Taif Season 2023 Meeting 09 (Sat 17th Jun)

Taif Summer Racing

Welcome to King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

June 17 - Meeting 9

RACEDAY OFFICIALS

Chief Executive Officer:

- Ziad Saad A. Almogren

Chief Racecourse Officer

- David Mackinnon

Racecourse Operations Director

- Waleed AlShelil

Stewards:

- Mukhled I Alotaibi (Chairman)

- Mansour M Alqhatani

- Fahad D Aldosari

- Abdullah I Alabdulwahab

Vets:

- Waleed Alsanab

- Abdul Hakeem AlMutawa

Clerk of Scales:

- Senhat Alsahaly

- Mohammed Alwahabi

Judges:

- Ibrahim Alomran

- Hani Altowairqi

Starter:

- Ziyad AlEnezi

- Turki AlDurai

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RACE SCHEDULE

Meeting 9, Saturday June 17, 2023

King khalid Racecourse, Taif

Gates open: 2:20pm

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Enjoy Taif Summer Racing

Be Our Guest At King Khalid Racecourse

Each June the Saudi Arabian racing industry shifts its focus from the capital Riyadh to the summer holiday venue of Taif.

With a programme of weekend racing and family entertainment from June to October, an evening at the races offers our guests music, award winning cuisine, raffles, competitions and all the thrills of the on-track racing action.

With free entry and walk-in restaurants as well as five-star hospitality options available, visitors to the races can enjoy a unique meal with a view from our exclusive Nadb Al Nadi building, located on the first turn of picturesque King Khalid Racecourse, or get up close and personal to galloping racehorses from the running rail accessible via the public concourse.

For the discerning racing fan, the Taif programme offers the chance to see the equine stars of tomorrow in action. Saudi Arabia’s most famous jockeys and trainers base themselves in Taif during the summer where they build towards the season’s Major Cups and it is all captured on live television and beamed to homes all around Saudi Arabia and the region.

For more information around Taif Summer Racing please check out our ticketing packages at: tickets.jcsa.sa/taif-season

TRACK INFORMATION

HOW TO READ THE RACECARD

The racecard is your guide to all the action at the racecourse. In the racecard you will find all the runners and riders listed, as well. as information relating to the age, breeding and equipment for each horse.

OWNERS - THOROUGHBRED

OWNERS - ARABIAN HORSES

TRAINERS

Racing Preview

Welcome back to Ta’if’s King Khalid Racecourse for meeting number nine of the season. Plenty of competitive action awaits on today’s nine-race card, including a valuable 0-90 handicap, a JCSA Award race as well as the first JCSA Challenge of the season, worth SAR150,000. We begin with a maiden over 1200m, where Golden Line, who finished third on his recent seasonal reappearance, could improve and is worth watching. Atomic Impact, with Adel Alfouraidi in the saddle is also of interest, but Fahad Saad’s debutant Hind Almoghtarrah, a daughter of Frozen Power, might prove the one to beat. Race two is a maiden for locally-bred horses over 1400m. There are plenty of interesting newcomers in here, but experience may prove vital with the once-raced Maestro Pro. This colt by Top Music was seen staying on well for third on his recent debut over 1200m and should be suited to this step up in trip.

Up next is a 0-85 Handicap over 1400m. This looks a competitive heat and many of the 18-strong field hold chances. Perhaps Tajerah, who is still only a four-year-old and has won first-time up in the past can do so again in the hands of Camilo Ospina. The fourth race is a 1600m Arabian horses’ fillies Open. Only three runners line up here and on ratings it looks to concern Saadya Di Castagnoli and Neearah.

The former, with race-fitness on her side is preferred. We venture up in trip to 2000m for a maiden for locally-bred horses.

Taqnee, a colt by Tapiture, looked to be getting the hang of things when last seen finishing second over 1800m at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in March. He shouldn’t have difficulty landing a maiden this season. Race six is a 0-90 Handicap over 2000m, and worth SAR145,000. The top three on ratings make most appeal, in particular the Wigberto Ramos-ridden Here Is The Map, who won and placed on his only two starts last season.

Race seven is an Open for Arabian horses, again over 2000m. Fakir Du Pouy was a winner on seasonal reappearance earlier this month, but will have to step up again if he is to get the better of Mansour Almaymoni’s Rb Game Over, who won three times last season, including on reappearance.

A JCSA Award over 1400m is our penultimate race of the day. Final Destination, a Havana Grey colt that was previously trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy in the UK, was impressive when quickening clear to open his account in KSA over two weeks ago. Mohammed Alhubail maintains the partnership and they could win again at the main expense of Yossaleh.

Our finale is the JCSA Challenge, which is set to see 12 runners compete over 1600m for a share of the valuable SAR150,000 prize. Lightly-race previous winners Waakedah and Shaqra’a Sultan both make appeal, but it’s filly Durrat Alder’eyah, who won twice from five starts last season and was deemed good enough to run in the Ta’if Cup, that may be the one to beat.

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