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ARO New Season Preview - Part One James Owen, Newmarket 2019 was a landmark year for three-time ARO champion trainer James Owen, starting with his first overseas winner in April, his first Dubai International Arabian Races winner in July and his first Group winner in August.
Royal Cavalry of Oman Clarendon International Stakes (Gr3PA) winner Awzaan (FR) and James Owen at Green Ridge Stables
Add to that the success of Tijaary completing the season as ARO Leading Arabian for his James Owen Racing Club and concluding with the Arabian Award at the December Horserace Writers and Photographers Annual Luncheon, he will have to raise the bar again to top those achievements in 2020. Smiling Owen recalls: “It was a really good year last year, and we’ve got some promising sorts for this season too. We enjoyed going abroad, they were very good to us and it was great to have a DIAR
winner, it’s taken a while, but we’ve had chances every time we’ve gone there. Of course Awzaan’s Group win was special, he’s probably been my best horse throughout my career so far.” Describing the HWPA awards he says: “It was a huge honour to be recognised, and it’s great that there is an award for Arabian racing at that event. To be acknowledged against the leading thoroughbred trainers, owners and jockeys and media can only be good for Arabian racing in the UK.”
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