International Arabian Racing Reference Guide Al Asayl Racing and Breeding - Arabian racing and breeding, stallions Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan www.alasayl.com Abu Dhabi contact@alasayl.com United Arab Emirates 00971-2 5825577 Al Jeryan Stud - Racing Arabian horses, Stallion AF Albahar Qatar www.harasdethouars.com secreatariat@harasdethouars.com +33 (0) 553688 838 Al Khalediah Stables - Thoroughbred and Arabian horse farm HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Said www.gouffern-genevraye.com Haras de Gouffern stallions@wanadoo.fr Gouffern, France +33-1 39 49 02 77 Altitude Arabians - Breeding and competing Arabian athletes for flat racing and endurance Garrett Ford www.altitudearabians.com 539 Elk Horn Mountain Road gford@easycareinc.com Durango, CO Arabian Finish Line - Arabian racing magazine Stephanie Ruff www.arabianfinishline.com 175 Cypress Blvd E arabianfinishline@gmail.com Homosassa, FL 1-717-860-6976 Blackhawk Valley Arabians - Breeding Arabians for showing, racing and endurance Cory Soltau www.blackhawkvalleyarabians.com 240 Joseph Lane bvarabians@aol.com Pleasanton, CA 94588 1-925-683-7617 Cre Run Farm- Breeding and racing Arabians Alan Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff www.crerunfarm.com 15460 Campbell Lake Road crerun@aol.com Doswell, VA 1-804-227-949 Daniel Stud- Racehorse breeding, stallion Daniel Jabbari www.DanielStud.com Tehran DanielStud@yahoo.com Iran +98-21-22021400 Esteem Bloodstock/Al Nujaifi Racing - Breeder/Owner Arabian racehorses Val Bunting/Dr. Mohammad Al Nujaifi val.bunting@aol.com Bordeaux, France +33(0)686 179040 Estrellita/Soaring Eagle Ranch - Broodmares, Arabian racehorses/endurance horses Jane and Ray Teutsch www.soaringeableranch.com 26039 Mitchell Rd. jane@soaringeagleranch.com Hempstead, TX 77445 ranch: 1-979-826-2712 mobile: 1-719-332-4343
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Evie, Inc. - Marketing/Advertising/Promotions Evie Tubbs Sweeney www.EvieInc.net 2770 Quail Valley Road evie@EvieInc.net Solvang, CA 1-260-348-1492 Favoritt Arabians - Breeder and owner of Arabian race horses Lynn Bennett www.favorittarabians.com 16911 State Highway 128 lynnspa@aol.com Calistoga, CA 1-503-709-9132 Forta Stud - Breeding and racing Arabian race horses Abu Dhabi www.fortastud.com United Arab Emirates fortastud@gmail.com +971-2-444 9132 Haras de Saint Faust - Breeding, racing, endurance, stallions 55 route Chapelle de Rousse www.haras-saintfaust.com 64110 Laroin contact@haras-saintfaust.com France +33 (0) 5 59 83 05 16 Haras de Thouars - Arabian horses - Insemination/breeding stallions Anthony Cessac, Mathieu Postis www.harasdethouars.com 47340 Castella secreatariat@harasdethouars.com France +33 (0) 553688 838 Corliss Hazard - Graphic design, advertising, website design 417 N. Fountain Gate Drive www.corlisshazard.com Allen, TX corliss2020@gmail.com 1-469-215-0444 Hickory Lane Farm, LLC - Arabian racehorse owner Tom and Joyce Fritz joycefritz09@gmail.com 2716 W. Sidney Road Sidney, MI Horsereporter - Webpage, Internet Advertising, Promotion Pamela Burton www.horsereporter.com 41606 N. Emerald Lake Drive pamela@horsereporter.com Anthem, AZ 1-925-482-7524 I.T.C. - International Thoroughbred Consultants (I.T.C.) - Thoroughbred and Arabian Race horse consultants Jean-Pierre de Gasté www.gouffern-genevraye.com/itc 24 rue Albert Joly itc@gouffern.com 78000 Versailles, France +(33) 1 39 49 02 77 Lone Chimney Ranch LLC - Arabian racehorse breeder and owner, Virgule Al Maury breedings Betty Jo and Paul Richards www.lonechimneyranch.net 13510 E. Lone Chimney Road betjorich1@gmail.com Glencoe, OK 1-580-669-2446 Mandolynn Hill Farm - Breeding Arabian athletes for flat racing, endurance and sport horse Dr. Mickey and Michelle Morgan www.mandolynn.com PO Box 260 mmorgan@ont.com Aubrey, TX 76227 1-940-365-2559 Meyercrest Arabians - Arabian horse breeder James and Susan Meyer 4133 Granite Ridge Trail Raleigh, NC
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Quarter Moon Ranch - Arabian racehorse training, owning and breeding Scott and Lori Powell www.quartermoonracingstables.com 51 Arenas Valley Road quartermoonracing@aol.com Arenas Valley, NM 1-575-654-6129 Race Street Management Inc. - Bloodstock Agency Denise Gault www.racestreetinc.com P.O. Box 5747 racestreetinc@aol.com Carmel, CA 1-831-809-0057 Rosebrook Farm - Racing, breeding, standing stallions Dianne Waldron www.rosebrookfarm.com 9365 Weatherly Road dw@kworthins.com Brooksville, FL 34601 1-352-650-5912 Seyvilla Arabians - Arabian breeder and owner Anne Seymour seyvilla@embarqmail.com P.O. Box 646 1-850-859-2808 DeFuniak Springs, FL Shadwell Arabian Stallions - Breeders of racing and endurance horses, standing stallions Marion Lachat www.shadwellarabian.co.uk Thetford, Norfolk arabians@shadwellstud.co.uk United Kingdom +44(0) 1841 755913 Snell Valley Ranch - Breeding race, endurance and sport horses Hendrik and Lettie Smeding www.SnellValleyRanch.com 1500 Snell Valley Road lettie@me.com Pope Valley, CA 94567 1-707-260-5155 T/E Stables - Race trainer based in California Terri Eaton testables@msn.com 17963 Enterprise 1-209-631-2031 Escalon, CA 95320 Welcome Arabians - Breeders of racing and endurance horses, standing stallions Rita and Larry DeLeon www.welcomearabians.com 8461 County Road 128 ritaandlarrydeleon@gmail.com Floresville, TX 78114 1-210-381-0003 Zakhir Stud- Racing Arabian horses, Stallion Damis Sheik Mohammed bin Faleh Al Thani www.harasdethouars.com Qatar secreatariat@harasdethouars.com +33 (0) 553688 838
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Breeder Focus - Cre Run Farm The 2019 Stallion Guide is happy to honor Cre Run Farm as our U.S. Breeder in the Breeder Focus special. Farm owner Deb Mihaloff comments for Cre Run Farm. Cre Run is an unusual name for a farm. What is its meaning? The name actually is a shortened version of "Creating Runners" and defines what we do - specifically creating Arabian racehorses. Please tell us a little bit about your history with Arabians. My love and passion came about because my grandmother bred Arabians when I was a child. I remember going to the Michigan State Fair to watch her show her horses. I was given my first horse, a Quarter Horse/Arabian cross named Smokey, at age 17. I bought my first mare with my mother – Neils Creek Rakla, who at the time was in foal to *Asadd++, eventually producing the filly MHF Rafame. That was the start of my breeding program. Eventually I moved from show ring to racing, and we (Deb and husband Alan Kirshner) were brought into the sport by Alec and Louise Courtelis. We went into a partnership on Darley Champion Flaming Tron Ku, and saw the great Wiking when he was initially sold in Poland.
opportunity to breed an excellent prospect without the cost of buying and owning a mare. With all the success you've had as a breeder, could you tell us about the physical qualities do you look for in a mare and stallion to breed? I have always wanted to keep as much type in my breeding program as possible. Maybe not as much as the show world, but I want to still be able to tell that they are Arabians. I look for overall balance, correct legs, a strong shoulder and a powerful hip. Like many people, I divide the horse into three segments looking at overall balance. The shoulder and wither is very important because typically 60% of a horse’s weight is carried on the front end. If you have a huge rear end, but not much shoulder, the front may not be able to keep up. How much emphasis do you put on performance when deciding to breed a horse? Race horses are proving the athletic ability of the Arabian. They also excel in second careers, which helps promote the horse to the general public. In addition, the horse’s character and disposition is also very important. We need to make sure these horses have the fabulous dispositions for which the Arabians are known.
Since you started in the sport, Cre Run Farm has become a household name in Arabian racing for many years. Tell us a little bit about the farm. The farm was established in 1986, but over the years has evolved into more than just an Arabian horse farm. Through Cre Run Enterprises, we have established Cre Run Farm, Cre Run Training Center and Equine Lifestyles Arabian Racing Partnerships. The 180 acre facility includes over 60 acres of pastures, a complete reproductive facility and a race training facility with a 5/8 mile track for starting young stock. We stand a variety of stallions and have an outstanding herd of broodmares. What can you tell us about your overall successes? With our overall ownership record, we have won over $2.5 million. As a breeder, our horses (which include Royal Atheena's bonus and horses bred in partnerships) have earned almost $3.8 million. We are extremely proud of this success. What does the future look like for Cre Run? Last year we had 15 runners bred by us. This includes horses leased out or owned by others. We plan to have five 3-year-olds in 2020 to join our existing string and three 3-year-olds to come in 2021. We currently have 30 mares of breeding age (20 or less), and none of them have Burning Sand blood, making them a perfect outcross to Burning Sand stallions. Many of these mares are available to lease, which gives others a great
Alan Kirshner (center) and Deb Mihaloff (right) celebrate with Keith Brackpool after their Thess Is Awesome won the Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Award S. (Gr.1). Photo by Pamela Burton.
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Similarly, how much emphasis do you put on pedigree when deciding on to breed a horse? I want to make sure the horse is what the pedigree says it should be. I’ve seen the most incredible breeding establishments all over the world. I got to see many horses, and that knowledge gave me the ability to look at a pedigree and see where certain traits came from.
What is your assessment of the Arabian market right now? I think all industries have stabilized, and I feel we’ll start to show an improvement. The Arabian Jockey Club instituting the second DNA test and microchip is extremely important, and I applaud them for taking this controversial step to insure breed integrity.
Are there any conformation or temperament traits that are red flags for you and will cause you to perhaps not breed that specific animal? I’ve been proven wrong before so I don’t really have any traits that will completely make me say no. Dr. LaCroix once told me that when you don’t breed for a trait you get it, and when you breed for a trait you don’t get it. There are some horses out there that shouldn’t be successful (based on conformation), but they are. Over the years, I’ve seen it all, and I do believe it all goes back to horse’s heart.
However, in order to grow, we need to use more Thoroughbred trainers. There have been several Thoroughbred trainers who previously never trained Arabians, and subsequently they have had a real education on them. Once they work with them, they can’t get over the Arabian disposition, personality, talent, and intelligence. They love them and want to train more. Our wonderful Arabians become their own ambassadors. I used to think I didn't want to have anything to do with the Thoroughbreds, but I now see they can open many doors for our breed. Conversely, if our Arabian trainers had some Thoroughbreds, it would help them financially because they can't survive on one or two Arabian races a day.
What stallions have impacted the breed for you both in the past and currently? MHF Eclipse, Sam Tiki, Wiking and Monarch AH have been most influential for me in the past. Then Nivour De Cardonne and Dahess are two stallion I have bred to as foundation lines. Crownn Royal, DA Adios, (who sadly died last year) and Our Machine are impactful currently. I know the gene pools are very strong for these three stallions. I am also breeding to other stallions like Madjani, No Risk AL Maury, Hilal Al Zaman, Sadeem and Maymoun Monlau. We have frozen semen available on a variety of stallions who are listed on our website. What advances in breeding have you seen in the industry? Do you feel that they have been beneficial or detrimental? MHF Eclipse was the first frozen semen Arabian racing stallion bred in this country. We also were the first racing farm to run an Arabian embryo transfer foal in the U.S. Frozen semen allows us to breed to more diversified lines because we can breed to stallions regardless of their locations. Embryo transfer is good, but I think there should be limits as to how many foals can be born every year from the same mare. On a different note, we (the Arabian industry) have gotten to such an extreme type that we are producing a piece of art. Although they are beautiful, they may have trouble functioning in later years.
Finally, it would be nice to have a U.S. circuit that didn't change, but this is easier said than done. We need constancy in our racing schedule in order to succeed, especially with the few numbers we have. Currently we have meets in Delaware and Texas with a few races in California. All of the graded stakes need to be thought out in order for them to have the best quality of horses available for each race. We are a large country, and the logistics and expense of shipping around is significant. Also, we need to fill our races in order for a meet to be successful. This sometimes means running horses out of there conditions, which can be frustrating. What has been your proudest accomplishment as a breeder? I’m very proud that our horses have done well both in flat racing and endurance. I feel like my horses have left a good legacy. I always say that you do not own Arabian horses. You are their caretakers, and it has been my honor and privilege to care for so many of them. In turn, we’ve been able to share great moments with family and friends.
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Breeder Focus - Shadwell Arabians The 2019 Stallion Guide is happy to honor Shadwell Arabians as our International Breeder in the Breeder Focus special. Shadwell Stud Director Richard Lancaster comments for Shadwell.
Sheikh Hamdan has won the Kahayla Classic eight times as well as the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown in 2017 with MURAAQIB and the President Cup in Abu Dhabi five times.
We are all grateful to Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his support throughout the Arabian horse racing world. Can you speak about the future for Arabian racing support by Sheikh Hamdan? Sheikh Hamdan has always been very enthusiastic about getting people interested in the Arabian horse. The Arabian horse is very much part of the Arabic culture, and it has always been his wish that people should get involved in the racing and breeding of the Arabian horse.
Any chance to bring any runners to the USA? At present I can’t see it happening in the near future, but you never know in the future.
We now have a full program of supported races across Europe, which culminates in the Dubai International Arabian Races at Newbury. Putting this program together has really enhanced the importance of this meeting, which takes place annually at Newbury Racecourse at the end of July in England. There has also been support given to some of the enthusiastic Arabian race followers in South America. The program that has been set up in Chile is totally down to the inspired sponsorship of Sheikh Hamdan. This is now extending to Brazil. What is the size and scope of the Shadwell Arabian racing program? The main emphasis on the racing is still in the United Kingdom where Sheikh Hamdan has been leading owner for the last fifteen years. There are always approximately thirty horses in training split between James Owen and Phil Collington, since Gill Duffield’s retirement three years ago. There is always a boutique string in France split between François Rohaut and Damien de Watrigant. The whole emphasis in both places is to find top performers to race in the UAE during the winter.
We understand that under the guidance of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shadwell began racing horses as early as 1980. Was Shadwell racing Thoroughbreds and Arabians at that time, or did Arabians come later? The Arabians definitely followed the Thoroughbreds. Sheikh Hamdan had his first Thoroughbreds as you say in the early 80’s, but the Arabians didn’t follow until a few years later. There had been a few Arabians in training, but the real breakthrough came when we bought BENGALI D’ALBRET. What percent of the Shadwell racing is geared towards Arabians today? The Arabians are a very small percentage compared with the Thoroughbreds. You have to remember that the Thoroughbred operation spreads around the world including Australia, South Africa, as well as the USA. The main emphasis for the Thoroughbreds though is in Europe, which includes the UK, Ireland and France, and also of course, in the UAE. How large a band of broodmares does Shadwell keep and where? The broodmare band tends to always hover around the 25 mark. We have been fortunate to have a nucleus of good mares which have produced some outstanding racehorses. The two that spring to mind are ZIVA, bought from JeanMarc de Watrigant, and homebred TASHREEFAT, by BENGALI D’ALBRET out of SEGLAOUI, a very good
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MANARK (2009 – MAHABB x MENDRA by SOUSSE) – natural cover only at Haras de Saint Faust (France). Approved mares only. TAAJER (2012 – MADJANI x ZIVA by DORMANE) – stands at Società Agricola di Besnate (Italy). KAOLINO, a winner of the Dubai Kahayla Classic and proven sire, is now retired from stud duties, and we hope he will enjoy his retirement at Mandolynn Hill Farm. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (left) talks with Richard Lancaster. race mare in the UAE. Luckily, we have daughters of both in the broodmare band. Through careful culling, we are always looking to upgrade. Could you share with our readers an update on Shadwell’s Arabian Studs? In 2018, three homebred Group winners retired to stud: AGHSAAN (AL JAKBAR), JAMAAYIL (AL JAKBAR), and JAMAHEER (MAHABB), a daughter of Ziva. Some of the best runners of the past 20 years have come from Shadwell Stallions. Can you tell us which stallions are continuing important sires for Shadwell and where are they located? AF AL BURAQ (2003 – AMER x AL HANOUF by SABAAN) – natural cover only at Haras de Saint Faust (France). AL JAKBAR (2003 – AL SAKBE x ESSAADA by HOSNI) – natural cover at Shadwell Stud (UK) and frozen semen. AL SAOUDI (2000 – NUITS ST GEORGES x FATZICA by FATZOUR) – natural cover only at Shadwell Stud (UK). HANDASSA (2010 – MADJANI x ZIVA by DORMANE) – stands at West Kington Stud (UK); AI fresh and frozen semen. MADJANI (2000 – TIDJANI x SALAMA by SIBAWAIH) – natural cover at Haras de Saint Faust (France) and frozen semen – approved mares only.
Could you share some thoughts on the future of Arabian racing? Arabian racing has some wonderful opportunities to develop into a recognized sport to stand beside Thoroughbred racing. Before that happens though, it needs to take some very serious decisions about which way it wants to go. To be fully recognized, it needs proper administration that is well funded. It also needs to standardize its rules and regulations. Too often we see local authorities chopping and changing to suit themselves. If they are to be taken seriously, there does need to be much tougher control. From Denise Gault, Race Street Management: “For over 20 years, my partnership with Shadwell as their representative in the U.S. has been an honor. The excellent reputation of their international Arabian racing and breeding program, thanks to HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and manager, Richard Lancaster, is second to none on the world stage. The opportunity for U.S. breeders to choose among their world class stallions, notably NO RISK AL MAURY, MADJANI, CHNDAKA, KAOLINO and NIVOUR DE CARDONNE, has given our breeders a competitive edge, both in racing and in the marketplace. Shadwell's influence in the U.S. Arabian racing circles has been rewarding for all, and I am especially proud to be a part of their success.” From Gérard Larrieu, Haras de Saint-Faust: “Yes, Shadwell has been a great support for Haras de Saint Faust for many years, and we are very honored to stand their best Arabian stallions. In 2019, we will stand Champions and top sires like MADJANI, NO RISK AL MAURY, MANARK, and AF AL BURAQ. Shadwell has also purchased some of their top performers from us.”
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