Taif Season 2022 Meeting 41

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The Jockey club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA) is delighted to launch the 2022 Ta’if racing season. Racing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been on a fast-paced journey of growth and development since the introduction of The Saudi Cup in 2020. In Ta’if this means that the 2022 season is the longest and most valuable in the history of racing at King Khalid Racecourse. A number of changes and upgrades have been made this year, which now runs from June until October with a total of 384 races taking place over 48 meetings – double the number of fixtures that were staged in 2021. Several valuable new contests have been added to the calendar, including the USD$260,000 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup, which will be run alongside feature races of the Ta’if season, The King Faisal Cup and The Ta’if Cup on Saturday September 3. The new National Day Cup meeting on Saturday September 22 will also feature the Ta’if Derby, Ta’if Sprint Cup and Ta’if Arabian Horses Derby, all worth over $100,000. Several existing races have received major prize fund boosts, and the winner of the Ta’if Cup for two-year-olds will receive double last year’s figure, at over $100,000, while the three-year-old version will now be worth $130,000 and the OKAZ Cup has increased from $130,000 to $185,000. All these changes serve to not only provide a bigger and better stage for The Kingdom’s Thoroughbred and Purebred Arabian populations during the summer season, but also offers an even more exciting spectacle for visitors to King Khalid Racecourse and we welcome one and all to join us in celebrating Saudi racing.

Meeting 41 Friday September 23, 2022

King Khalid Racetrack , Taif

Age Distance Prize time

1ST- Local Bred Maiden 3YO 1200M 50,000 03:50PM

2ND- Aquafina Handicap 0-80 4+YO 1400M 120,000 04:25PM

3RD- Jahez Handicap 0-70 4+YO 1600M 85,000 05:00PM

4TH- Horses who won 1-3 By Jahez 4+YO 1600M 125,000 05:35PM

5TH- Open 3YO 1600M 400,000 06:10PM Taif derby

6TH- Open 2YO 1200M 400,000 06:50PM Taif Sprint Cup sponsored by NMC/KIA

7TH- Arabian Horses Open 4YO 2000M 400,000 07:25PM Taif Arabian Horses Derby

8TH- Open 4+YO 2400M 500,000 08:00PM National Day Cup

OWNERS - THOROUGHBRED

NO. NAME

CUP AWARD RACE TOTAL PRIZE POINTS

1 Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin A/Aziz 1 3 36 44

2 King Abdullah Bin A\Aziz Sons 2 0 24 29

3 Abdulrahman Abdullah A. Almakhdoob 2 0 5 9

4 A/ Allah Bin Saad Alfarraj Sons 0 2 4 8

5 Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Bin A/ Aziz 0 1 5 7

OWNERS - ARABIAN HORSES

NO. NAME

CUP AWARD RACE TOTAL PRIZE POINTS

1 Alkhalediah Stables 2 0 10 14

2 Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Sons 1 0 4 6

3 Mansour Saqer A. Almaymoni 0 0 2 2

3* Khalid Saeed A Alsayed 0 0 2 2

3* Khaled Moutlaq M. Al-Kahtani 0 0 2 2

TRAINERS

NO. NAME

CUP AWARD RACE TOTAL PRIZE POINTS

1 A.M. Al Kahtani 1 2 23 26

2 Sd. Mutlaq 3 0 14 17

2* B. Alsubaie 1 4 10 17 3 G. Alghaith 2 2 10 14

3* H. Alshoieb 0 1 13 14

JOCKEYS

NO. NAME

CUP AWARD RACE TOTAL PRIZE POINTS

1 A. Alawfi 5 1 40 46

2 A. Alfouraidi 2 3 19 24

3 A. Alfairouz 0 2 21 23

4 C. Ospina 2 1 14 17

5 N. Alanazi 1 0 14 15

HOW TO READ

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.

Welcome back to King Khalid Racetrack

for meeting number 41 of the season.We’re set for a spectacular afternoon of racing on National Day, with an eight-race card including the Ta’if Derby, Ta’if Sprint Cup sponsored by NMC/KIA, Ta’if Arabian Horses Derby, and all culminating in the National Day Cup.The action begins with a maiden for locally bred horses over 1200m. Many of these have had plenty of chances already to get off the mark, but Marazeq is more lightly raced than most after only two starts and could be capable of improvement. Race two is the Aquafina Handicap over 1400m for 0-80 rated horses. Abo Hadid was a game winner of a JCSA Award when last seen and could be capable of backing that up under in-form rider Camilo Ospina. We step up in trip to 1600m for race three, the 0-70 Jahez Handicap, which looks a highly competitive contest with a full field of 18 going to post. Race four is for horses that have won 1-3 races over 1600m and is also sponsored by Jahez. Things haven’t gone to plan for the well-bred Sky Commander in his five starts in KSA so far, but this looks slightly easier than challenge he faced last time and it wouldn’t surprise to see a good run. Race five is the first of our big races on the card, with the 400,000SR Ta’if Derby over 1600m. Most of the field hold a chance, with Clifford, a progressive looking three-year-old seeking a hattrick of wins. Faz is unlikely to be far away and Maenawy should also throw down a challenge in the hands of Alexis Moreno. The Ta’if Sprint Cup sponsored by NMC/KIA, looks a fascinating contest for two-year-olds over 1200m.

Wahbat Alrahman, a daughter of Sioux Nation, has won her two starts to date and is sure to be high on the list here. Sahm Ghal’lab finished a good second in the Ta’if Cup after winning his maiden, while Baalb and Aelaalee are other strong contenders. Next up is the Ta’if Arabian Horses Derby over 2000m. As is so often the case in races of this type, the Alkhalediah Stables have a very strong hand with four of the nine strong field. Many people will be looking out for the unbeaten Qaswarat Al Khalediah as he looks for a fourth win under Abdullah Alawfi. The finale and feature race on this National Day card is the 500,000SR National Day Cup, run over 2400m. As is expected with a prize like this some high-class horses line up and the ratings are headed by Abo Alnawamees, a four-time winner in KSA and second in the Okaz Cup on his last start. Louganini fin ished just behind that rival in third that day and is likely to be in with a chance again. Caribeno and Crossed Baton have both largely disappointed since arriving in KSA and are yet to win, but they have the assistance of leading riders Alexis Moreno and Adel Alfouraidi in the saddle.

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The first race over 1200m, for four years and older fillies and colts, saw Moham med Omar I. Alsakran’s Shefnack in prime position, under jockey Ali Almutib and trained by Ahmed Alshaia.

The second contest over 1200m, for two-year-old fillies and colts, was won by Saad Ali M Almutairi’s Baalb, ridden by Camilo Ospina and trained by Fawaz Algharee ban.

The third race over 1600m, for four years and more fillies, went to Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Sons’ Noomasat Al Khalediah, jockeyed by Turki Alofi and trained by Saad Mutlaq.

The fourth race over 1600m, for four years and more fillies and colts, saw Abdullah A. J. Sh A. Almutairi’s Beehive in first place, under Aseel Alsarhani and trained by Fawaz Alghareeban.

The fifth race over 1600m, for three years and older fillies and colts, was won by Mohammed A. A. Al-Sagoor’s Hafr Albaatin, ridden by Naif Alanazi and trained by Bassam Almousa.

The sixth race over 2000m, for three-year-old fillies and colts, saw Sultan Abdulrah man M.Alammaj‘s Bin Ramthan in first position, jockeyed by Alexis Moreno and trained by Abdulaziz Bin Jalal.

The seventh race over 2000m, for four-to-five-year-old fillies and colts, went to Msallam Ben M. Thnain Sons’ Hilal Najd, under Fahad Alfouraidi and trained by Mutlaq Abu Thnain.

The eighth race over 1200m, for three-year-old fillies and colts, was claimed by Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin Abdulaziz’s Ehtefalee, ridden by Ahmed Alazhari and trained by Hussain Alshoieb.

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The first race over 1200m, for four years and more fillies and colts, went to Ali Shohab Alshohab Sons’ Wadhahee, under Mohammed Saeed and trained by Ali Alshhab.

The second race over 1400m, for two-year-old fillies, was claimed by Hussen Abdulrhman M. Almargalanei’s Mahbobat Hussain, jockeyed by Sultan Almi moni and trained by Ahmed Hamdam.

The third race over 1400m, for two-year-old fillies, went to Salem Ali Al Ali Sons’s Ghala Loloh, under Abdullah Alkhamis and trained by Mamdoh Alali.

The fourth race over 1600m, for three-year-old fillies and colts, was won by Khaled Moutlaq M. Al-Kahtani’s Mushawer Al Khalediah, jockeyed by Mo hammed Alhabeeb and trained by Mutlaq Alruways.

The fifth race over 1600m, for three-year-old fillies and colts, went to King Ab dullah Bin Abdulaziz Sons’ Tajerah, ridden by Mohammed Alshurimaa and trained by Ahmed Mohamoud.

The sixth race over 1600m, for four years and more fillies and colts, saw Prince Abdulaziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz’s Lagertha Rhyme in first position, under Mohammed Alhabeeb and trained by Faisal Almandill.

The seventh race over 2000m, for three-year-old fillies and colts, went to Tamim Majed M. Alabdulkarim’s Akho Faisal, jockeyed by Abdulaziz Alyae ish and trained by Majid Alabdulkarim.

The eighth race over 1400m, for three years and older fillies and colts, was won by Mohammad Jafin M. Alsobaie Sons’ Abo Hadid, jockeyed by Camilo Ospi na and trained by Baden Alsubaie.