Taif Season 2023 Meeting 54 (Saturday 7 Oct)

Taif Summer Racing

Welcome to King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

Meeting 54, Saturday October 7th 2023

RACEDAY OFFICIALS

Chief Executive Officer:

- Ziad Saad A. Almogren

Chief Racecourse Officer:

- David Mackinnon

General Supervisor of Taif Racing:

- Khalid B. Alashri

Racecourse Operations Director:

- Waleed AlShelil

Registration Director:

- Yousef AlBhaijani

Stewards Committee

- Mr Mukhled I Alotaibi - Mr Mansour M Alghatani (Chairman)

- Mr Fahad D Aldosari - Mr Abdullah I Alabdulwahab

Stipendiary Stewards

-Mr Rion Hitchener

-Mr Benjamin Cooke (Deputy (Chief Steward) Chief Steward)

-Mr Harsh Vardhan Jodha (Steward)

Vets:

- Waleed Alsanab

Clerk of Scales:

- Senhat Alsahaly

Judges:

- Hani Altowairqi

- Abdul Hakeem AlMutawa

- Mohammed Alwahabi

RACE SCHEDULE

Meeting 54, Saturday October 7th 2023

King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

Gates open: 2:30pm

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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

TA’IF SEASON RACING CALENDAR 2023

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

JOCKEYS

Racing Preview

A warm welcome to King Khalid Racecourse for the final meeting of the Ta’if Season. To round off an exciting season’s racing in good style, we have a nine-race card complete with maidens, handicaps, a JCSA Challenge and three King Khalid Racecourse Championships, each worth SAR300,000. Kicking off the action is a 1400m contest for fillies who have won between one and three races. Consensus De Vega, a winner for Roger Varian in the UK, should be due a win here, outclassing her rivals and having run well over this trip recently and won over 1600m last season. A maiden for locally-bred fillies is next over 1600m. Jehaanah should be able to improve here, having run well for second place over 1400m last time. The extra distance may be just what she needs to get her head in front. Hadaabah could be in line for a place having been consistent this term. The third race is a handicap for horses rated up to 80 over 2000m. Forgiveable, a winner for Tim Easterby in the UK and a winner since in KSA over 1400m, could be competitive if he can overcome his wide draw in stall 17. Full Marks, who was useful for Sir Mark Prescott in the UK and has since won in KSA over this distance, may have stronger winning claims from stall seven. Race four is over 2400m for horses who have won between one and two races. Mosayehah, in the hands of Alexis Moreno, looks the best on view having won over 2000m last season and placed on her reappearance last time out. She should be able to build on that run here. The fifth race is a 2400m handicap for Arabian horses rated between 75 and 95. The race looks to be between six-year-old Rb Game Over and four-year-old Hattamat Al Khalediah, both having won smartly over 2000m, but youth may get the better of experience in this case as Hattamat Al Khalediah should be more open to improvement than her older rival. Race six is our JCSA Challenge over 1400m. All eyes will be on Wigberto Ramos and his ride Aezm Alriyadh, who has won and placed from two starts this season. In the hands of this top jockey, he should have a good chance of winning, but must overcome a wide draw in stall 16. The seventh race is the first of our King Khalid Racecourse Championships and is over 1400m. Mazyuna, a winner for Kevin Philippart De Foy in the UK, has been excellent in KSA, winning three races over 1600m. Stepping down in trip from a win last time out, this daughter of Sioux Nation should have a good chance in this company, but must watch out for Sunset Flash, once a winner for David Lanigan in the UK who has already won two races this season. The penultimate race is the Arabian horses’ King Khalid Racecourse Championship over 1600m. There is plenty of quality in this race, and it could be difficult to solve, but Qaswarat Al Khalediah, a winner last time out over this distance, looks a very likely winner with Alexis Moreno in the saddle. Highly rated and in good form, this race should be his. The final race of the Ta’if season is the 1600m King Khalid Racecourse Championship. Ford Madox Brown, a winner for Stuart Williams in the UK, has found KSA racecourses to play to his strengths, winning three races and placing in a further four. He ought to have all conditions in his favour to win again and has the benefit of in-form Wigberto Ramos taking the ride. Sunset And Vine could be his biggest danger

Races

Races

3+ Year Old

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Handicap 0 - 80 3 Year Old

First

Second

Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Horse Name: Dr. Noaymaa

+4 Year Old

Prize

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Horse Name: Mostaqeem

Horses Who Won 1-2

Arabian Horses Handicap 75-95

Prize

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Horse Name: Bahar Zakhir

Horse Name: Al Ssayd

First

Second

Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

King Khalid Racecourse Championship Prize

Horse Name: Al Ssayd

+4 Year Old

Prize

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

King Khalid Racecourse Championship Arabian Horses

Horse Name: Qaswarat Alkaldiah

3+ Year Old

Prize

First

Second

Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

King Khalid Racecourse Championsip

Horse Name: Shokran (USA)

3+ Year Old

Prize

First

Second

Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

King Khalid Racecourse Championsip

Horse Name: Shokran (USA)

+4 Year Old

Prize

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

King Khalid Racecourse Championship Arabian Horses

Horse Name: Qaswarat Alkaldiah

First

Second

Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

King Khalid Racecourse Championship Prize

Horse Name: Al Ssayd

Horse Name: Al Ssayd

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Arabian Horses Handicap 75-95

Prize

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Horse Name: Bahar Zakhir

+4 Year Old

Prize

First

Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Horses Who Won 1-2

Handicap 0 - 80 3 Year Old

First

Second

Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

Horse Name: Dr. Noaymaa

3+ Year Old

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Track Record

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