Taif Season 2023 Meeting 12 (Sat 24th Jun)

Taif Summer Racing

Welcome to King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

June 24 - Meeting 12

Taif Summer Racing

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

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

Summer Racing

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.

Racing Preview

We are delighted to welcome you to King Khalid Racecourse for the 12th meeting of the season. Today’s nine-race card consists of a mixture of maiden and Open races, culminating in a JCSA Award race. Kicking off the action is a locally-bred horses’ maiden over 1200m. Mohammed Alsubaie’s Shathah, a filly by 2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach, is nicely bred and has the advantage of the innermost draw for this, so could improve on her disappointing first start when she finished towards the back of the field. Carrying less weight here she may find this easier. The second race is a handicap for horses rated up to 90, again over 1200m. Placing an encouraging fourth last time out over 1400m, Star Horse, a son of Profitable, could be in with a better chance of winning having dropped down in trip. A draw in stall nine should not prove too much of a burden in a field of 18 runners. He may, though, have to watch out for Mamdouh Alali’s Chasing The Flag, who is low in the weights and has a good draw in stall two. Having placed second lately over this trip, he looks to be the main danger. Race three is a maiden over 1400m. Mansour Almaymoni’s Juju, a filly by Kitten’s Joy, looks to be an interesting debutant. Her dam won on debut in the UK for David Simcock, so – if following in her dam’s footsteps – Juju could be the one to beat. Next is an Arabian fillies’ Open over 1400m. Abdulrahman Alfarhan’s Alanood Fbr, a 76-rated filly, outclasses a number of her rivals here and, having placed second and fourth over this distance on her last two starts. It may only be a matter of time before she registers a win. With sheepskin cheekpieces on this time, she could perform well once again. Our fifth race is a locally-bred fillies’ maiden over 1600m. If she can overcome a slightly wide draw of 12, Ghaith Alghaith’s Jadayel Kheir could fare better this time, now stepping back to 1600m – her best trip – from 1800m last time. With Abdullah Alfairouz in the saddle, she is in safe hands and could find her best form here. Race six is a handicap for horses rated up to 90 over 1600m. Son of Acclamation Alotaibi, a debutant winner for John and Thady Gosden in the UK as a two-year-old, steps up in trip for this and could get back to winning ways from stall four. Though high up in the handicap, he ought to be able to outrun some of his lower-weighted rivals. Our seventh race is an Arabian horses’ Open over 2000m. Sir Amer, a six-yearold son of Amer, looks to have plenty in his favour with an innermost draw and steps back up in trip to his favoured distance. With blinkers on, he could improve on his last run over 2000m, in which he finished third, and looks a likely candidate for the win. The penultimate race is an Open over 2400m. Having won last time out over this distance, Skip, from the stable of Abdullah Shabib, should have little preventing him from scoring again. A nice draw in stall four only bolsters his winning claims. Our final race of the day is the JCSA Award over 1200m, which is worth SAR130,000. Ghaith Alghaith has another notable runner in the form of Tharwee, who won when last racing over this distance four starts ago. In the hands of Raiyan Altoairsh, and equipped with both a visor and tongue strap, he can strike again.

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