums Tulip by QR March) owned by Al Thamer Stud and bred by Sea Horse BVBA.

Khood Al Shaqab (Jyar Meia Lua x White Silkk by Dakal El Jamaal) bred and owned by Al Shaqab (Member of QF) was best in the Yearling Fillies Championship. The silver was won by Shahd AlJumail (SMA Magic One x Majolicaa by Besson Carol ) bred and owned by Al Jumail Stud while Taima Al Nasser (Excalibur EA by Loulou Al Nasser by RFI Farid) bred and owned by Al Nasser Stud won the Bronze Medal. The winners were awarded by President of Qatar Equestrian Federation and Acting CEO of Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) Bader Al Darwish.

Photos by Juhaim/QREC

D Fala Senior Mares Championship

Areeb Al Nasser Junior Colts Championship

Rayyanah Al Nasser Junior Fillies Championship

Khood Al Shaqab Yearling Fillies Championship

Jaleel Al Khor YearlingJunior Colts Championship

3rd Qatar Arabian Horse

The third edition of Qatar Arabian Horse Show for Local Bred concluded at the exceptional Al Shaqab Longines Indoor Arena (Member of Qatar Foundation) on October 30.

The judges were Mr. Fausto Scanzi (Italy), Mr. Abdel Raouf Abbas (Egypt), Ms. Irina Stigler (Russia), Ms. Anna Stojanowska (Poland), Mr. Mahmoud Mohsen Mahmoud (Egypt), Mr. Elyas Ebrahim Faraj (Bahrain), Mr. Nasser Al Ghaith (Kuwait), Dr. Abdelwahab Bin Ali Amira (UAE), Ms. Charlotte Rowell (UK) and Mr. Yousuf Mubarak Alkuwari (Qatar).

On the final day, Hader Al Shaqab (Enotri EEA x Hayam Al Shaqab by Marwan Al Shaqab, 2019), owned by Ebrahim Yusuf Al Romaihi and bred by Al Shaqab (Member of Q.F.) emerged as the gold winner of the Senior Stallions Championship. The winning team was presented with their tro-

phies by Rashid Al Dosari. Silver medal went to Halul Al Khor (Excalibur EA x PSL First Light by Bellagio J, 2018) bred and owned by Al Khor Stud; and Bronze to Hagras Al Shaqab (Fadi Al Shaqab x Wind Kamelia by WH Justice, 2016), owned by Mr Hamad Ahmed H A Al Jehani and bred by Al Shaqab (Member of Q.F.).

In the Senior Mares Championship, Waad Al Aqeed (Hadidy Al Shaqab x Ritali by Spartacus T O, 2017) owned by Al Thamer Stud and bred by Mr Hamad Mohammed F A Al Hajri won Gold Medal and the winning team was crowned by Saif Mohammed Al Hajri, owner of El Abrqah Stud.

Silver Medal went to Heboob Al Shahania (FA El Rasheem x A Malaysia by A Jakarta) owned by Mr Khalid Salem M A Al Hajri and bred by Al Shahania Stud. Al Ghariya Al Shaqab (Gazal

Hader Al Shaqab (Enotri EEA x Hayam Al Shaqab by Marwan Al Shaqab)

Horse Show for Local Bred

Al Shaqab x AP Maraya by WH Justice, 2017) owned by Mr Nasser Mohammed Mesfer Al Hajri and bre by Al Shaqab (Member of Qatar Foundation) won Bronze Medal.

The Junior Colts Championship was won by Shagran Al Zaeem (Wadee Al Shaqab x Al Jemailiya by Farhoud Al Shaqab, 2020) owned by Al Dawasir Stud and bred by Mr Jassim Ali M A Al-Attiyah. Silver Medal went to Sultan Al Kheesa (Badi Athbah x Shania NWA by ZT Marwteyn, 2021) owned by Hamad Safaq W A Al Enazi and bred by Mr Ghanim Mubarak N A Al Kuwari. Bronze Medal wnet to Al Wajeeh Al Reeh (Fadi Al Shaqab x Zahira Al Zobair by SMA Magic One, 2020) owned and bred by Al Reeh Stud.

In the Junior Fillies Championship Reem Al Saad (Gazwan Al Nasser x Maraam Al Nasser by Fadi Al Shaqab, 2020) owned and bred by Al

Saad Stud claimed the Gold Medal. Silver Medal was won by Reem Al Jumail (SA Daez Simbad x Assayla Al Shaqab by Falah Al Shaqab, 2021) bred and owned by Al Jumail Stud. Bronze Medal went to Somoud Beirut (Fadi Al Shaqab x Shalfa Al Sraiya by D Maraksh, 2020) owned by Nasser Mohammed N H Al Kaabi and bred by Al Sraiya Stud. The champion teams were awarded their prizes by Sheikh Saoud Al Thani, owner of Al Jassim Stud.

In the Yearling Colts Championship, Jaleel Al Khor (Magic Magnifique x Halima Al Khor by Wadee Al Shaqab, 2022) owned by Ebrahim Yusuf Al Romaihi and bred by Mr Nasser Khalid N A Al Mesnad emerged best and received the award from Saad Ali Al Kubaisi, QREC’s Deputy Head of Arabian Horse Show. Gazwan Al Athba (Luigi x Ghiza Al Shaqab by Kahil Al Shaqab, 2022)

Waad Al Aqeed (Hadidy Al Shaqab x Ritali by Spartacus T O)

owned by Al Asalah Stud and bred by Al Athba Stud won the Silver Medal and Tawag (Wadee Al Shaqab x RH Triana by Rol Intencity, 2022) owned by Ofuq Stud and bred by Abdull Nasser A M Al Naimi won the Bronze Medal.

The Yearling Fillies Championship Gold prize went to Sabha Al Khor (Halul Al Khor x Rayynat Al Khor by Fadi Al Shaqab, 2021) owned by Al Dawasir Stud and bred by Al Kahor Stud. The Silver Medal was conquered by WD Maria (Jyar Meia Lua x Alima Al Shaqab by Marwan Al Shaqab,

2021) owned by Alsawaida Farm and bred by Abeed F M A Alajmi and the Bronze Medal went to Ghazala Alghania (Badiea Al Nasser x Aasla Al Shaqab by WH Justice, 2022) owned and bred by Alghania Stud. QREC Show Director Majid Al Kaabi honoured the winners of this category.

3rd Qatar Arabian Horse Show for Local Bred October 28-30 - Organizer: Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club

Photos: Juhaim/QREC

Shagran Al Zaeem (Wadee Al Shaqab x Al Jemailiya by Farhoud Al Shaqab)

Reem Al Saad (Gazwan Al Nasser x Maraam Al Nasser by Fadi Al Shaqab)

Jaleel Al Khor (Magic Magnifique x Halima Al Khor by Wadee Al Shaqab)

Sabha Al Khor (Halul Al Khor x Rayynat Al Khor by Fadi Al Shaqab)

Chile and Brazil, Pan American Champions

Chile celebrates a historic result in the Pan-American Endurance: Gold Medal for Teams and Best Condition

Chilean athletes showcased exceptional performance in the Valparaíso region, Chile, securing their dominance. Local contenders clinched an impressive three out of the four gold medals up for grabs. The Brazilian Young Riders & Juniors team, however, thwarted a potential clean sweep by Chile, securing the remaining gold medal.

On a day that will be recorded in Chile’s sporting history, the country has achieved unprecedented success in the second Pan-American Endurance Championship, held at the Llay Llay track, on November 24. The event, which saw the participation of 10 countries, was the scene of a close and exciting competition.

Chilean rider Martín García, riding SI Quililche, engaged in an intense battle against Ecuador for the lead of the event. In a demonstra-

tion of skill and determination, García managed to take the victory, thus securing the gold medal for Chile.

The silver medal was obtained by Lukas Buckel on Chella Angostura, while the bronze medal went to the Brazilian José Caio Frisoni Vaz Guimarães, riding Stud Brasil Itajara.

In an outstanding fourth place was Vicente Mayol in Alcazar Praga, followed closely by Josefina Maturana riding Suffa, who obtained sixth position. The fifth member of the team was Cristobal Larrain on his mare Jota.

In seventh place the Colombian Mora Maria Carreno riding the Brazilian Anglo-Arab Norsaad CVV.

These impressive results will not only be limited to individual medals. Chile also won the gold medal for teams, a feat that demonstrated the strength and spirit of the country’s team in this sport. To complete this historic triumph, SI Quililche was awarded with the Best Condition,

Brothers Amelia and Vicente Larraín obtain gold and silver.

recognition for the excellent physical condition and the performance of the horse during the competition.

In an exciting and memorable day of the Pan-American Endurance Championship, siblings Vicente and Amelia Larraín have brought pride and joy to Chile, by winning the gold and silver medals in the Young Rider category.

The event, which had already witnessed significant achievements for Chile, saw these young talents cross the finish line together, waving the Chilean flag, in a moment of pure emotion and sporting brotherhood.

The race, characterized by its high competitiveness and the sportsmanship of the participants, was dominated by the Larraín brothers from the beginning. Their exceptional performance allowed them to maintain a comfortable lead over their competitors, reaching the finish line with an impressive 10 minutes difference over third place and more than 30 minutes ahead of the rest of the competitors.

The Brazilians Diogo de Oliveira Martins riding CP Latifa, Rodrigo Storani Saliba with Miranda Rach and Helena Haaland riding Valente HEB

finished in third, fourth and fifth place respectively, guaranteeing the team gold medal for Brazil and the Best Condition for Valente HEB.

“This achievement was certainly the most important of my life as an athlete. Me, my parents and the entire team created this competition year ago and put all our efforts into getting there on those days. We have a wonderful mare that was very well trained with Rancho da Capital, Rach Stud and veterinarian Roberto Turato. We were very confident, but with a dream challenge ahead that proved to be even greater when we got there, with hot weather and a very technical trail.”

“Reaching the podium was rewarding, in addition to the international experience, running on those trails, always paying attention to the time, the hard surface and the competitors, gave us an even greater challenge. Finally, the teamwork at the beginning of the race, the advice from the technicians and veterinarians and the performance of each one gave us a gold medal that was more than deserved. It was incredible to come back with two medals on my chest and I hope these are just the first

Martin Garcia Lazo / Si Quililche

of the Pan American and World Championships to come”, declared young Diogo.

This triumph not only represents a personal victory for the Larraín brothers, but is also a testament to the growing talent and dedication in Chilean youth equestrian sport. Their success in the Pan-American is a reflection of the excellent training and commitment to the sport that characterizes the country’s young riders..

The arrival of the Larraín brothers at the finish line, sharing the victory and celebrating with the Chilean flag, was a moment of great emotion and national pride. This achievement not only stands out in the sporting field, but also symbolizes the unity and team spirit that prevails in Chilean athletes.

The gold and silver obtained by the brothers in the Young Rider category add more shine to Chile’s already successful performance in the Pan-American Endurance Championship. These results predict a bright and promising future for endurance in Chile, especially in the youth categories, and reinforce the country’s commitment to the promotion and development of young sporting talent.

In summary, the victory of the Larraín brothers in the Pan-American is a reason for celebration for all of Chile and an encouragement for future generations of riders who aspire to reach new heights in equestrian sport.

Individual Podium - Seniors

1° Martin Garcia Lazo / Si Quililche (CHI); 2° Lukas Buckel / Chella Angostura (CHI); 3° Jose Caio Frisoni Vaz Guimarães / Stud Brasil Itajara (BRA).

Team Podium - Seniors

1° Chile (Martin Garcia Lazo & Si Quililche / Lukas Buckel & Chella Angostura / Vicente Mayol & Alcazar Praga / Josefina Paz Maturana & Suffa / Cristobal Larrain & Jota).

Individual Podium – Young Riders & Juniors

1° Vicente Larrain / HF Eva (CHI); 2° Amelia Larrain / HC Tia Haydee (CHI); 3° Diogo de Oliveira / CP Latifa (BRA).

Team Podium – Individual Riders & Juniors

1° Brazil (Diogo de Oliveira & CP Latifa / Rodrigo Storani & Miranda Rach / Helena Haaland & Valente Heb / Arthur Leonel Machado & Mojito HSSK).

Jose Caio Frisoni Vaz Guimarães / Stud Brasil Itajara

Individual Seniors Podium

Team Seniors Podium

Text: André Álvarez / Photos: Francisco Boetsch Tagle

Lukas Buckel / Chella Angostura

Diogo de Oliveira & CP Latifa / Rodrigo Storani & Miranda Rach / Helena Haaland & Valente Heb

Individual Young Riders Podium

Team Young Riders Podium

2023: The Year in Endurance We celebrate the highlights of the last 12 months

By Stacey Stearns/FEI

Vive la France! Their Endurance athletes and their horses had a triumphant year in 2023. France is a longtime Endurance powerhouse and competed with consistency and team strength. Athletes and horses from other countries also left indelible marks on the sport this year.

FEI Endurance World Championships

In February, the FEI Endurance World Championships were held at the Butheeb International Endurance Village in the United Arab Emirates. Sheik Nasser bin Hamad of Bahrain on Darco La Marjorie won Individual gold, while France won the Team gold.

The French riders stayed together at the event, riding consistently with excellent horsemanship to secure the Team gold – their first since 2006. Portugal and Italy also made the podium.

Individual silver went to Salem Hamad Saeed Al Kitbi of UAE on Haleh, the 12-year old chestnut mare and his 2021 FEI World Endurance Champion. Jaume Puntí Dachs on Echo Falls, a 17-year-old gelding, earned bronze for Spain in the dramatic finish.

Photo Cidinha Franzão

FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses

Estonia hosted the inaugural FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses in Northern Europe at the Padise Equestrian Center. Representatives from 13 National Federations planted 30 cherry blossom trees at the venue. Dominika Malikova Kleinova of Slovakia on Molta won the gold medal. The event offered a preview of the sport’s future – and it is bright.

FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors

France hosted the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors in September where riders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain finished in the top spots. Rashed Ahmad Seghayer Al Ktebi of UAE on Eddy De Montrozier won gold, becoming the fourth UAE winner of this event in a row. Team Bahrain won the gold, with team France in silver and team Italy in bronze.

Photo Anne Jonchery

Photo FEI

FEI Endurance European Championships

Next, Team France won the gold at the FEI Endurance European Championships at Ermelo, The Netherlands, in September. France and Spain went back and forth throughout the competition, with France securing the win in the end. Phillippe Tomas on Biwaka De Chalendrat won the Individual bronze and were closely followed by their other team members.

Sabrina Arnold of Germany and Easy El Boheira were Individual gold medal winners’, mere seconds ahead of Maria Álvarez Pontón of Spain and Bolchoi El Akim. Spain secured Team Silver in this close competition of two Endurance powerhouses and team Spain, among others, will be looking to recapture gold from France in 2024 at the World Championships.

FEI Endurance Pan American Championships

The Southern Hemisphere hosted the FEI Endurance Pan American Championships for Seniors, Young Riders, and Juniors in Llay-Llay, Chile, in November. Martin Garcia Lazo and Vicente Larrain from Chile won Individual gold in Seniors and Young Riders & Juniors respectively and Team gold in the Seniors. Brazil captured Individual bronze on both podiums and Team gold for Young Riders and Juniors.

Endurance World Rankings

French riders are also in the top two positions of the FEI Endurance Open Riders World Ranking. Julia Montagne was on top of ranking at the end of 2022 and recaptured the top spot in the final months of 2023 to finish first again. She edged out Melody Theolissat who was on the gold medal team from the European Championships.

Julia had completions on 18 different horses this season, and competed in France, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and the Netherlands.

“I am so happy to finish the FEI season at the very difficult race in Santa Susana (Spain), where our horses did a great job, where you have to ride with your mind to finish fresh and happy. My favorite event was in Florac [France], I love this tough race with amazing views. In 2024, I am looking for my best in the results but first for my horses to be fit and happy.”

Meanwhile, two French young riders are also vying for podium finishes in the Young Riders World Ranking, along with athletes from Argentina, Spin, and Brazil.

2023 was a triumphant year in Endurance for France. But many combinations from various countries are returning in 2024 and ready to contend for the top spots. All eyes will be back on France for the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship being held in Monpazier, France in September.

Amelia Larrain and his brother Vicente Larrain, Gold Medal YR. Photo: Francisco Boetsch Tagle

Photo courtesy Julia Montagne

Photo Fancisco Boetsch Tagle

Joan Moret and Alex Luque, winners of the 2* Santa Susanna

The 70th edition of the International Endurance of Santa Susanna, Barcelona, attracted almost 200 pairs among the different high-level races, which far exceeded 200 when adding the promotional races that were held in the days following the international races.

A great success in participation in the last international events of the year that closed the High Competition League with the victory of the Catalan Aina Pujols Aumatel.

On Friday, December 1, the 1* races began, with the victory of Marcel Miranda Comellas riding El Cinc Mir after completing the three phases of the race in 5 hours 24 minutes and 28 seconds, ahead of the French Camille Coulomb and Lucie Laviguerie, while in the junior race it was the Frenchwoman Lea Vandekerckchove riding Jebelali Du Lauragais with her Spanish assistance from Marc Vila who was crowned the winner ahead of Irene Serra and Milagros Pacheco.

The highly competitive 2* and 3* races, with 6 phases divided into two days, with 150 kilometers in 2* and 180 km in total for 3*, stood out for their high classification rate, since in 2* 77% of the participants finished the race, when the normal rate for a race of this level is less than 50%.

The winner of the Open 2* race was the Catalan Joan Moret Roquet riding JM Fumiko participating in the national modality of the race, which combined the CEI participants with the CEN and gave the trophy to the winner of the mixed race.

In second position and winner of the 2* international, entering at the same time with Joan Moret, was Alex Luque Moral, world champion

rider who already won the Spanish Championship in Santa Susanna 3 years ago, with Eryvan. Third place went to the Italian Simone Gigante with Socrate Del MA.

In the 3* and longer distance race, France and Italy shared the podium when the Spanish rider Omar Blanco was eliminated at the last control after coming in second place.

First place went to Camille Coulomb with Sharon De Suleiman who took second place on Friday in the 1* race, second place in the 3* race went to Clementine Chaud with Electra De Bigorre and third place to the Italian Lorenzo Piccolo with Saroual De L’Aigoual.

The 2024 Santa Susanna International Raid was not just a sporting event, but a celebration of skill, talent and passion for equestrianism. The impeccable organization by the Santa Susanna Town Council and the Endurance Club Hipíc de Vic, together with three days of ideal weather conditions, contributed to creating an unforgettable experience for competitors and fans alike.

This edition of the Raid International not only set new standards in equestrian competition, but also promised a bright future for the sport, with emerging young talent and seasoned veterans demonstrating the best of equestrianism on a global stage.

It was a nice edition with three days of sun and no rain. Congratulations to all those classified!

Source and photos: Real Federación Hípica Española

As the American registering authority for the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO), the Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT) is proud to announce that it has awarded the 2024 WAHO Trophy to the purebred Arabian mare and endurance racing icon, Treasured Moments. The fourteen-year-old mare by legendary race sire, DA Adios+ and out of Hidden Treasure, was bred by the Alan Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff’s notable Cre Run Farm in Doswell, Virginia, and is proudly owned by Heather and Jeremy Reynolds of Dunnellon, Florida.

“Treasure,” as she is referred to in the barn, began her career in 2014 on the racetrack wearing the recognizable colors of Cre Run, one of the world’s most prominent breeding programs for Arabian racehorses. (Cre Run is the only program in the world to have bred a horse that has won three million-dollar races in the span of one calendar year, as an example.) Treasure ran seven times as a four-year-old, with one first and three seconds and earnings of $11,315.

In November 2014, she caught the professional eye of Heather and Jeremy Reynolds, avid endurance riders at the top levels of the sport, and Treasure exchanged her racetrack life for the world of endurance.

Since then, the celebrated pair has recorded over 3,000 competition miles and countless wins together, including two Tevis Cups, one Haggin Cup, and the 2021 Italian Championships, which marked the first time an American horse has won overseas since the 90s. Treasured Moments is also a recipient of the Robie Cup, a medallion that is issued to horses upon the completion of five Tevis Cups. The medallion’s equine figurehead is Wendell Robie’s mare, a paternal great granddam to Treasured Moments.

Additionally, Jeremy and Treasure incorporated a new dynamic in 2023 – competing bri-

dleless. In fact, the two won the 2023 Tevis Cup in an incredible 15 hours and 14 minutes, and they did it minus a bridle. It was a poignant image that spoke to their profound partnership.

“We are so proud that Treasured Moments is being given this award,” said Deborah Mihaloff of Cre Run Farm. “Treasured Moments is only the sixth horse to receive this award in the United States. To think that one of the six is her sire, DA Adios+ (that we raised and raced) makes it extra special. Treasure could not have achieved the levels she did had it not been for her owner, rider, and partner, Jeremy Reynolds. They are truly one. She could not be loved more. And that is a breeder’s only wish.”

“Treasure never ceases to amaze us”, said Jeremy Reynolds. “The first time I met her, it was love at first sight. She loves competing. I feel honored to have such a horse in my life. I wish everyone could have an Arabian Treasure like her.”

Treasured Moments and Jeremy Reynolds were presented with the 2024 WAHO Trophy by Bob Fauls and PAT Vice President, Howard Pike, on January 7, 2024, at the Reynolds’ Florida home. The horse-and-rider pair continues to actively compete and is pointing their efforts to the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship this September in Monpazier, France.

The Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT) is a non-profit corporation founded in 2002 and run by its Board of Directors. The PAT is dedicated to fostering the preservation and use of the purebred Arabian horse. It is also the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) registering authority for purebred Arabian horses in the United States (including Mexico).

Source: https://www.purebredarabiantrust. org/blog

Endurance icon Treasured Moments awarded prestigious 2024 WAHO Trophy for USA

Jeremy Reynolds and Treasured Moments, Verona 2021. Photo: Oreste Testa-Sport Endurance EVO

Al Zaeem Team’s Maryam Kamal wins HM The King Cup for Junior and Young Riders

As part of the royal patronage bestowed upon equestrian sports in the Kingdom by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs and Honourary President of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF), the activities of His Majesty the King’s Endurance Cup Festival commenced at the Bahrain International Endurance Village.

The event began by holding the junior and youth race, covering a distance of 120km which exhibited wide participation. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa followed the race, providing the participants useful tips to improve their performance.

Maryam Nawaf Kamal Salman riding Caprice De La Majorie of Al Zaeem Team, was crowned first in the junior and youth race. Mohammed Khalid Al Rowaiei on First Al Baraka of the Victorious Team came in second place, and his teammate Nasser Al Mannai riding Faziz D’Alauze was third.

At the end of the race, HH Shaikh Isa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, President of BREEF, crowned the winners of first places in the presence of Mr Ghaleb Al Alawi, Secretary of BREEF, Dr Khalid Ahmed Hassan, Assistant Secretary of BREEF, and Mr Tawfeeq Al Salehi, Director of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Media Office and Information Centre, who is also the Head of the Media, Public Relations and Marketing Committee at BREEF.

Source and photos: HHSN Media Office

Maryam Nawaf Kamal Salman riding Caprice De La Majorie

Mohammed Khalid Al Rowaiei on First Al Baraka

Abbes outperforms rivals and easily wins Sheikh Zayed Jewel Crownn

Abbes emphatically confirmed his position among the world’s premier Purebred Arabians with a scintillating victory in the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown at Abu Dhabi on Sunday, December 4.

There may have been no Al Ghadeer in the lineup, but a field packed with quality and depth left the gates for the marquee event, with strong international representation tackling some of the best turf horses from the UAE.

In a high-quality renewal of the AED5million feature, a field packed with quality and depth left the gates for the marquee event, with strong international representation tackling some of the best turf horses from the UAE.

The response was impressively instant as the combination immediately shot a couple of lengths clear of toiling rivals and the French rider merely needed to keep the six-year-old motivated in the straight to score by two-and a-half lengths for trainer Alban de Mieulle.

However, for rider Mickael Barzalona, victory aboard Abbes was just about as straightforward as it could be in a race of such magnitude.

An understandably delighted Barzalona said: “I got a beautiful trip for him on the rail. He

travelled all the way round very easily and I didn’t have to ask much of him for him to win the race.

“I’m very happy with the way he won as he showed his class. The performance promises plenty for the future.”

The French rider was also quick to pay tribute to winning trainer de Mieulle. “He’s a proper horseman, a proper trainer when he has the right horse and Abbes was beautifully prepared today,” he added.

Once the French rider inched off the rail as the runners turned for home and allowed his partner to find full stride the 2200m showpiece was over as a contest, with the partnership scoring by a cosy two-and-a-half lengths for trainer Alban de Mieulle.

The Elisabeth Bernard-trained Mutbahy Athbah captured the silver medal in the hands of Jean-Bernard Eyquem, while the Maxime Guyon-ridden Ch’ezza again ran well to snatch third, a further three lengths adrift of the runner-up, for Francois Rohaut.

Photos: Cidinha Franzão

Asfan Al Khalediah demonstrates versalitility in Obaiyah Classic

Asfan Al Khwalediah. Credit: Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia / Ali Al-Abdullah

Saturday 24 February 2024 - Horses bred by the Al Khalediah Stables continued to dominate the 2024 The Saudi Cup meeting after the family-owned Asfan Al Khalediah (KSA) added the US$2m Diriyah Gate Development Authority Obaiyah Arabian Classic to his growing record.

A winner of last year’s Ministry of Culture Al Mneefah Cup, he follows his stable companion Tilal Al Khalediah’s hoof steps by taking this valuable prize on The Saudi Cup night.

Ridden by Abdullah Alawfi, the grey son of Laith Al Khalediah and Mistahilat Al Khalidiah was given a good lead first by stablemate Saloum Al Khalediah (KSA) and then brother Qaswarat Al Khalediah before he started to edge closer off the final bend. When they turned for home, he quickened easily and needed little encouragement to put the 2000m race to bed in 2:13.72.

Four and a quarter lengths behind the Naser Mutlaq trained champion, the Sami Almutairi trained Vizhir (FR), who at the age of four was the youngster in this race, finished second, while Najeeb Al Zaman (FR) just missed second place by a nose. Of the foreign raiders, the Elisabeth Bernard trained Vica Grine (FR) finished best in fifth place.

It was a weekend to remember for trainer Naser Mutlaq who now has two champions in his yard who are equally as impressive on dirt as on turf.

Abdullah Alawfi, jockey, Asfan Al Khalediah, said: “He’s a champion horse like every jockey wants to ride. I’m so lucky. I never lose on him and I hope I never lose in the future. What a day this is. I was happy for Adel Alfouraidi that he won the race yesterday [on Tilal Al Khalediah] and I hope that we can win many more races together in the future. The horse likes 2000m and the last 200m he flew like a champion. I’ve no words to say anything else, I’m so thrilled.”

Naser Mutlaq, trainer, said: “Last year he was running on turf and it was really good. This year, switched to dirt, we knew he could and he’s an amazing horse to do both. The jockey knows this horse very well and has been riding this horse for two years so it was easy for us.”

Muhammad Aldaham,Vizhir, 2nd, said: “Very good run to finish second. The winner is just too good.”

Source: The Saudi Cup Media Office

Tilal Al Khalediah wins G1 Ministry of Culture Al Mneefah Cup. Credit JCSA/Erika Rasmussen

Historic double for Tilal Al Khalediah in Riyadh

The Naser Mutlaq-trained Tilal Al Khalediah (KSA) wrote himself into the history books when he stormed home in the US $1.5m Ministry of Culture Al Mneefah Cup, a Group 1 event for Purebred Arabians King Abdulaziz Racecourse, Riyadh

23rd February 2024: A winner of last year’s Group 1 Diriyah Gate Development Authority Obaiyah Arabian Classic, the now 6-year-old proved just as efficient on turf as on dirt.

Ridden as always by local jockey Adel Alfouraidi, Tilal Al Khalediah waited patiently in mid-division before making his move when the field, which had been led by his stable companion Turki Al Khalediah II (KSA), turned into the final straight.

Very quickly he kicked clear and while French raider Moshrif (FR) tried hard to get to him, he pulled away from him to win the 2100m race in 2:21.97 and by three and a quarter lengths. Behind the duo; Mutbahy Athbah (FR), another French raider, finished in third place.

It is the first time that a horse has recorded consecutive wins at The Saudi Cup meeting. Not only has the son of Laith Al Khaledia and Aaseyat Al Khalediah won two races, he has proved that he is a true champion by winning on both surfaces.

Naser Mutlaq, trainer, Tilal Al Khalediah, said: “I made sure that he only ran in the big races and took care of him. He always wins in the dirt races but the turf was a good test and he shows great improvement. “It’s very important for the race to be a Group 1. I have got heroes in my stable and I want to turn them into champions.”

Source: The Saudi Cup Media Office

Tilal Al Khalediah wins Dubai Kahayla Classic

Many predicted a win for Saudi Arabia in the $1,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Kahayla Classic, Sponsored by One Za’abeel (2000m on dirt) for Purebred Arabians, and that’s what happened - but not with the horse most expected.

Unbeaten champ Asfan Al Khalediah floundered in third as his stablemate Tilal Al Khalediah charged away with the win.

The winner of the G1 Al Mneefah Cup (2100m on turf at the Saudi Cup meeting five weeks ago), the six-year-old won his tenth race in 11 starts with a six and a half-length trouncing of Barakka, runner-up for the second year in a row.

Winning rider Adel Al Furaydi grabbed the lead with just over 400 metres to go and from then on he never looked like being beaten.

“Tilal Al Khalediah and Asfan Al Khalediah are the best horses in my stable,” said winning trainer Nasser Mutlaq Alkahtani. “Asfan Al Khalediah faced a lot of traffic today and went very wide. He won ten times in Saudi Arabia last year including six Group 1s so maybe he was a bit tired today.

“Tilal Al Khalediah has been quietly campaigned so was more fresh for today. For one year, he was sick so he started back only in the Al Mneefah Cup in February. When the jockeys asked me last night, I told Adel that Tilal Al Khalediah looks better and that he was going to win.”

“This is the second time for me in Dubai. Tallaab Al Khalediah won in 2018 for us and I hope we can come again next year.”

Winning jockey Adel Al Furaydi said: “It’s a dream come true. I am very grateful to the owners and the trainers who have trusted me with such a great horse. I’d also like to thank Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan for the opportunity to race on such a grand stage.”

Barakka (2nd), jockey Connor Beasley said: “He’s the model of consistency, take nothing away from him. He travelled lovely and got beaten by a good horse. At the same time he’s put up a good performance with some talented animals behind him. The future is very bright for him and I can’t wait for next season.”

Source and photo: Dubai Racing Club / Liesl King

Al Ghadeer lands Gold Sword and Triple Crown for Al Shaqab Racing

H.H. the Amir crowns the winners at the conclusion of HH The Amir Sword Festival

Under the patronage and in presence of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the H.H. The Amir Sword Festival concluded on Saturday, 17 February at QREC Al Rayyan racecourse. HH the Amir crowned the winners of the last four races of the eight-race card and honoured the sponsors of the Festival.

Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Ghadeer (FR) (Al Mourtajez x Gharraa) won the HH The Amir Sword. In doing so, the Francois Rohaut-trained five-year-old also made history, winning the Doha Triple Crown – a feat which only one horse attained when HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Ebraz did it in 2020.

Al Ghadeer was the impressive winner of the Qatar International Stakes at Goodwood in in August and the Qatar Arabian World Cup at ParisLongchamp in October and on Saturday he was ridden by Christophe Soumillon to win the third and final leg of the Crown, which is a very challenging title to gain being made up of three group one tests over different distances – 1600m, 2000m and 2400m - which requires a legendary horse to defy and overcome.

Ten runners went to the starting gate in the most valuable group one race for Purebred Arabians in the world with $2.5 million on offer. All eyes were on Al Ghadeer in barrier 6 and Wathnan Racing’s Abbes (FR) (TM Fred Texas), the title holder from last year, in barrier 2. Once

the start signal was effected, the lead was in the colours of Al Shaqab Racing with Al Tammtam (FR) (TM Fred Texas) leading with a strong pace and followed by stablemate Mezown (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau) with the eventual winner in third flanked by Abbes by the rail.

The order remained almost unchanged until the home turn where Abbes and Mickael Barzalona were looking for a gap to improve. Once in the home straight, Al Ghadeer took the lead and Abbes followed him in aggressive pace. The final furlong turned into a race between the two only, but Al Ghadeer held on strongly and maintained the lead to win by a length.

The Alban de Mieulle finished a creditable second and finished far in front from the rest of the field, putting seven and a half lengths between him and the nearest rival behind. The HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned and Thomas Fourcy-trained Al Doha (FR) (Al Mourtajez) completed the frame in third.

HH the Amir presented His Highness’s Golden Sword and the Doha Triple Crown to HE Sheikh Hamad bin Joaan Al Thani following the victory of Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Ghadeer in the HH The Amir Sword race sponsored by QNB. HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee, and HE Issa bin Moham-

med Al Mohannadi, QREC Chairman, were present during the trophy presentation.

Molfit wins Silver Sword

The Mohammed Bin Fahad A H Al Attiya’s homebred Molfit (FR) (Al Mourtajez x Djezabel Des Forges) landed the HH The Amir Silver Sword. Christophe Soumillon partnered the Francois Rohaut-trained bay colt to run out a good winner by half a length of the 1850m contest for four-year-old Purebred Arabians and score for the second time in a row. The Mohammed Bin Fahad A H Al Attiya-owned and Francois Rohaut-trained Al Zeer (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau) was the runner-up under jockey Maxime Guyon. The Mohammed Khalifa T R Al-Sowaidi-owned and Xavier-Thomas Demeaulte-trained Kanti De Bozouls (FR) (No Risk Al Maury) finished further 2.75 L in third under jockey Faleh Bughanaim. HH the Amir presented His Highness’s Silver Sword to Abdulrahman bin Fahad Al Attiya, following the Mohammed bin Fahad Al Attiyaowned Molfit’s victory in the HH The Amir Silver Sword race sponsored by Wemake Events Co. HE Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, QREC Chairman, was present during the trophy presentation.

Clapton AJR sets record of 10 wins and achieves fifth consecutive victory

Clapton AJR sets record of 10 wins in 13 races and fifth consecutive victory by winning Grande Prêmio UAE President Cup Series for Colts & Fillies VII; and is recognized as the best horse in Arabian horse racing in Brazil.

After the winning era of Atentaddo VE (Wonderful Boy x Dahaby NA by *Padrons Image) at the beginning of Arabian horse racing at the Cidade Jardim Racecourse, Jockey Club de São Paulo, Clapton AJR, son of Group I race winner Mared Al Sahra (x *Cowboys Gal by Wiking), is crowned the big winner in Cidade Jardim, on December 16.

By winning the race contested over 1,400 meters on turf for 3-years-old and older, with a 2 ¼ lengths advantage over Ômega Rach (*Uzbek Du Lion x Orchestra Rach by Vaillant Rach), Clapton AJR wins the position of best animal in Arabian horse racing in Brazil in 2023.

In the thirteen races he competed in, he finished 10 first places, five consecutive victories and three second places.

“With this victory, Clapton AJR writes his name in these 10 years of Arab racing in Brazil with a record of 10 victories, five consecutive, and confirms that he has the blood of the great champion Mared Al Sahra in his DNA. I want to thank H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani, owner of Al Shahania Stud in Qatar, for the partnership and trust and announce that our champion ends his racing career and will be sent for breeding future champions”, declared breeder and owner Almir José Ribeiro.

“I’m very happy with the victory, as it was the first time I rode Clapton AJR. He is an exceptional horse who knows the way to victory”, said jockey A. Siqueira from Paraná.

Among the nine animals that competed in the Grand Prix, highlights include the half-sisters daughters of *Uzbek Du Lion: Normandia

Rach with three victories and third place and the runner-up Ômega Rach; and RG El Bak (RG Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw) with four wins.

Trainer Oberdan Pereira said: “This victory and this record in victories is the result of teamwork and, mainly, of this fantastic horse Clapton AJR who is now going to breeding and who will give us future champions in the coming years.”

Almir José Ribeiro, racing director of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA) commented after the race: “We closed the year 2023 with an excellent race at the UAE President Cup South America Mondial in Cidade Jardim with our best Arabian horses that shone and enchanted all those who watched.”

“I want to thank ABCCA and the Jockey Club of São Paulo for believing in Arabian racing and, especially, HH Sh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of the Court Presidential and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority; and HE Faisal Al Rahmani, President of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) and General Director of the UAE President Cup for their partnership and trust in this project that has already completed four years of success in Brazil.”

In addition to the prizes during the races, all horses participating in the 2023 Race Calendar

also participate in the Racing category at the Arabian Cup 2023, promoted by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association.

The Grande Prêmio UAE President Cup Series for Colts & Fillies VII is organized by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association in partnership with the Jockey Club of São Paulo.

RESULTS - 1 CLAPTON AJR (Mared Al Sahra x *Cowboys Gal by Wiking), J: A. Siqueira (PR), T: O. S. Pereira, O/B: Almir José Ribeiro. 2 ÔMEGA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Orchestra Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: D. S. Machado (RJ), T: L. Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 NORMANDIA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Novella Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: D. F. Silva Ap1, T: L. Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 4 RG EL BAK (RG Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), J: I. Silva, T: E. Petrochinski, O/B: Claudio Roberto Guimarães. 5 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: J. Bispo, T: L. Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: W. Ariel, T: E. Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 7 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: H. Willian, T: L. Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 8 GWAN AJR (All Pol Rach x Greece AJR by Second Chall), J: O. Pereira Filho, T: S. S. Leite, O/B: Almir José Ribeiro. 9 RUBICON RACH (Bismarck Rach x Rhondda Rach by Gothos Rach), J: Rudinick Viana, T: J. Bosco, O: Stud Spartacus, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Text and photos Cidinha Franzão

Ômega Rach wins penultimate race of the UAE President Cup Series

Ômega Rach, four-year-old filly and granddaughter of Dormane (daughter of *Uzbek Du Lion), spectacularly takes first place in the UAE President Cup Series for Colts & Fillies VIII, on December 2nd at Cidade Jardim Hippodrome.

Organized by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association in partnership with the Jockey Club of São Paulo, the race was held over 1,200 meters on dirt for 3-years-old and older and had the participation of six animals.

In a very well contested race until the final 250 meters, Omega Rach (*Uzbek Du Lion x Orchestra Rach by Vaillant Rach) attacks from the inside and takes the lead followed by his stablemate Vivina Rach (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), who by attacking in the mid lane maintains second place.

With this double achievement, trainer Lucas Quintana maintains his position as the best trainer of Arabian horses and Rach Stud as the best breeder.

The UAE President Cup Series for Colts & Fillies VII Award is part of the UAE President Cup Arabian Purebred Classic Series South America Mondial Brazil and is sponsored by His Highness Sh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority; and HE Faisal Al Rahmani, President of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IF-

AHR) and General Director of the UAE President Cup.

In addition to the prizes during the races at the São Paulo Jockey Club, all animals participating in the 2023 Arabian Horse Racing Calendar have the opportunity to compete in the Arabian Cup 2023, a ranking promoted by ABCCA.

RESULTS - 1 ÔMEGA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Orchestra Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: G Santana, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX, J: J. Bispo, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), J: I. Silva, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Claudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 4 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: Jeane Alves, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 OMARA RACH (Rhondo Rach x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: Rudinick Viana, T: J. Bosco, O: Stud Spartacus, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 VIDENTE RACH (Marei Rach x Vertente Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: D. F. Silva Ap1, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Text Cidinha Franzão.Photos: Ricardo Saliba and Porfírio Menezes

Rach Stud secures five places and Rubicon Rach wins in the end

In a tight contest in the President UAE Cup for Colts & Fillies VII race, contested over 1000 meters on turf on November 18, Rubicon Rach, ridden by Rudinick Viana, wins by 1 ¼ lengths over Passionaddo Rach under Jeane Alves.

The Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, Jockey Club of São Paulo, was the stage for an exciting contest that marked the seventh stage of the President UAE Cup for Colts & Fillies Prize. The race, organized by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA) in partnership with the São Paulo Jockey Club, brought together eight animals without victory.

Passionaddo Rach (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach) dominated the race from the start until the final 100 meters, when he was attacked from the outside by Rubicon Rach (Bismarck Rach x Rhondda Rach by Gothos Rach) who crossed in first place.

The victory represents the first triumph for the gray horse owned by Stud Spartacus, by Giancarlo Rocchiccioli, bred by Rach Stud and trained by J. Bosco.

Õmega Rach, Vivina Rach and Gulliver Rach, also bred by Rach Stud, finished in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.

The UAE President Cup Series for Colts & Fillies VII Award is part of the UAE President Cup Arabian Purebred Classic Series South America Mondial Brazil and is sponsored by HH Sh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority; and HE Faisal Al Rahmani, President of the Interna-

tional Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) and General Director of the UAE President Cup.

In addition to the prizes during the races at the São Paulo Jockey Club, all animals participating in the 2023 Arabian Horse Racing Calendar have the opportunity to compete in the Arabian Cup 2023, a ranking promoted by ABCCA.

RESULTS - 1 RUBICON RACH (Bismarck Rach x Rhondda Rach y Gothos Rach); J: Rudinick Viana, T: J. Bosco, O: Stud Spartacus, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: Jeane Alves, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 ÔMEGA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Orchestra Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: L. Henriques, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 4 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX, J: J. Bispo, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

5 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: M. Silva, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared Laranja, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), J: I. Silva, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Claudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 7 OMARA RACH (Rhondo Rach x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: W. Ariel, T: J. Bosco, O: Stud Spartacus, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 8 VIDENTE RACH (Marei Rach x Vertente Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: H. Willian, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

RG Kalifa wins first race of the 2024 Wathba Stallions Cup

The five-year-old chestnut mare, RG Kalifa, won first place in the Special Prize Maria Helena Vidal – Wathba Stallions Cup for Colts & Fillies, held on Saturday, April 20, at Cidade Jardim Hippodrome.

The race, held over 1,200 meters on turf for 3-years-old and older with up to two victories, had the participation of nine animals and was the first on the international Arabian horse racing calendar in 2024; was organized by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA), in partnership with the Jockey Club of São Paulo.

Under the guidance of jockey Jeffecleone Bispo, RG Kalifa demonstrated dominance from the start of the race. However, the adrenaline increased in the final meters as Olympicka Rach closed in, closing the gap as she crossed the final lane.

“I was confident because she had performed well in previous races and in training this week. We started well and when I took the lead and managed to put RG Kalifa at the pace I wanted and enter the straight ahead of the others it

was certain that we would win. I am very happy to win the first international race and I want to thank the trainer Estanislau Petrochinscki and the breeder Cláudio Ribas”, said Bispo.

Despite the challenge, RG Kalifa maintained his lead and won the race with a difference of ¾ to Olympicka Rach, ridden by jockey Gabriel Santana. Completing the podium in third place was Gulliver Rach, ridden by the jockey who holds the world record for victories, Jorge Ricardo, who said: “It is very important to be able to encourage and participate in Arabian races. I’ve already won a few races and it’s always great to be able to be present at the opening race of the international calendar at the Jockey Club of São Paulo.”

RG Kalifa (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach) is bred and owned by Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas, from the State of Paraná, and is trained by Estanislau Petrochinski.

Almir Ribeiro, Racing Director of ABCCA, highlighted the importance of this race as an inaugural event on the international calendar. “The Arabian horse racing season began in January

and we have already held six races so far. The latter marks a significant achievement, being the first race to have international sponsorship and be included in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival calendar.”

“Our deep and sincere thanks to HH Sh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority for his visionary insight into the future of Arabian horse racing in the world and especially the dedication and affection that Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the Festival, has for Brazil and for the breeders of the Brazilian Arabian horse.”

The race at the São Paulo Jockey Club was held in honor of Maria Helena Vidal, ABCCA public relations that turned 80 with more than half of them dedicated to the Arabian horse.

“It was a race in honor of Maria Helena Vidal, whose life story is intertwined with that of the Arabian horse in Brazil. She is one of the most important and relevant figure in the history of this breed and that is why we decided to honor her on her birthday with this race”, said Almir Ribeiro.

The Prêmio Especial Maria Helena Vidal – Wathba Stallions Cup for Colts & Fillies was organized by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association in partnership with Jockey Club of São Paulo.

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Horse Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with The National Library & Archives as the official partner, Mubadala as the official partner & sponsored by Al Massood Automobiles Nissan, Areej Alameerat, Omeir Travels Agency, YAS Sports TV, Viola Communications, the UAE’s General Women’s Union, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Emirates International Endurance Village and Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.

1 RG KALIFA (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach), J: Jeffecleone Bispo, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, B/O: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 2 OLYMPICKA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Olympia Rach by Aicyng AHRA), J: Gabriel Santana Ap2, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Jorge Ricardo, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 1 Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 4 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), J: Wellinton Ariel, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 5 FLÓRIDA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez),

J: Danilo Novais Ap3, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 SERAFINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Seresta VE by Feitizzo Rach), J: André Rodrigues Oliveira, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Rodrigo Storani Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 7 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: T. Silveira Ap2, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 8 OMARA RACH (Rhondo Rach x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: Rudinick Viana, T: João Bosco, O: Stud Spartacus, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 9 HOLANDA RACH (Rhondo Rach x Helvina Rach by Eksort Rach), J: Idevaldo Silva, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Rodrigo Storani Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Almir José Ribeiro, Racing Director at ABCCA; Maria Helena Vidal and Cristiane D. Guardia Vice President of Development

at ABCCA

Trainer Petrochinski does a double in the GP Paulo Jamil Saliba

At the Grand Prix Paulo Jamil Saliba 2024 –Wathba Stallions Cup for Fillies, held on Saturday, May 11, at Hippodrome Cidade Jardim, trainer Estanislau Petrochinski wins first and second place with RG Kalifa and RG Era.

The five-year-old chestnut mare, RG Kalifa (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach) dominated the race from the start and won with a 5 and ¾ length advantage over her stablemate, RG Era (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), in the race held over 1,400 meters on turf with eight animals in the competition; and repeated her brilliant performance in the previous race, Prêmio Especial Maria Helena Vida – Wathba Stallions Cup for Colts & Fillies, on April 20.

At the start of the final straight, the battle for second place was fought between Olympicka Rach (Bismarck Rach x Olympia Rach by *Aicyng AHRA) on the outside and RG Era on the inside who opened up the advantage and maintained it to easily cross into second place.

With a huge smile, trainer Estanislau Petrochinski declared: “I am very happy with this double achievement. RG Kalifa is a very beautiful mare who is in her best moment and is better than the others. She has a particularity: a few races ago she came to fight for victory and stopped, slowing down completely; That’s when jockey Jeffecleone Bispo realized that she can’t receive any whipping, if she gets it,

she stops. After that, the result was different, and the victories came.”

After following the training sessions and watching RG Kalifa’s races ridden by other jockeys, Bispo noticed that even though she was in front, when she received whiplash, she slowed down and stopped. “When I started training her, I proposed to Petrochinski to run with her without using the whip so that she wouldn’t get hit and he accepted. In the first race, I just used the whip to show her and she responded well and we won.”

“In this race, before the final 400 meters, I looked over my shoulder and saw that we were well ahead and Kalifa really wanted to run. I just managed it and once again she demonstrated her full potential and we won easily. I’m really happy to win the first two Wathba Stallions Cup races and hope for more wins to come.”

RG Kalifa and RG Era are bred and owned by Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas from the State of Paraná.

The owner of Rach Stud, Ricardo Jamil Saliba, can also share the victory of the two mares as they are granddaughters of stallions bred by him.

“RG Kalifa is one of the most beautiful mares that have ever raced at the São Paulo Jockey Club and perhaps the granddaughter most sim-

ilar to Pavel Rach, son of Armagnac who is also the father of Ekspresjon Rach, grandfather of RG Era”, commented Saliba.

Olympicka Rach, Florida Rach, Serafina Rach and Vivina Rach, four daughters of Bismarck Rach (*Sarmata x Barcelona Endurance by Pepton) finished in third, fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively.

Almir José Ribeiro, Racing Director of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association, emotionally highlighted the importance of this Grand Prix: “It was another race in honor of our ambassador of Arabian horse racing in Brazil, Paulo Jamil Saliba, whose life story is intertwines with that of the Arabian horse. He was one of the most important and relevant people in the return of racing since 2013 due to his great love for the horse.”

“Our deep and sincere thanks to HH Sh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority for his visionary insight into the future of Arabian horse racing in the world and especially the dedication and affection that Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the Festival, has for Brazil and for the breeders of the Brazilian Arabian horse.”

The GP Paulo Jamil Saliba – Wathba Stallions Cup for Fillies was organized by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association in partnership with Jockey Club of São Paulo.

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Horse Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with The National Library & Archives as the official part-

ner, Mubadala as the official partner & sponsored by Al Massood Automobiles Nissan, Areej Alameerat, Omeir Travels Agency, YAS Sports TV, Viola Communications, the UAE’s General Women’s Union, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Emirates International Endurance Village and Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.

1 RG KALIFA (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach), J: Jeffecleone Bispo, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Claudio Roberto Guimarães. 2 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), J: Wellinton Ariel, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 3

OLYMPICKA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Olympia Rach by *Aicyng AHRA), J: Ruberlei Viana, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 4 FLÓRIDA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez), J: Rudinick Viana, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 SERAFINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Seresta VE by Feitizzo Rach), J: André Rodrigues Oliveira, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Rodrigo Storani Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Jeane Alves, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 7 HOLANDA RACH (Rhondo Rach x Helvina Rach by Eksort Rach), J: Idevaldo Silva, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Rodrigo Storani Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 8 OMARA RACH (Rhondo Rach x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: Luís Henriques, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Photos: Porfírio Menezes

Passionaddo Rach dominates 2024 season opening race Racing in Brazil

In an exciting race held at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, Jockey Club de São Paulo, on January 13, Passionaddo Rach won first place in the Prêmio Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos, the first race of the 2024 Arabian horse season in Brazil.

The opening race of the season saw the participation of six animals in the 1,200m on dirt for 3-years-old and older without victories. Before the start of the calendar with international sponsorship, the Jockey Club of São Paulo sponsors the races in January, February and March, with support from the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA).

Driven by Idevaldo Silva, Passionaddo Rach (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), dominated the entire race and won with 3 and 1/4 lengths of advantage over RG Era (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), followed by Vivina

Rach (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX).

The winning horse in the Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos Award is bred and owned by Rach Stud and trained by Lucas Quintana. Passionaddo Rach is the son of Atentaddo VE, with eight victories, and Passion Rach, who won three races, including the only Group 1 Grande Prêmio Al Maktoum on November 13, 2018, the most important in race Brazil to date.

Breeder and owner Ricardo Saliba, from Rach Stud, said: “It is a pleasure to prove that we are on the right path when we see that our careful selection for races, both with new imported blood and blood already proven in Brazil, results in offspring of animals that stood out in racing and now prove their importance as sires and dams.”

The race was a special tribute to Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos, executive manager of ABCCA; and was attended by the honoree accompanied by his family and friends.

“It is with great happiness and deep honor that I receive the honor of having a race with my name on it. My most sincere thanks to the ABCCA Board of Directors, represented by Ricardo Saliba and Almir José Ribeiro; for the recognition. You can always count on my commitment and dedication to the Arabian Horse”, declared Cláudio.

ABCCA Racing Director, Almir José Ribeiro said: “We started the 12th season of Arabian Horse races in Brazil paying homage to one of the most beloved people of the breed, Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos. A true lover of the Arabian Horse with almost four decades of dedication. We are off to a good start in what promises to be a great year with more than 30 races to be held in Cidade Jardim, with new sponsors and many more animals debuting in 2024. Success to everyone.”

RESULTS- 1 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: Idevaldo Silva, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), J: Tiago Silveira Ap3, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Claudio Roberto Guimarães. 3 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach e Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Jeffecleone Bispo, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 4

FLÓRIDA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez), J: Gabriel Santana Ap2, T: Lucas Quintana, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5

GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Wellinton Ariel, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 VIDENTE RACH (Marei Rach x Vertente Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: Dayvid I. Silva Ap1, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Text: Cidinha Franzão. Photos Porfírio Menezes

Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos and family: Silvia (wife), Cláudio, Camila (daughter), Leonardo (son -in-law) and Lívia )granddaughter)

Passionaddo Rach secures second victory at Clapton AJR Race

Driven by Idevaldo Silva, Passionaddo Rach achieved a second consecutive victory by winning the Clapton AJR Race at the Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim, Jockey Club de São Paulo, held on Thursday, January 25th, the 469th anniversary of the city of São Paulo.

Second race of the 2024 Arabian Horse season, the Clapton AJR Race featured the participation of six animals, including males and females for 3-years-old and older, promoting an exciting dispute over 1,400 meters on dirt.

Once again, the highlight of the race was the horse Passionaddo Rach (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), ridden by jockey Idevaldo Silva. After winning the first race of the season, the Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos

Prize, the pair once again presented an impeccable performance, competing until the last 200 meters for the lead with RG Kalifa, when he passed on the outside and crossed the finish line in first place.

The victory was consolidated with an advantage of more than 3 and 1/2 lengths in relation to second place, the mare Normandia Rach (*Uzbek Du Lion x Novella Rach by Voltaire Rach) ridden by apprentice jockey Dayvid Silva, both trained by Lucas Quintana and bred and owned by Rach Stud; followed by RG El Bak (RG Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), ridden by Michael Silva, with training by Estanislau Petrochinski and bred and owned by Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas, in third place.

Passionaddo Rach, coming from a track champion lineage, is the son of Atentaddo VE, who has eight victories, and Passion Rach, crowned with three triumphs, including a victory in a Group 1 race, the most prestigious in Brazil to date.

The horse is the result of breeding and ownership by Rach Stud, and is entrusted to the care of trainer Lucas Quintana. Saliba, when commenting on the achievement, highlights “the satisfaction in witnessing the careful selection for races, incorporating both imported new blood and those already established in Brazil”.

The Prêmio Clapton AJR was organized by Jockey Club de São Paulo with the support of Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA).

Text Cidinha Franzão. Photos Porfírio Menezes

RESULTS:

1

PASSIONADDO RACH

(Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: Idevaldo Silva, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, : Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 NORMANDIA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Novella Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: Dayvid Israel da Silva Ap1, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda., B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 RG EL BAK (RG Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), J: Michael Silva, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 4 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Jeffecleone Bispo, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 RG KALIFA (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach), J: Wellinton Ariel, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 6 FLÓRIDA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez), J: André Rodrigues Oliveira, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda., B Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Gulliver Rach achieves first victory in Cidade Jardim Racing in Brazil

On Saturday, February 10, the 5-year-old chestnut Gulliver Rach won the Passionaddo Rach race with just a neck’s difference over RG Era.

The race was held over 1,200m on turf for 3-year-old and older without victory and had a spectacular finale in the final 150 meters with an attack from outside by Gulliver Rach (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), under the excellent mount by Wellinton Ariel, over RG Era (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata) who dominated the race, to secure his first victory.

After triumphing in thoroughbred races, Eduardo Iared celebrates his first victory as an Arabian horse owner.

A veteran in the world of racing, Iared expressed his satisfaction with the victory: “I am passionate about horses and have been breeding them since I was little. I had already won events with four other horse breeds, but I always thought I would still win in the Arabian breed. This victory was probably the most emotional I’ve ever had among the five breeds I breed. It was a very close race, neck and neck until the end.”

Iared has been following the Arabian horse races with great enthusiasm since their return at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, in the capital of São Paulo. He emphasizes: “When I started to participate with the animal Gulliver Rach, I was enchanted. It’s a beautiful race, the races

are very well organized and I was very well received by the event organizers.”

Finally, the owner of Gulliver Rach makes a point of thanking two lovers of the breed who helped him a lot in this achievement: “I want to express my sincere thanks to Ricardo Saliba, owner of Rach Stud and Bruno Zanotta, president of ANCAF (National Association of Functional Arabian Horse) for their support and encouragement and I hope this victory is my first of many others.”

Gulliver Rach was trained by Estanislau Petrochinski who took second place with RG Era. His half-sisters Vivina Rach (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), Olympicka Rach (Bismarck Rach x Olympia Rach by *Aicyng AHRA) and Florida Rach (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez), finished in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.

The Passionaddo Rach Race was organized by the Jockey Club of São Paulo with the support of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA), reinforcing the commitment to

the development and promotion of exclusive races of the breed.

RESULTS - 1 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: W. Ariel, T: E. Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata). J: T. Silveira Ap3, T: E. Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas 3 Claudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 3 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: I. Silva, T: L. Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 4 OLYMPICKA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Olympia Rach by *Aicyng AHRA), J: G. Santana Ap2, T: L. Quintana, O: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 FLÓRIDA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez), J: A. R. Oliveira, Y: L. Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. 2 Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

Text: Cidinha Franzão. Photos: Ricardo Saliba

Racing in Brazil

RG El Bak surprises and wins Versaddo Rach Race

The horse bred and owned by Cláudio Ribas and trained by Estanislau Petrochinski, RG El Bak, gave a true show of overcoming by winning the Versaddo Rach Race, held on Saturday, February 17th, at the Cidade Jardim Hippodrome, Jockey Club de São Paulo (JCSP).

In the race held over 1,400 meters on turf for 4-year-old and over, five animals competed for the title in another event organized by JCSP with support from the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA).

After being in last place until rounding the last turn, the surprise came in the final straight, when RG El Bak (Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), under excellent management by jockey Ruberlei Vianna, made an impressive run on the outside, dominating the race in the final 200 meters and crossing in first place with 1 ¾ lengths of advantage over Normandia Rach (*Uzbek Du Lion and Novella Rach (Voltaire Rach).

Breeder and owner Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas expressed his happiness at the victory, highlighting the performance of the animal and the jockey: “It was a well-fought race, as all the horses were very well prepared. We are happy with the victory; El Bak was very well

driven by jockey Ruberlei Vianna. He already has five wins.”

The race was promoted by the Jockey Club of São Paulo with the support of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association, reinforcing the commitment to the development and promotion of exclusive races of the breed.

RESULTS - 1 RG EL BAK (Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), J: Ruberlei Viana, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, B/O: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 2 NORMANDIA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion e Novella Rach (Voltaire Rach), J: G. Santana Ap2, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda., B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: I. Silva, T: L. Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda., 4 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: W. Ariel, T: E. Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 RG KALIFA .(Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach), J: A. R. Oliveira, T: E. Petrochinski, B/O: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas.

Passionaddo Rach wins third victory in the Interestadual do Cavalo Árabe Race

With a spectacular sprint in the final stretch, Passionaddo Rach achieves its third victory in the 2024 season, at the Cidade Jardim Racecourse.

On the afternoon of Saturday, March 9, the Jockey Club of São Paulo hosted the Interstate Arabian Horse Prix, promoted by the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA); contested over 1,500 meters on for animals 3-years-old and older.

Once again, the highlight was Passionaddo Rach (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), under the skillful driving of jockey Idevaldo Silva and trained by Lucas Quintana.

After consecutive victories in the Cláudio Ângelo dos Santos Prize and the Clapton AJR Prize, at the start of the 2024 season, Passionaddo once again presented an impeccable performance and finished in first place, after an exceptional sprint in the final straight of the race, completing the course in 1: 47,897.

The victory was consolidated with an advantage of more than two lengths of difference over second place RG Kalifa, who until then dominated the race from the start. Completing the trifecta of the Interstate Arabian Horse Prix, in third place was RG EL Bak.

Passionaddo Rach, descendant of a champion bloodline, is the son of Atentaddo VE, with eight victories under his belt, and Passion Rach, crowned with three triumphs, including a victory in a Group 1 race. The horse is bred and owned by Rach Stud, being entrusted to the care of trainer Lucas Quintana.

RESULTS: 1 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: I. Silva, T: L. Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 RG KALIFA (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM Pavel Rach), J: J. Bispo, T: E. Petrochinski, B/O: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 3 RG EL BAK (RG Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), J: R. Viana, T: E. Petrochinski, B/O: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 4 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: W. Ariel, T: E. Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 NORMANDIA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Novella Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: G. Santana Ap2, T: L. Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by Sarmata). J: A. R. Oliveira, T: E. Petrochinski, B/O: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas.

Racing in Brazil

Vivina Rach wins RG El Bak Race in adverse conditions

On the afternoon of Saturday, March 23, the Jockey Club of São Paulo was the stage for an exciting 1,300 meter race on dirt for the RG El Bak Prize, which saw the participation of five animals 3-years-old and older with up to one victory in your history. The race was organized by the Jockey Club of São Paulo with the support of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA).

The race faced unexpected adversity due to the heavy rain that hit the city of São Paulo, transforming the hippodrome’s sand track into mud and considerably increasing the challenge for the competitors.

Despite the challenging conditions, Vivina Rach, under the guidance of jockey Idevaldo Silva and trained by Lucas Quintana, demonstrated an impeccable performance.

After Gulliver Rach (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), brilliantly driven by Jeane Alves, dominated the race until the final 300 meters, his half-sister Vivina Rach (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), for the outside on the right, she takes the lead and distances herself, crossing the finish line with 6 and ¾ lengths of difference from second place, Gulliver Rach. RG Era, ridden by Wellinton Ariel, completed the podium, closing the trifecta of the exclusive race for the Arabian horse of the day.

For Ricardo Jamil Saliba, owner of Rach Stud, as well as breeder and owner of Vivina Rach, the mare’s victory was especially significant, as

it was proof of the second successful generation of racing animals bred by them.

“Viviana is the daughter of Vaneska Rach, who is a mare who had two victories between 2014 and 2015. On her father’s side, Bismarck Rach is also confirming as a racing sire, because she is the fourth Bismarck product to win. So, the important thing for us is to have this consistency in the products, in the results. This is the beginning of a typically Brazilian lineage of the Arabian racing horse”, declared Saliba.

The RG El Bak Race was organized by the Jockey Club of São Paulo with the support of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA).

Results: 1 VIVINA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Vaneska Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Idevaldo Silva, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 2 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Jeane Alves, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: 3 Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 3 RG ERA (RG Karat x RG Kasta by *Sarmata), J: Wellinton Ariel, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 4 FLÓRIDA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Fiorella Rach by *Polonez), J: Danilo Novais Ap3, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 OLYMPICKA RACH (Bismarck Rach x Olympia Rach by *Aicyng AHRA), J: Gabriel Santana Ap2, T: L. Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda., B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

VG Raj Al Mared wins Cashmerie AJR Race

After a three-month hiatus for a well-deserved rest, VG Raj Al Mared returned to training in January at the Cidade Jardim Racecourse and dominated from start to finish his first race of the 2024 season, adding yet another victory under the impeccable command of Jeane Alves.

The Cashmerie AJR Handicap Award was contested over a mile on turf and included the participation of six animals 3-years-old and older that have already won in Cidade Jardim.

With a good start from VG Raj Al Mared, RG Kalifa, ridden by Jeffecleone Bispo, pulled over and followed behind until the final 200 meters. As Raj Al Mared distances himself, RG Bak ridden by Ruberlei Viana begins a run over passing RG Kalifa, who maintained third place.

Congratulations to the entire team who provided a rest period at Haras Bluegrass and with the possibility of a victorious return, under the training of Dr. Thiago Haidar.

Ridden by Jeane Alves since his first race, VG Raj Al Mared demonstrated all his superiority and won the one-mile race with 8 and ½ lengths ahead of RG El Bak, achieving his ninth and seventh consecutive victory.

“VG Raj Al Mared hadn’t raced since July last year and came back winning well and winning easily, under the excellent driving of Jeane Alves. He demonstrated, once again, that he is a different horse and we continue training

for the next races and victories”, said Thiago Haidar.

The Cashmerie AJR Handicap Race was organized by the Jockey Club of São Paulo with the support of the Arabian Horse Breeders Brazilian Association (ABCCA).

RESULTS – 1 VG RAJ AL MARED (Mared Al Sahra X Daughter of Just HVP by FA El Shawan), J: Jeane Alves, T: Thiago Haidar, O/B: Haras Bluegrass / José Carlos Vaz Guimarães. 2 RG EL BAK (RG Karat x *Endora by Wojslaw), J: Ruberlei Viana, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas. 3 RG KALIFA (Cáceres CSM x Caldas CSM by Pavel Rach), J: Jeffecleone Bispo, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O/B: Cláudio Roberto Guimarães. 4 NORMANDIA RACH (*Uzbek Du Lion x Novella Rach by Voltaire Rach), J: Gabriel Santana Ap2, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda., B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 5 GULLIVER RACH (Bismarck Rach x Guinevere Rach by Mister Eros HX), J: Wellinton Ariel, T: Estanislau Petrochinski, O: Eduardo Iared, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda. 6 PASSIONADDO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Passion Rach by Vaillant Rach), J: Idevaldo Silva, T: Lucas Quintana, O: Ricardo Jamil Saliba, B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

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Nijinski Al Maury wins Muaither Cup

HE Mr Mohammed Ali Al Athba, Chairman of the Central Municipal Council, crowned the winners of the feature event of the Muaither Cup race meeting, which was conducted on the dirt track of the QREC Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday, 27th December. The main and final event of the eight-race card day sawan impressive victory in the colours of Mohammed Bin Fahad A H Al Attiya with the Mohammed Ghazali-trained Nijinski Al Maury (FR) (Amer x Nemosie Al Maury) cruising into the lead up the straight and drawing clear in the closing stages to win the 1700m Purebred Arabian Handicap (80-100), for three-year-olds and older, by two and a half lengths, and the Muaither Cup under jockey Giuseppe Cultraro who doubled up. The Eng. Osama Omer E Al-Dafea-owned and trained Baker De Saularie (FR) (Kerbella) was the runner up under jockey Carlos Henrique. The Khalid Mohammed S Al-Harami-owned and Bader Al Balushi-trained Sun Amer (FR) finished further two and a quarter lengths behind in third under jockey Al Moatasem Al Balushi.

The following race saw almost the same scenario with the Rashid Mohammed R A Alathba-owned and Bader Al Balushi-trained Makarim (QA) (Alam Al Khalediah x Sabera D’aroco) breaking her duck on her seventh career start after a number of placed finishes. The

four-year-old filly was partnered by jockey Al Moatasem Al Balushi to win the 1200m Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate for three-to-six year olds by a quarter of a length. The good second was the Khalifa Bin Sheail KH J Al Kuwari-owned and Julian Smart-trained Ghazwah (FR) (Burning Sand) and, under jockey Jefferson Smith, she was far in front, behind the leader and eventual winner, from the rest of the field and finished five lengths ahead of the nearest rival behind.

The Eng. Osama Omer E Al-Dafea-owned and Owaida Salem Al Hajri-trained Jazz De Nacre (FR) (Al Mourtajez x Salsa Du Croate) continued his fine run of form, registering his second win in a row, taking the 1700m Purebred Arabian Novice Plate for three-year-olds and older comfortably by two and a quarter lengths under jockey Abdulla Rashid Al-Hajri. Again the runner up was well ahead of the field behind as the H.E. Sheikha Yasmeen Bint Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al-Thani-owned and Rudy Nerbonne-trained Sakher (FR) (Amer) finished four lengths, under jockey Lukas Delozier, ahead of the nearest rival behind him.

Source: Mohamed Saad/QREC. Photos by Juhaim/QREC

Ska De L’Aigle, Layeq and Kanti De Bozouls land titles on Qatar International Derby Day

Under the patronage of His Excellency Salah Bin Ghanem Al-Ali, Minister of Sports and Youth, the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) organized Qatar International Derby Day at the Al Rayyan Racecourse turf track on Thursday, 21 December.

In the penultimate race, HH The Amir Silver Sword winner Ska De L’Aigle (FR) (Al Mourtajez x Sia), owned by Abdullah Bin Fahad A H Al Attiyah, returned to Doha to land the Gr2 Qatar International Derby for Purebred Arabians.

The Francois Rohaut-trained colt galloped to a comfortable one-length victory under Maxime Guyon, who notched up his third win on the day. The runner-up of the 2000m race for four-yearolds was the Al Shaqab Racing owned and Jean de Mieulle trained Ghadah (FR) (Azadi) and she was ridden by Olivier d’Andigne.

The HE Sheikha Reem Bint Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani owned and Rudy Nerbonne trained AA Feel The Burn (Us) (Burning Sand) finished further two lines and three quarters behind in third under jockey Lukas Delozier.

Sami Jassim Al Boenain, Adviser to Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Chairman, crowned the winners.

The day’s third Group title was in race 6 when the Mohammed Khalifa T R Al-Sowaidiowned Kanti De Bozouls (FR) (No Risk Al Maury x Mesk De Bozouls) marked his Qatar debut with a black-type victory, landing the Gr3 Qatar Purebred Arabian Derby for trainer Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte and jockey Aurelien Lemaitre.

The bay colt won the 1600m race for threeyear-olds by a length and three quarters. The runner-up was the Al Jeryan Stud owned and M.H.K Al Attiyah trained AJS Burkaan (Fr) (AF AlBahar) and the gelding was ridden by Oisin Murphy.

However, his mission in finishing second was not easy as he finished only a head in front of the Mohammed Bin Fahad A H Al Attiyah owned and Francois Rohaut-trained Al Zeer (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau), who was ridden by Maxime Guyon.

Hamad Bin Abdulrahman Al Attiya, Vice Chairman of QREC and Chairman of the Asian Equestrian Federation, crowned the winners.

Source: Mohamed Saad/QREC. Photos by Juhaim/QREC

Bakir wins Late Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed Al Thani Trophy

The final race in the card saw a third victory on the day in the colours of Wathnan Racing and a double by the trainer / jockey combination of Alban de Mieulle and Alberto Sanna, who teamed up with Bakir (QA) (Amer x Zabieh) to come on top by three quarters of a length in the day’s feature, the Class 1 contest for threeyear-old and older Local Purebred Arabians, to win the The Late Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed Trophy. The Al Shaqab Racing owned and Jean de Mieulle trained Al Mirage (QA) (AF AlBahar) was the runner up under jockey Faleh Bughanaim. Last year’s winner, Sealine (QA) (Amer) finished a further length behind in third under jockey Soufiane Saadi, giving the winning owner and trainer another prize in the 1500m race. Under the patronage of His Excellency Salah Bin Ghanem Al-Ali, Minister of Sports and Youth, the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) organised the Late Sheikh Jassim Bin Moham-

med Al Thani Trophy Day at the Al Rayyan Racecourse turf track on Saturday, 16 December..

In a thrilling conclusion to the penultimate race, the Gr2 PA Qatar National Day Trophy saw the Abdullah Bin Fahad A H Al Attiyah-owned and Francois Rohaut-trained Djafar (FR) (Dahess x Badira) edge out Jabalah (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau) by a short head and land the spoils in the 2000m race for three-year-old and older Purebred Arabians under jockey Maxime Guyon. The brave runner up is owned by Wathnan Racing and trained by Alban de Mieulle and was ridden by Soufiane Saadi. The Al Shaqab Racing owned and Jean de Mieulle trained Al Wakrah (FR) (TM Fred Texas) completed the frame as she was further four and a half lengths behind in third under jockey Faleh Bughanaim.

Source: Mohamed Saad/QREC. Photos:Juhaim/ QREC

Ietibar makes 2 of 2 and wins Zekreet Cup

Ietibar (QA) (Al Mamun Monlau x Ahwal) made 2 of 2 this season as she won the Zekreet Cup, in the feature of the race meeting conducted on dirt at QREC Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday, 13th December.

Carrying the colours of her owner and breeder Ali Bin Saeed Aljafali Al Nuaimi, Ietibar easily took the 1200m Local Purebred Arabian Handicap (45-65), Class 3, for three-year-olds and older. In doing so, she completed a double for trainer Ahmed Kobeissi on the day.

It was Faleh Bughanaim who showed his class as he steered the 5YO mare to a four-length victory. The Abdulaziz Saleh Al Jaber owned and Hadi Al Ramzani trained Habes (QA) (Harran ASF) was the nearest behind the winner to finish second under jockey Soufiane Saadi, who had already ridden two winners earlier on the day.

The Hassan Bin Ali Hassan Al Matwi owned and Mohammed Hassan Al Matwi trained Nomas Al Shajaa (QA) (AF AlBahar) finished a further length and three quarters behind to take third place under jockey Carlos Henrique.

The 1900m Purebred Arabian Handicap (45-

65) for three-year-olds and older, Class 6, saw an even wider winning margin as the Khadija Mohammed Al Bastaki owned Casimir De Codines (FR) (Majd Al Arab x Eau De Roche) destroyed the field to the tune of nine lengths at the line. It was an impressive success for jockey Giuseppe Cultraro and trainer Abdulrahman Abdulwahed with the 6YO gelding finally getting off the mark in his 28th start.

There was another wide-margin winner in the 1700m Local Purebred Arabian Novice Plate, Class 5, for three-year-old and older fillies and mares as the Three Quarter Racing owned and Zuhair Mohsen trained Haraiqu (QA) (Assy x Kampanule De Ghazal) dismantled the field as she ran out an eight and a half-length winner under jockey Soufiane Saadi, who recorded a quick-fire double.

Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.

Source: QREC/Mohamed Saad. Photo: Juhaim/ QREC

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