Taif Season 2023 Meeting 27 (Sat 5th Aug)

Taif Summer Racing

Welcome to King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

Meeting 27, August 5, 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

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

Registration Director:

- Yousef AlBhaijani

- Abdul Hakeem AlMutawa

- Mohammed Alwahabi

Taif Summer Racing

RACE SCHEDULE

Meeting 27, Saturday August 5, 2023

King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

Gates open: 2:30pm

Taif 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

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

Racing Preview

A warm welcome to King Khalid Racecourse for our 27th meeting of the season. Today’s nine-race card culminates in the SAR150,000 JCSA Award, but before that there are plenty of competitive open races, maidens and handicaps to look forward to. We begin with a maiden over 1200m. Yastaneer is an interesting runner for young sire Ten Sovereigns, while Sehar and Nermeen, progeny of Ghostzapper and More Than Ready, are also worth watching closely on debut. Maestro Pro probably brings the highest level of form of those that have raced. Race two is for horses that have won one to three races in the past and is run over 1200m. Baalb is the highest rated of these and may have needed his recent reappearance run so could take a step forward now. Bakeel, a son of Sioux Nation, won over this trip on his final start last season and is one to look out for this campaign. An Open race over 1400m follows. Go Fast Thaou Land won on his reappearance recently, staying on well to get the better of Ford Madox Brown and there might not be much between them once again. Path Of Thunder, a four-time winner when trained in the UK by Charlie Appleby, is an interesting debutant in KSA and could go well. Race four is a 0-80 Handicap over 1400m. Recently relocated trainer Jimmy Jerkens runs filly Nobody’s Joke here. She was consistent last season and could come on for her recent reappearance. Formerly trained in the UK, Sto Bene, a son of Brazen Beau makes his debut in KSA. A fillies’ maiden over 1600m comes next. The Wigberto Ramos-ridden In No Time has been threatening to win a maiden for a while. She finished second over this trip when last seen and may find this easier now back racing against her own sex. Abdullah Meshref Al Khatani fields the twice-raced Mosawemah and she looks interesting from an inside draw in stall one. Our next race is a competitive Arabian Horses Open over 1600m. The Saad Mutlaq-trained duo Hamdani Khaled Al Khalediah and Mutwakel Al Khalediah come out top on ratings and look sure to go well, but don’t discount Athbah Racing Stable’s Dergham Athbah, who finished a respectable seventh in the Group 2 Al Mneefah when last seen. He could make a winning return to action for trainer Lucas Gaitan and jockey Alexis Moreno. Our seventh race is a valuable 0-85 Handicap over 2000m. It looks a competitive event, with not much separating the 18 runners on ratings. There are plenty of high-class pedigrees on show, including Taking Names, a son of Arrogate, who should be up to building on his KSA debut run last time. Just You Wait and Aguaplano are others to consider. Today’s penultimate race is the longest of the day, a 2400m Handicap for horses rated 0-75. Craft In Silk finished a good third over 2000m when last seen and should appreciate this step up in trip. The only negative is this daughter of Mastercraftsman is drawn very wide in stall 17. From a better draw in stall six, Monsieur Jumbo, who stayed on well to claim second over this trip last time, may prove her main rival. We conclude with the SAR150,000 JCSA Challenge, for Arabian Horses over 2000m. Bint Ghaliat Al Khalediah, a runner-up in the Group 2 Al Mneefah Cup last season makes her much-awaited reappearance and will be tough to beat. Perhaps the improving Nenawa will pose the biggest threat.

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