The Arabian Racehorse Issue 15 by The Arabian Racehorse

Issue No.15

June 2016

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French Arabian Derby - Chantilly WAHRC - Rome 2016

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News No Risk Al Maury; DIAR Entries; DIAR Holland; HARC UK Report; Qatar International Entries; ERA Calendar;

World Arabian Horse Racing Conference - Rome 2016 Conference overview

Emirates Day All the Purebred Arabian races from Capanelle

Festival Focus Interviews with Dr Andrew Dalgish, Enrico Querci and Richie Mullen

Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabes Alsaker in thrilling photo finish to French Group1 PA

Taunton Treble Report and pictures from the West Country ARO fixture

Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Report from Doncaster

HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival at Hereford Report and pictures from the second of four ARO meetings

Royal Cavalry of Oman Handicap Report from Bath

2016 HH Sheikha Fatima Series Reports from Stockholm and Duindigt

Sheikh Zayed Cup Reports from Duindigt

Shadwell Super 7 2016

Awesome Achievement - Lynn Ashby Interview

Results

The Arabian Racehorse BTO Awards

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NEWS FIRST EUROPEAN WINNER FOR NO RISK AL MAURY Shadwell Arabian Stallions’s first season sire No Risk Al Maury sired his first winner from his first runner in Europe on 31 st May at Toulouse, France. Three year old filly Aicha De Monlau won the Prix Fedora, 1600m race, on her debut. Aicha De Monlau runs in the colours of her owner and breeder Mrs Bourdette. She is trained by Mrs Bernard and was ridden on the day by Olivier Peslier. No Risk Al Maury had already two winners in Morocco, Gascogne and Risk De Riolat, 3yo colts, for their owner Mr Karimine. Shadwell Stud’s director Richard Lancaster commented: “We are delighted that No Risk Al Maury has produced such a convincing debut winner and would like to congratulate Aicha De Monlau’s owner/breeder Mme Bourdette. We could not have asked for a better start to No Risk’s stallion career.”

Group winners Nouba Al Maury (Hatta International Stakes, Gr.1), Nevadour Al Maury (Coupe d’Europe des Chevaux Arabes, Gr.1) and Nacree Al Maury (Prix Damas, Gr.3). His second dam is Nevadour, a remarkable broodmare whose descendants are amongst the elite of Arabian racehorses and sires such as Dahess, Bibi De Carrere, Kaolino, Kandar Du Falgas, Nivour De Cardonne, Rubis De Carrere, Nez D’or, Noreen, Sivit Al Maury, Sylvine Al Maury. No Risk Al Maury stands at Haras de Saint Faust (France) and is available for natural cover and artificial insemination with frozen semen. For more information about the Dubai International Arabian Races please visit: www.diaraces.com

No Risk Al Maury was the leading Arabian racehorse in Europe and the Middle East with a rating of 128 in 2011. Trained by Gill Duffield, he won 17 races in Europe and UAE including 6 Gr. 1 races, from 4 to 9, and was the first horse to win at Meydan Racecourse. Born in France in 2002, by Kesberoy and out of Nectarine Al Maury, No Risk Al Maury is the full-brother of the

Shadwell Arabians No Risk Al Maury (FR)

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EXCITING INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES FOR DIAR - ARABIAN RACING’S FLAGSHIP EVENT The Arabian Racing Organisation announced an exciting list of possible runners for the five international contests on the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) card when the first entry stage passed at noon yesterday. DIAR promotes Purebred Arabian racing worldwide from the grass-roots to the highest level, with the flagship event organised under the generous patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Thanks to His Highness’s passion and enthusiasm for the Arabian racehorse, the meeting has gone from strength to strength since its’ inception over 30 years ago and this year will be run on 24 July at Newbury racecourse. Always looking to the future and the

promotion of the sport, the DIAR

committee has boosted the prize fund for the three Group 1 PA contests by £20,000 for 2016. In addition, a travel allowance has been granted to encourage greater participation from overseas runners. The DIAR committee have also added a series of preparatory races to the DIAR calendar, which now include races in Italy, France, Holland and Sweden, bringing the entire 2016 DIAR programme to 24 races, including 10 at Group or Listed level.

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Major General Al Shahwarzi leads in Thomas Henderson and Al Mouhannad (FR) after her record equalling third win in the 2015 Jebel Ali Za'abeel International Stakes Gr1PA

This supports a bonus scheme, inaugurated last year, so that any horse which finishes in the first three of the designated warm-up races, that then goes on to win one of the bonus races on 24 July, will receive additional prize money.

campaign, which included four Group 3 successes, with a win in the Qatar Total Arabian Trophy des Juments (Gr1PA) at Longchamp. She is the joint top rated Arabian mare in the 2015 International Classifications and is trained by Madame Bernard.

One entry to catch the eye is The Royal Cavalry of Oman’s Al Mouhannad. The popular Christian Baillet trained mare is bidding for a record fourth consecutive win in the Jebel Ali Racecourse Za’abeel International Stakes (Gr1PA). The Royal Cavalry’s other leading filly is Sylvine Al Maury, entered in the Dubai Duty Free Hatta International Stakes (Gr1PA). She rounded off an excellent 2015

Other international highlights amongst the eighty five entries yesterday is Gazwan, for Julian Smart and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, winner of the Shadwell Dubai International Stakes (Gr1PA) last season. He may face Al Mouwaffak, trained by Thomas Fourcy for Al Shaqab, the world’s second top rated Purebred Arabian of 2015.

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Four of the 14 overseas entries for the Emirates Equestrian Federation International Stakes (Gr2PA) are from Alban de Mieulle, who trains for HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani. They include Yazeed, the first foal of Al Dahma, who he trained to win numerous Group 1’s including the Shadwell Dubai International in 2009. ARO Racing Manager Amanda Smith commented. “Thanks to the continued support of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the DIAR committee, we are once again looking forward to a truly international raceday at Newbury. More than half of the early closing entries are from overseas, including seven individual Group 1 winners.

“In particular we are delighted to welcome entries from Italy, who only recently joined the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR). Urge Di Gallura won the first ever Listed PA contest to be run in Italy (sponsored DIAR earlier this year) and is now eligible for a bonus, should he win on 24 July. She continued “Supplementary entries for the international races and the handicaps confined to UK runners all close on Wednesday 13 July.” For more information about the Dubai International Arabian Races please visit: www.diaraces.com

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Dubai International Arabian Races 2016

Get set for a summer of Arabian racing 8th May 9th June 10th June 11th June 12th June

Rome Capannelle, Italy Newbury, UK Chepstow, UK Toulouse, France Duindigt, Holland

23rd June 4th July 7th July 12th July 24th July

Newbury, UK Stockholm, Sweden NEW Newbury, UK La Teste, France Dubai Day, Newbury, UK

5 Countries 24 races, including10 Group and Listed races For more information on BONUS schemes, travel allowances and more visit www.diaraces.com www.facebook.com/DIARaces twitter.com/DIA_Races

For more information: www.diaraces.com

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DIAR SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO HOLLAND The Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) run under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, returned for a second year to support 4 Arabian races at Duindigt Racecourse (Holland) on Sunday 12 th June. The races were organised by and run in association with the Dutch Arabian Racing Committee (DARC). The races included 2 Listed contests and a much needed sprint race which attracted runners from across Europe including Belgium, France and the UK. The meeting also attracted top jockeys for Arabian horses, headlined by Richie Mullen and Tadhg O’Shea who rode HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s only runner Zaahy to 4 th place in the DIAR 2016 Sprint Stakes. The first race on the card the DIAR 2016 Sprint Stakes over 1300m was

won by Sheimah Qardabiyah by an impressive margin. Trainer Kim Augenbroe commented after the race: “We were really pleased to have this race supported by DIAR as it is very difficult to find suitable sprint races for Arabian horses these days. The filly will head to the Jebel Ali Racecourse Zaabeel International Stakes (Gr.1 PA) at Newbury and we hope we might be able to bring another horse.” The No Risk Al Maury Stakes (1800m) was won by Fajr Qardabiyah, trained by Karin van den Bos who trained Samima to win at this meeting in 2015. The 4 year old by Dormane was ridden by Richard Mullen to a convincing 4 length victory over the field of 9 with Petruschka and Shivan OA taking up the rest of the major placings. The first of the 2 Listed events was the Shadwell Arabian Stallions Stakes (Listed PA). Won by the smart globetrotter Majeed for HH Sheikh Abdullah

Majeed (QA), winner of the Shadwell Arabian Stallion Staked (LRPA) THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

Djelamer (nearest) gets the better of Lightning Bolt in a photo

bin Khalifa Al Thani and trained by M. De Mieulle; Karin van den Bos backed up her win earlier in the afternoon by also saddling the second and third horses home: Athlete Del Sol and Alibaba Del Sol. The second and final Listed contest of the day was the Dubai International Arabian Races Stakes run over 1800m. This race carried the biggest prize pot of the day of €26,500 and provided the closes and most exciting finish of the day. After deliberation from the stewards Djelamer was awarded the race on the strength of a photo finish, giving trainer A De Mieulle and jockey Gaetan Faucon a double on the day and justifying the journey from France! Unfortunately, it meant that Karin van den Bos narrowly missed out on her second win of the day as Lightning Bolt had to settle for second and RAYA C made up the first trio home. In total the DIAR supported races attracted 32 declared runners competing for a total of €68,500 in prize money. The day was also

supported by a delegation from the UAE Embassy in The Hague lead by Second Secretary Ms Mariam Alshamsi. Their guests included Ambassadors to The Netherlands from India, Saudi Arabia and Egypt among others. Also in attendance were representatives from the Al Maktoum Foundation in Rotterdam lead by Managing Director Jacob van der Blom – the Al Maktoum Foundation is the charitable trust of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and works on cultural and educational projects in the region. Full results for the DIAR races can be found at: www.ndr.nl/?p=uitslagen (click on 12-06- 16 Duindigt) with replays of all races available on You Tube via the DIAR Twitter feed: @DIA_Races. For more information about the Dubai International Arabian Races please visit: www.diaraces.com Photos: Zeelen & Damhof Photography

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HERITAGE ARABIAN RACING CLUB HORSES UK HALF TERM REPORT With four full fixtures completed in the UK Arabian racing season so far, HARC approved horses have made small but significant strides to establish a foothold in the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) Calendar. As the season has progressed, more horses have been registered, bringing the current total up to 18, with 15 having run in at least one race. Whilst they have yet to record a win, six individual horses have been placed second, of which two have also been placed third. Unsurprisingly one of those was last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HARC Champion racehorse and leading overall ARO Purebred Arabian mare, Whisper

(GB). A daughter of The Wiking (US) out of Sucha(GB) by Charmer (GB), she has made the frame in both her starts for long-time ARO owner Linda Cross. On her latest start she formed part of a remarkable training feat by her trainer, Adam Newey, who saddled the first four home in the Royal Cavalry of Oman (0-65) Handicap at Bath earlier this month. That was to be her swan song however, and she will now be retired to the breeding paddocks.

ARO Champion PA Mare and HARC Champion for 2015 Whisper (GB) THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

LB Farrah wearing her HARC sash after finishing second at Taunton in May The other top HARC scorer who has the benefit of the rest of the season ahead of him is Tracy Shawyer’s five year old gelding, Winscott Red Eagle (GB). A handsome son of Eaglescliff (GB) out of Fantasia Spring (GB) by Imman (GB), he was only beaten a length into second on his latest start at Hereford and seems to be progressing well, in only his second season to race. ARO operates a bonus scheme for HARC approved horses, with the premiums increased from last season. HARC money is allocated to every domestic race, irrespective of the race sponsor or prize money. ARO Director Genny Haynes concluded: “Since the scheme

began last year, we have seen the numbers of HARC approved horses registered with ARO double. We are incredibly grateful to HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the HARC committee for this new initiative, which we have been able to integrate with our existing ‘grass roots’ programme. It has boosted the opportunities for the small owner of traditionally bred Arabians, which is encouraging them back to the sport in the UK.” For further information on the HARC scheme in the UK, please contact the ARO office on 01635 524445, whilst more details regarding HARC worldwide may be found on their comprehensive new website: www.harchorses.com

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HIGH CLASS ENTRIES FOR QATAR INTERNATIONAL STAKES, THE FIRST LEG OF DOHA TRIPLE CROWN A high class list of entries was released by the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) this afternoon for the first leg of the Doha Triple Crown, the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA), to be run as part of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. They are headed by Al Mourtajez, the highest rated Arabian racehorse in the world last year, winner of the Qatar Arabian World Cup (Gr1PA) and Gazwan, who beat him in the HH Emir’s Sword (Gr1PA). Also among the entries are last year’s winner Sir Bani Yas and runner-up Prada T. The Doha Triple Crown was initiated last year. The remaining two races are the Qatar Arabian World Cup (Gr1PA),

to be run at Chantilly in October and the HH Emir’s Sword (Gr1PA) to be run in Doha in February 2017. This series links together three of the most prestigious international events and also carries a $1,000,000 bonus to any horse who can win all three stages. The overall prize fund for the Qatar International Stakes is £400,000, and with £200,000 to the winner, the one mile contest has attracted 26 entries, of which more than two thirds are rated over 100. The race, which will be run on Saturday 30 July, has a supplementary entry stage on Wednesday 20 July and a final declaration stage on Wednesday 27 July.

The World's Highest Rated Arabian Racehorse of 2015 - Al Mourtajez (FR) THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

Jean-Bernard Eyquem celebrates winning the 2015 Qatar Intnernational Stakes (Gr1PA) on Sir Bani Yas (FR) from Prada T (NL) and Mister Ginoux (FR)

The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) Racing Manager Amanda Smith said. “The quality of entries has exceeded expectations. With the winners of each leg of the inaugural Doha Triple Crown entered, the Qatar International at Goodwood promises to be a mouth-watering contest of Purebred Arabian champions.” She continued. “It is an honour for ARO to stage the first leg of such a high-profile initiative for international Arabian racing. The addition of this race at such a prestigious event in the UK racing calendar is a huge boost to the sport, both domestically and worldwide.”

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ERA 2016-17 FIXTURE LIST APPROVED The fixture list for the 2016-17UAE racing season has been approved by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority (ERA). A total of 62 race meetings, held across five race tracks in the UAE, will be staged in what promises to be a highly competitive and exciting 2016-17 racing season. Commenting on the new calendar His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan said: “We are pleased to release the fixtures for the 2016-17 UAE racing season. The schedule offers trainers and race goers a comprehensive season across our five tracks.

“We offer racing for domestic and international horses in both the Thoroughbred and Purebred Arabian ranks and look forward to the start of another successful season of racing in the UAE on Friday, October 28. Spectators and racing aficionados will be treated to yet another renewal of a top quality flat racing season where the best horses, jockeys, owners and trainers will be contesting for success in the meetings held at the country’s best racecourses.” The ERA season opens at Jebel Ali Racecourse on Friday October 28, 2016. www.emiratesracing.com

THE ARABIAN RACING ORGANISATION LTD A WORLD LEADER IN PUREBRED ARABIAN RACING The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) runs a programme of full Arabian racedays supported by single Arabian races on Thoroughbred fixtures from April to September. The 2016 UK International race season allows owners to experience the prestige of racing at some of the world's best racecourses including Goodwood, Newbury, Newmarket and Sandown. CONTACT ARO LTD FOR MORE DETAILS 'THE SOLE AUTHORITY FOR ARABIAN RACING IN THE UK' +44 (0) 1635 524 445 info@aroracing.co.uk www.aroracing.co.uk

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ROME - 2016 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference

26 May 10.am World Arabian Horse Racing Conference at The Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resort -Welcoming Speech of HE Saqr Alraisi UAE Ambassador to Italy -Welcoming Speech of HE Sami Al Boueinen Chairman of IFAHR -Welcoming Speech of Stefania Mastromarino Ministry of Agriculture -Welcoming Speech of Ex Director of Capanelle Danilo Di Caprio -Welcoming Speech of Anica President Francesco Samtoro -Welcoming Speech of National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Miss Khulud Al Nuaimi The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s 7th World Arabian

Horse Racing Conference (WAHRC) got off to great start in Rome, Italy with HE Saqr Ahmed Al Raisi, the UAE Ambassador to Italy welcoming over 500 delegates from nearly a 100 countries for the three-day annual event. “We have to hail the support of the leadership of the UAE who have led from the front in helping the heritage sport of the country grow and with this Arabian racing has gained tremendously,” HE Al Saqr said. “Arabian horse racing is now competing with all major sport and we hope this conference adds to the growth and progress all over the globe,” he added.

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IFAHR chief Sami Al Bouenien said the WAHRC is getting bigger and bigger with more experts bring present to share their views and expertise. “IFAHR and its member countries have gained immensely in the process and these events are all big steps forward for Arabian racing,” he said. Dr. Abdulla Elreyes (below), DirectorGeneral of the UAE National Archives, Ministry of Presidential Affairs hailed the far-sighted approach of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs in implementing the Festival. “ HH Sheikh Mansoor always has a plan in place and then works on the strategy to execute it. Today the WAHRC has reached a 7th star,” he remarked.

Mubarak Al Nuaimi of TCA Abu Dhabi reminded the large audience that the Festival had promoted Abu Dhabi and the heritage sport of the UAE and said, “TCA Abu Dhabi is proud to be partnership such a great event which has a global reach.”

Stefania Mastromarino, representing the Italian Ministry of Agriculture said, “We are thankful for the trust reposed in us though we became an IFAHR member only last year. This event being held here is great for Italy’s Arabian racing and we hope to build on it. This is a strategic partnership with the Festival aimed at the future.” Danilo Di Caprio representing the Capenelli racecourse promised a great and exciting race day on Sunday when three of the Festival’s races will be run for Purebred Arabian horses. “We have over 1200 breeders and bloodstock of 21,000 in Italy,” said Francesco Samtoro, Head of Italy’s Arabian Racing for over 20 years. “Since 1990 we have seen the sport of Arabian racing progressing well as we started breeding for racing and we hope to soon catch up with the rest of the world,” he said. The National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing company’s representative Miss Khulud Al Nuaimi highlighted the role of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and Head of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood for the success of the Festival while Khalid Hussein of the General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare in complementing the effort of HH Sheikh Mansoor and improving the cause of women in the region and all over the world.

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10.30 am - 12 pm Breeding Session Moderator : Derek Thompson( UK) - Stefano Daneri (Italy) - Catherine Dunnett (UK) - Dr Andrew Dagliesh(UAE) - Ilka Gansera-Leveque (UK) - Kathy Smoke (US) - Analisa Landuci (Italy) - Csaba Pribenszky (Hungary) - Ezzeldine Sedrati (Morocco) Dr Andrew Dagliesh explained the difficulties of managing frozen versus fresh semen, with the obvious benefits of the life time of fresh (48 hours) versus frozen (6 hours). He welcomed any proven technique that could improve fertility in general.

management of frozen semen, ranging from good quality results, to those whose semen was not viable once frozen. However Artificial Insemination was key to providing the widest choice of Arabian stallions around the world. Kathy Smoke was keen to champion the stud careers of unraced mares, or those with limited racing. She cited Italy's famous horse breeder of the twenieth century, Frederico Tesio, who felt that Group 1 winning mares had left all their nervous energy at the track, leaving nothing left to pass on to their progeny.

Continuing he reminded the audience that not all stallions were equal in the THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

2pm - 3.30 pm Racing and Training Moderator: Faysal Alrahmani - Mussabeh Almuhairi (UAE) - Pat Buckley ( Ireland/ UAE) - Craig Allen (Australia) - Thomas Fourcy (FR) - Mohamed Al Hashimi (Oman) - Marco Oppo (Italy) - Mark Powell (US) - Yasser Mabrouk (Sudan/ UAE)

The best age at which to start training was then discussed. Starting from the first moment a horse must be handled correctly in order to familiarise the horse with people. As for when real training to race starts, around two and a half years was felt an optimum time, thiough racing three year olds is still not universally approved of and many horses are neither physically or mentally ready at that age anyway.

The panel considered various topics including how to train a horse that travels internationally. Some trainers will take their own water, others are happy to use what is provided locally. Though the majority will always ship their own feedstuffs.

How to recognise a champion was a popular topic, Thomas Fourcy said that whilst good conformation and pedigree is a great guide to potential, it is only as a horse gets stronger and responds to training that talent becomes apparent.

Mark Powell maintained that he liked where possible to keep his horses to the same schedule, though other cosniderations such as not being able to use lasix in countries outside the US was a challenge.

However the most difficult aspect is that a horse wins with his mind and not just with his legs, so for the trianer the balance between pushing the horse physically without breaking his mind is so important.

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3.45 pm - 5.15 pm Weight Loss Control Moderator: Gary Capewell - George Wilson (UK) - Daniel Martin (UK) - Dr Philip Pritchard (UK) - Linda Meech (Australia) - Xavier Ziani - Christopher Watson (Australia) - Kai Schirmann (Germany) - Dr Jamal Hout (Canada) Dr George Wilson said that whilst advisors such as his team from John Moores Liverpool University could make significant differences in how a jockey is able to make weight using their techiniques and eating plan, they coudl not hold their hands for ever. It was therefore up to the individul to take responsiblity for themselves as an

athlete and find a regime that they can sustain and enjoy, which will cater to the demands of the sport. He chose to dismiss the word diet and instead encouraged jockeys to see the regime as a lifestyle choice. Moderator Gary Capewell agreed that one of the big issues was changing the mentality of the weighing room and getting jockeys to understand that by making the right choices, combined with the right type of exercise, jockeys would be able to not only eat more and stay hydrated, but that they could also maintain and even lose weight as well. Dr Philip Pritchard agreed that jockeys must consider themselves to be professional athletes, and that they need to understand that even small changes can produce big results.

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May 27 10.30 am - 12 pm Media, PR & Communication

broadening the experience of the individual.

Moderator: Philip Brenan(UK) - John Cobb (UK) - Jean Claude Allies (FR) - Debbie Burt (UK) - Stefanie Corum (US) - Yakoobi Al Saadi (UAE) - Derek Thompson (UK) - Mondher Zoueiten (Tunisia) - Satya Narayan (India)

Digital publishing was discussed, with the main advantage being the speed at which information can be transmitted worldwide, which is impossible to do with print media. The fact that it can be very effectively measured in terms of reach and engagement was also given as a huge plus over traditional print formats.

The importance of acknowledging the input of sponsors, in particular, with reference to the IFHRA Mentorship programme was raised.

All the panelists were keen to remind the audience and each countries regulatory bodies that they relied on them for accurate information, whether it be statistics or human interest stories.

The jockey schools must ensure that the jockeys they have put forward, understand that their activites are also designed to raise awareness, in this case that of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival and its support of global Arabian racing. It is not just about

YAS TV was praised for its coverage of Arabian racing and briging it to a wider aiudience, when still a very new tv channel.

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2 pm - 3.30 pm Women in Racing Moderator : Pamela Burton - HE Lulwa Alawadhi (Bahrain) - Muneera Al Marzuki (UAE) - Elizabeth Zindel ( Switzerland) - Laura King (UK) - Michelle Morgan (US) - Renee Koch (FR) - Victoria Shaw (Australia) - Lara Sawaya (UAE) Moderator Pamela Burton said that all the panelist had in their various spheres been great role models for women around the world, as well as in the individuals' own countries. Lara Sawaya credited HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak as her inspiration and an inspiration to everyone. She said ."One of her strengths is that she considers even the smallest details, right down to learning about all the lady and apprentice jockeys who ride in the races under her name."

gave great credit to Lara Sawaya and the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival for boosting her career. Since becoming involved she has progressed from calling at small meetings in the Australian bush, to being invited to call her first Group 1 contest later this year, which she could not conceive happening had it not been for the recognition that the Festival had given her. Both she and Laura King agreed that there were many challenges facing women racing broadcasters. Michelle Morgan talked about how ladies days at racecourses can be a way of encouraging more women into the sport. She also encouraged the formation of small owership syndicates which may lead to full outright ownership in due course, as women can get to experience the thrill, without such huge investment risk.

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3.45 pm - 5.15 pm Rules, Conditions & Regulations Moderator : Pat Buckley (IRL) - Graham Walcroft UK) - Ahmad Saeed Almarzouki (UAE) - Dr Salah Al Jneibi (UAE) - Hicham Debbagh (Morocco) - Pam Cordrey (Scandinavia) - Dr Paul Gadot (FR) - Neil Abraham (Canada) - Michelle Youngdale (US) Always a lively session, the selection of Stewards and their training requirements was discussed. Graham Walcroft said that in England, now that the rules had become more complex, the time taken to train officials had considerably increased and therefore it has also become more professional. He confirmed that in Arabian racing in the UK, the Arabian Racing Organisation Stewards are required to attend the seminars run by the British Horseracing Authoity before they are

able to steward any races. He explained that whilst ARO is the sole authority for Arabian racing in the UK, they operate with the permission of the BHA and abide by their rules. Pam Cordrey agreed that it was more or les the same situation in Scandanavia, whereby the Arabians followed the same rules as the Thoroughbreds. Neil Abrahams said that the closer we can harmonise the way we steward, the better it is for the horseman when it comes to global racing. So if we want to promote international racing at the higher level, we need to make it easier for the horsemen to get on a plane, go to a new jurisdiction and not be completely confused by a lot of different rules and definitions. The disparity between hanidcapping in different countries continues to be a contentious issue.

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May 28 10.30 am to 12 pm Future of Arabian Racing Moderator : Derek Thompson (UK) - Dr Abdulla Rayess (UAE) - Mubarak Al Nuaimi (UAE) - Edward Hamod (US) - Boutros Boutros (FR) - Keith Brackpole (US) - Hamad Alahbabi (UAE) - Ed Murphy (US) - Lara Sawaya (UAE) Lara Sawaya said that the future of Arabian racing is within everyone of us - all of us together, loveing the Arabian horse. She said that the Festival valued its relationship with its sponsors who have helped it grow form small beginnings. At the start there were for races, today there are 106.

Thoroughbred racing in that when it does find an equine star, it does not immediatley become so valuable as to necessitate its swift departure to stud. Arabians continue to compete at thehighest level for al ot longer, which is of great benefit to growing its following. He also felt that there was a mutually beneficial working relationship between Santa Anita and the Festival which has a great future. Edward Hamod, representing National Feed and Flour, the main sponsors of the WAHRC addresed the conference sayin. “We are supporting the Festival’s activities as we see a huge potential and growth of the sport through it.”

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12.15 pm - 1.45 pm Conference Workshop Moderators Derek Thompson/ Lara Sawaya Following the discussion during the Media session earlier in the conference when the problems with the IFAHR website had been raised and IFAHR Vice Chairwoman Genny Haynes had pledged it's revision, further developements arose as part of the final workshop session. Lara Sawaya announced that a unified global database of information for Purebred Arabian racing was to be established under the umbrella of the Festival by the end of the year. “Under instructions from HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the Festival will set up a data base of all aspects of Purebred Arabian horses racing that will help promote the sport,” announced Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive

Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of Int'l Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR). “We will work with Equibase, Racing Post, Paris Turf, the Emirates Racing Association, the Emirates Arabian Horse Society and many other such data providers but the main participants will have to be the respective National Federations and their Arabian Registers involved with the sport of Arabian horse racing,” she said. Earlier, Sami Al Boueinen, Chairman of IFAHR, responded to criticism over the length of time it has taken to set up a database, highlighted the difficulties IFAHR faced, the main one being the

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inconsistent supply of information by race bodies/organisations in various member countries. Ms Sawaya warned that the Festival would even consider pulling out its support to those countries not suplying quick and accurate information regarding their domestic racing calendar, data on horses, owners, trainers and jockeys as well as results. “This is the first step which will go a long way in the promotion of Purebred Arabian horse racing,” she said. The disparity in handicap ratings of Arabian race horses in various countries was discussed at length resulting in Ms Sawaya announcing that a meeting of all owners, trainers, jockeys, racing officials and the media will gather in the UAE to discuss and find solutions to the issues of more races and a harmonised rating system. The Conference concluded with these two main resolutions being the highlight of the three days.

MOROCCO TO HOST 2017 WAHRC

Raisi in the presence of the Mayor of Rome Tronga Francesco Paolo, Dr. Hissa Abdulla Al Otaiba, Ambassador of State to Spain and Non Resident envoy to the Vatican, Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of Int'l Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR), UAE envoys to a few other countries with the 500-plus WAHRC delegates from 81 countries in attendance. The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Co. LLC as associate sponsors, IPIC as Strategic Partner, The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carriers, in cooperation with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare with and sponsored by Ayadii LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC, Bloom, Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC, Hayatna, Wathba Stallions, Abu Dhabi

That night at a fabulous gala dinner at the Pincio Park the setting for the eighth annual World Arabian Horse Racing Conference was announced as Morocco to the invited guests. The UAE’s Minister of State for Tolerance, HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi along with Omar Skalli, Director General of Society for Promotion of Purebred Arabian horses in Morocco received the WAHRC flag from the 2016 WAHRC hosts though the UAE Ambassador to Italy, HE Saqr Nasser Al

Falconers Club, Emirates Falconers Club, Mohamed Bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, Omeir Travels, Dr Nader Saab Switzerland, Laboratories Fadia Karam Cosmetics, YAS Channel, Racing Post, Paris Turf, Al Wathba Centre, the UAE's General Women's Union, The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2016, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Anantara Eastern Mangroves Spa and Resort.

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EMIRATES DAY Capanelle, Italy

Ziyadd (FR) cruises to an easy victory in the HH Sheikh Zayed Cup (LRPA)

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival events concluded with the ‘Emirates Day' meeting at Capanelle racecourse with three Purebred Arabian races under the Festival banner. The feature event was the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Listed PA), won by Ziyadd, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs. Trained by Antoine Watrigant and ridden by Pierantonio Convertino, the favourite won eased down. This win and a fourth to Muraaqib in

the first leg of the European Triple Crown in Toulouse, now puts him into contention for this year’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup European Triple Crown, the final leg will be held in Duindigt, The Netherlands on June 26. Al Janoob, who had set the pace, was second ahead of Italian bred and trained runner Lares De Pine, owned by the UAE’s Taleb bin Dhaheri. The reigning HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Champion Astrid Wullschleger took her first step towards defence of her title by winning the Ladies race on Mirko. She just denied a local win by Jessica Marcialis and Monnalisa, with Australian Cecily Eaton on Tabasco in third.

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Above: Ziyaad (FR) in the saddling boxes Below: Current Champion, Astrid Wullschelger wins on Mirko

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Above: Reinging Champion Astrid Wullschleger of Switzerland gets some last minute video instructions in the paddock before the race Below: Urge Di Gallura (IT) maintains his unbeaten record under Korean Apprentice Jeong Jeonghee

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The HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race went to Jeong Jeonghee, on the unbeaten Urge De Gallura. The 24year-old Korean, who also has been riding in Australia, finished way ahead of Italian Gabriele Cannarella on Triade, while Moroccan, Omar Lakjal on Urugano Di Chia was third. The delighted Jeonhee said. “I have heard so much about Abu Dhabi through our Korean lady jockey who qualified for the final last year and I am so excited that I will share that experience. This was a very horse and a very good field today. This will mean a lot to the Korean horse racing industry which is growing all the time.” The UAE Ambassador to Italy, HE Saqr Nasser Al Raisi along with many other UAE envoys and top racing officials who were present for the WAHRC,

attended the races and presented the trophies to the winners, along with Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR). “This was a great debut for the Festival in Italy and we hope that it will trigger more interest in Purebred Arabians here,” Ms Sawaya said. She continued. “We congratulate HH Sheikh Mansoor on the victory of Ziyadd and now this horse has the chance to become the new Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup European Triple Crown Winner.”

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FESTIVAL FOCUS The WAHRC brings together a wide range of people with interests in Arabian Racing. The Arabian Racehorse meets conference regular, Dr Andrew Dalglish of Wathba Stud, Enrico Querci from the Host nation's media and jockey Richie Mullen, who is attending for the first time.

Breeding panel speaker, Dr Andrew Dalgish

Dr Andrew Dalglish has been a speaker on either the veterinary or breeding panels since the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference began, seven years ago. Here he describes how he came to the UAE and the establishment of the highly successful Wathba Stud operation, with the Al Wathba Centre in Abu Dhabi and the Wathba Stud Farm in France, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, who is also the Chairman of the Emirates Arabian Horse Association. Wathba Stud is spread over 180 acres and stands five stallions, including the top sires Mahabb and Munjiz, it also supplies frozen semen from their UAE based stallions.

“In 1984 I came to work in Abu Dhabi, originally at the Equestrian Club, but at that time Al Wathba stables had just been established, so I worked partly in the Equestrian Club, looking after Arabian racehorses and also at Al Wathba, looking after the endurance horses. “After the President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan died, I also became involved in the development of endurance racing. Then about fifteen years ago, they started a small stud in Al Wathba, mainly for Al Reef stables, and I’ve been involved there with the management and veterinary work as well. We have stallions there and also at the Al Wathba Stud Farm in Normandy in France.

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“When I first arrived, it was when the late Sheikh Zayed had bought the foundation stock for his racehorse breeding operation, so we had horses racing like Tahar De Candelon, sire of Mahabb. We also had three very good foundation mares in Joyzell, who is the dam of Mahabb, Sheena, the dam of Thakif and of course the great Alanudd (Unchainedd Melody), the dam of Munjiz.” The conference often discusses the availability of Arabian racehorses, does the Wathba Stud sell any of its’ produce? “Whilst the horses that we breed are usually kept for racing, all our stallions are available to breeders worldwide through Wathba Stud, which of course Lara Sawaya is a director of. We are an approved semen freezing centre in Al Wathba and in France as well, so we can

send our stallions’ semen anywhere in the world.” The breeding panel covered issues with Artificial Insemination, including a presentation on a new technique to improve the quality of frozen semen that has been established in humans, which has now been tried with horses. What are your thoughts on this? “The problem with frozen semen that many people don’t understand, is that once the mare is inseminated, its’ viability is that much shorter than fresh, which can last two to three days. When you are checking the mare to breed, you are looking for a follicle to develop, to see that it is the right size. This can then be assisted by administering Luteinising Hormone, which will, within 48 hours, induce ovulation. So with fresh semen, fertilisation is usually straightforward.

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“With frozen, it only has a longevity of about six hours. This means you have to check the mare more often to see when she is about to ovulate, which is harder to detect precisely, and is more labour intensive. Basically you have to check them all through the night. “Another problem is that you are usually dealing with small volumes of semen, which can also be of varying quality, so after all the time you have spent preparing the mare, perhaps the product isn’t as good quality. Though this new technique doesn’t make the frozen semen last any longer, it does have the benefit of improving the quality, which is a positive. “However, despite these problems, we are so lucky with Arabians that we can use AI which offers us choice of stallions from around the world. Another benefit of using AI, instead of natural covering, is disease control too, but AI is a bit like embryo transfer, on paper it sounds ever so easy, however in practice it’s a lot harder.” Whilst these issues are commonplace for the larger stud, many owners may only have one or two mares, or perhaps are new to breeding once their first racehorse has retired. What advice can you give to them, using AI for the first time? “Try to find a vet who is experienced at AI, so if yours isn’t, ask them to help you find

one that is, and also that they have the right facilities. If you find one in your area and you can take your mare there, it shouldn’t mean the mare has to stay longer than a couple of days to complete the process. Then after 14 days you can scan to see if she is in foal. Really it’s only at the start that is complicated, the timings and so on.” To conclude, having attending all the World Arabian Horse Racing Conferences so far, what progress have you seen and what would you like to see happen in the future? “Every year we develop more and more. There is more interest on breeding, though no matter how good a job you do at producing the foal, of course there is the raising and training and handicapping to consider. I always say the good thing about Arabian racing is it is something that people can get into relatively easily. It is fun and Arabians are so versatile, once you’ve finished racing you can do endurance, or dressage, or show jumping if you don’t want to breed. “Obviously I would like to see more people get involved and to get more equality with the Thoroughbreds, like we have in the UAE. There the racing and training of both breeds is fully integrated, I know in other countries there are problems which holds back the development of the sport.”

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Enrico Querci in the paddock at Capanelle

Enrico Querci is a reporter and photographer for the San Rossore Hippodrome in Pisa, Radio SNAI broadcaster and journalist. Please give us a brief overview of Arabian racing in Italy. Arabian races have been run in Italy for a long time, mostly in Sardinia where the most of the owners, breeders and trainers are. Sardinia is a big island and the races are not contested by horses from outside the island, not only because of the rules, but you have to go by boat, with eight or nine hours of travelling for them to get there to run. In recent times the prize money for all racing in Italy has been reduced, but in the last year, thanks to promotion by sponsors such as the Sheikh Mansoor Festival and Shadwell Stud, or Al Khalediah, something is changing. I think that we are closing the gap.

That is obviously of great benefit, what else has happened to drive this change? Last year Italy finally joined the IFAHR and 80% of Italian racing scheduled in 2016 must be open to WAHO horses registered in the ANICA stud book. So this is a big opportunity for Italian owners, trainers and breeders. Particularly breeders because in the last few years I know that a lot of mares were not covered because there was no market. Italian Arabian horses are appreciated not only for flat racing but endurance as well, and many are sold to that sport. In my opinion this is a new era and I think that in a few years we will have more horses for racing and subsequently more races too. This year, for the first time, we have four Listed races, two in Rome, one in Milan and one in Pisa.

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The track at Pisa is where I am based. It has great history, having been there for 160 years. It is set in a beautiful park near the coast near a training centre, and it is also close to the Leaning Tower and the airport. So we have great links to the rest of the world and the rest of Italy, as we are in the middle of the country. The other important development is that two of the most important trainers in Italy are now training Arabians. In the past trainers of Arabians were just for that breed and the numbers were limited, but now we will have Arabians trained by Stefano Botti, one of the leading trainers of Thoroughbreds in this country and also Endo Botti, who now has six Arabians to complement his 100 strong Thoroughbred string. How will the addition of the Listed races help boost interest in the sport in Italy? I think that joining IFAHR, hosting the

WAHRC and having our first Listed races will help our programme a lot and also the relationships that we have with the international media, through the connections with these sponsors. Arabian racing is still very popular in Sardinia. However we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the same problems as you have in the UK, the Arabians are always in the Italian racing papers and also it is easy to bet on them, so if the most important racetracks schedule Arabian races, they will become more popular than in the past. Having a first Italian bred runner in this yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kahayla Classic must help too? Yes, thanks to Lares De Pines, he has raised Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profile in the racing world. He was the only Italian runner on such an important raceday. He was bred in Italy by Nicola Cecchetti, initially trained in France and then he came to Milan to race in the raced sponsored by Al Khalediah Stud and

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Urge Di Gallura (IT) on his way to a fourth consecutive victory

he won. After this race the owner, Taleb bin Dhaher Al Muhairi, decided to have him trained in Italy. He won again in Pisa and then he decided to run in the Kahayla Classic. When he flew back to Italy, he went straight to a new stable and now he is trained by Endo Botti in Pisa along with another horse in that ownership. He’ll run again tomorrow in the Premio Sheikh bin Sultan Zayed Al Nahyan Cup (LR PA). And now it looks like you will have a first Italian runner at DIAR at Newbury in July... After Urge Di Gallura won the Premio Dubai International Arabian Races 2016 (LRPA) in Rome, I introduced the owner and the breeder to the sponsor and I believe that they are planning to go to Newbury to contest the three year old race [Emirate Equestrian Federation International Stakes (Gr2PA)]. Hopefully I will be able to come and film. I was lucky enough to go to Newbury two years ago, when the conference was held in London.

These first Listed races can give us an idea at what level our horses are, which is important as before this, we couldn’t know and the only chance was when our horses ran abroad. But if you don’t really know what your level is, you don’t risk a lot. But in my opinion, I hope in tomorrow’s apprentice race, Urge Di Gallura will give us an idea if he can be an international horse or not. He’s unbeaten, three out of three attempts. He won very easily first timeout in Pisa, by seven lengths, so fingers crossed. Obviously because of AI, you have access to stallions worldwide, however what is the domestic breeding situation like? We have some good Arabian stallions here in Italy, but these new opportunities can help us to grow more and more. At the moment we don’t have any sales, in the past we did in Sardinia, but with the reduction in breeding recently, that has stopped.

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ANICA is the specific organisation for Arabian horses in Italy, whilst all the racing industry is under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture. Which in my opinion, isn’t good to be run by a such a high level public body. In the past it was the same, but it was a department specifically for racing and they dealt only with racing. Now we are in with fishing, cows, sheep and so it’s not the same. No disrespect to agriculture, which of course is important, and breeding can be considered agricultural, but racing is another business.

There have been widely publicised difficulties regarding payment of prize money in recent years, is that behind you and what do you see for the future of racing in Italy? Whilst the situation has improved, it is still crazy that owners, trainers and jockeys have to apply to a Ministry for payment. I hope soon we will have a big change with the management of the industry as a whole, the main problem is that the organisations don’t work together. They are working to produce an independent governing body for racing like your BHA, but the Italian government must approve it.

Racing was big business in Italy in the past, but betting turnover has reduced, because of sports betting taking over the market, when it used to be just racing. We have a tote system and bookmakers on the racetrack, but some courses don’t have bookmakers. Also the tax on the bets is too high, so the pay back for the punters is very small. If the racing industry could manage itself, it would be so much better. In the past it was managed by the Jockey Club, betting included, so all the money from the betting came back to the prize money. Now the racing is under the Ministry of Agriculture and the betting is under the Ministry of Economy, so racing bets are in the same box as lottery and bingo, which is less expensive than breeding, training and owning racehorses! The Racing Industry in Italy is alone, with no political sponsors. The business declines when there is not so much money involved, people drift away. It’s a shame because of the history and the culture of racing in Italy. I was so proud that on the very first day, on the first panel, two people, who were not Italian, mentioned Frederico Tesio. He was a genius. And finally, despite these challenges, obviously you are still very optimistic about the new opportunities for the Arabian racing in Italy, how can the rest of the world follow the sport here at the moment? There are lots of opportunities to follow racing in Italy. The easiest is to watch free through the betting sites, via live streaming from each racetrack. You can go to either www.snai.it and ‘select ippica’ or www.betflash.it and select ‘cavalli’.

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Richie Mullen in the paddock at Newbury

Richie Mullen has been riding some of the world’s best Arabians since 1998. Based in Dubai he finally claimed the UAE Champion Jockey title in 2015 having been runner up in 2004. What are your thoughts on your first visit to the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference? It’s been very interesting. It’s been nice to come because Arabian racing has been a huge part of my riding career. I think most of my biggest wins have come from Arabians, I’ve won every big race in Arabian racing, apart from the World Cup, which I was second in last year, and the Kahayla Classic, in which I’ve been third. I got the HH Emir’s Sword off my back this year too. As I am a huge supporter of Arabian racing, it’s actually nice to come and get an insight into the breed.

For me I feel, looking in from the outside, there is a very close unit in Arabian racing. It’s very like jump racing in the UK, it’s a different type of clientele to Flat racing, which is so commercial, so you feel everyone is part of one thing, the owners and breeders are not breeding for the sales, they’re keeping them and waiting for them to come to fruition at the racecourse. So listening to the seminars and getting an overview on the different aspects involved is very interesting. The Breeding seminar particularly, as I’ve been looking to buy a broodmare this year. I was talking about it with Tadhg O’Shea, I don’t want to buy a thoroughbred mare because it’s so hard to get in at a high level, with Arabians it's much easier. I would prefer to buy into a bloodline that I’ve known through riding though.

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Richie Mullen celebrates Gazwan (QA) winning in the HH Emir's Sword

In Thoroughbred racing in the UK, there’s and unwritten rule that if a jockey rides a Group 1 winning colt, when it is retired to stud, they get a free nomination. I don’t know if that is the same with Arabians, but it would be another good way to get new breeders into the sport. It makes a good story too if a winner is bred by a former jockey, look at the thoroughbred winners, Minster Son or Jack Hobbs who were bred by Willie Carson for example. I’d keep the mare in France probably, rather than Dubai, but I would definitely like to get involved in that way. When did you first start riding in Arabian races? I first went to Dubai in 1998 and I started there as an apprentice for Godolphin, though my first ride was on an Arabian and my first actual winner out there was for Julian Smart, when he was training for the late Sheikh Zayed. Arabians are not everybody’s ride and I’ve always been an advocate of using Arabians in an Apprentice series, long before the Sheikh Mansoor Festival began, because I think they’re the best type of horse for Apprentices to learn to race ride on.

You have to be able to adapt, some you have to be a bit strong, others a little bit quieter. I was talking to Jordan Childs about them the other day, he was asking if there was any difference to Thoroughbreds and I said actually you can’t really give a jockey orders. It’s very different to Thoroughbreds where the trainer can give instructions on how to ride. It’s very difficult to pinpoint how you want to ride an Arabian, you have to play it by how they jump off and how they travel, because if they travel well, it makes it that much easier, or if you’re struggling early on, don’t bully them, because they’ll come back to you. So that’s how it started, and obviously my connection with Julian goes way back. Then when I worked for Satish Seemar and I was riding for Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, we had some of the best Arabians around like Velte and Big Easy, and that was the start of riding the top level Arabians. There was also Nez D’Or for Julian in his four year old career, before he went on to win the Kahayla Classic. As with the Thoroughbreds, there is a difference between riding the really good ones and the ones on a lesser level.

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Mullen with breeders Mr & Mrs Kippen, owner Lisa Demoynaz and trainer Thomas Fourcy after Mahess Du Soleil (GB) won the 2015 Shadwell UK Derby

One of the interesting points raised in the Racing and Training session, was when Thomas Fourcy was asked how he can tell if an Arabian is going to be a champion, what do you think? Personally with a Thoroughbred, I think you can tell very early on. But with an Arabian, I don’t think it’s so easy. I’ve ridden many Arabians first time out for Julian Smart and they’ve been only beaten one home and they’ve then gone on to be Group 1 winners. I am also very strongly against running them at three years old, I don’t think they’re ready, especially at this time of year. We don’t have three year old races in Dubai. Towards November, when they’re about to turn four then you’ll get a few, but for me they’re not ready. It’s a catch twenty two situation, as obviously owners want their horses to run as soon as possible. You ride Arabians all over the world, how does

your experience vary from country to country? It’s different in France, where it is all together under France Galop. I don’t agree with the way it is in the UK when Arabians are on the same card as the Thoroughbreds and they can’t go in the same stable yards or in the saddling boxes, or they can’t be trained by professional trainers. For Arabian racing to progress in the UK the laws have to be changed. So I think what HH Sheikh Mansoor is doing is fantastic, because it is spreading the word around and getting the sport to flourish, so everyone including jockeys like myself have to support it. I am based in the Emirates now. I go back to the UK in July and August and I’ll ride at DIAR, I’ll ride at Goodwood, I’ll go to France if Julian asks me, or if anyone else wants me I’ll go. I was talking to Beverley Deutrom the other day and she’s asked me to ride in a race in Holland, so I’ll go there.

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Julian Smart and Richie Mullen after winning the 2016 HH The Emir's Sword with Gazwan (GB)

During the conference you were invited to become the Festival’s Jockey Ambassador... To be asked to be an ambassador was right out of the blue, it’s a great honour and I really appreciate it. I would like to continue to coming to these conferences, as I’ve been very lucky with racing in the Gulf States. I don’t see it as any different to the Thoroughbred racing, so that’s why I’d like to play a part in getting other top jockeys involved. Until we get more of the big UK names riding it will always be viewed as a second class sport, which it isn’t. We now have the Jewel Crown in Abu Dhabi, which at €1.2 million Euros is the richest Arabian race in the world. The Qatar Arabian World Cup on Arc Weekend is the second

most valuable race of the whole weekend. In the Emirates, in Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, the majority of the racecard is for Arabian racing. If I can help spread the word, then I will. That’s why coming to an event like this is so good, as jockeys we don’t get to spend time with the people involved – at the races, it’s get on the horse, get off the horse and on to the next one. As I said, the community is more tight knit, like the jump racing crowd, and like jump racing, the horses’ careers are longer too. With the good Thoroughbreds being so valuable, on the whole they never get to realise their full potential as they finish their careers at three. That’s like retiring an Arabian at four. I think an Arabian reaches its’ peak at around six to seven years of age.

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And finally what are your thoughts on the future of the sport? In the final session on the Future of Arabian Racing, Ed Murphy said that we need to make good stories, to attract the wider public. I think we should name more races after the good horses we’ve had, like the Al Mourtajez Stakes, so that people outside the sport will ask ‘Who’s Al Mourtajez?’ We’re here in Italy at the moment and one of its’ most famous horses was the Thoroughbred champion in the 1950’s, bred by Tesio, Ribot. As well as races, there are even restaurants named after him. It’s a way of getting people more involved and the thing about good Arabians is, they usually win more than one Group 1 race. They’re not just one hit wonders, which happens in Thoroughbred racing, Arabians keep coming back, so the racing public can get attached to these horses.

Riding for Beverley Deutrom at Chepstow

Out in Dubai I’ve been trying to get people involved in syndicates. Most of the syndicates in Dubai apart from the EERC are just for Thoroughbreds, but the prize money for Arabians is good. The private owners’ series of races in Abu Dhabi is fantastic, so you’ve got a good chance, because you’re not competing against the bloodlines you can’t afford to buy into. The prize money equates to about £12,000 a race and you’d struggle to get that for a Thoroughbred Listed race in the UK, so that is the message I’m trying to get across.

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In France, all the top jockeys ride them, Olivier Peslier, Christophe Soumillion, they don’t turn their noses up at them. When the prize money is a big as it is now worldwide, people’s mentality needs to change. It’s been a huge part of my life, I’ve won over 20 Group 1 races and I welcome the chance to give something back to a sport that has been very good to me.

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Alsaker (FR) and Julien Auge win from Tayf (FR) (rail) and Khattab (FR) (centre) The Prix de Diane meeting at Chantilly is one of the highlight's of the French racing calendar. Parisian's flock in their hoardes to picnic, not quite Royal Ascot style, in the centre of the course, whilst they are entertained by live music and a funfair before the more serious proceedings begin. Run after the Prix de Diane, the Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabes was no poor relation as the crowds were treated to an exceptionally close three-way photo finish in which the official distances were given as a nose and a nose. Petit Monsieur set the pace and wasn't

challenged until the 400 metre mark as they entered the straight. Aba'ath and Tayf struck for home at that point, but it was clear that Tayf in the hands of Olivier Peslier had his measure and was already inching ahead without resort to the whip. However with 200 metres remaining, both Khataab and Alsaker were also disputing the lead, Alsaker brought wide up the center of the course, where the ground was reportedly riding quicker than on the far side. In the final 100 metres Tayf, Khataab and Alsaker had pulled clear of the remainder, with Tayf still with a slight advantage, less than half a length ahead on the far rail.

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Above: Tayf (FR) (Amer x Djemila) who finished second, is a full brother to Majd Al Arab and Raddad. Below: Khataab (FR) who finished third, is also an Amer son. Out of Djelana, who won the Prx Nefta Gr2PA, he was bred by Alban de Mieulle.

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Above: Elizabeth Bernard, trainer of Alsaker (FR) Below: Alsaker (FR) is by AF Albahar, a son of Amer, out of Jakkarta, he is a full brother to Bint Jakkarta, who won the Al Rayyan Cup Gr1PA in 2014

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Above & Below: Julien Auge points to the big screen showing how Alsaker (FR) won by the narrowest of margins As they reached the line it was too close to call, with the official photo showing that Alsaker had recorded an important win for the Royal Cavalry of Oman by the shortest of margins, from Tayf and Khataab. Jockey Julien Auge has ridden the son of AF Albahar in all four of his previous races, inlcuding in his latest win at Dax in the Prix Damas, which was his first start for Elizabeth Bernard since leaving the care of Thomas Fourcy. Alsaker is an exciting addition to the Royal Cavalry of Oman's string which also include top fillies Sylvine Al Maury and the remarkable Al Mouhannad, who is hoping for a record breaking fourth win in the Za'abeel International Group 1PA at Newbury as part of Dubai International Arabian Races next month.

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TAUNTON TREBLE Adam Newey and Will Pettis dominate at the third ARO full fixture, held at the popular West Country track

Vindetta (GB) and Will Pettis score in The Arabian Racehorse On Issuu.com (0-60) Handicap Stakes

Having escaped the worst of the storms, the third Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) full fixture of 2016 was dominated by trainer Adam Newey and the 2015 ARO Novice Jockey Will Pettis. They got the ball rolling from the start with a pillar to post victory in the first race, the Forta Stud Restricted Maiden, with Nicsar Diamond Jubilee. The colt is owned in partnership by Nicola Buchan and Sarah Innes, who had travelled eight hours by car from

Scotland to witness his first win. They then followed up in the fourth race with the diminutive Southpaw, who was also bred by Newey, by a stallion he had raced and still retains. The brave little gelding shouldered top weight in the Royal Cavalry of Oman sponsored handicap and was again ridden by Pettis. Vindetta then completed the hat-trick in The Arabian Racehorse on Issuu.com Handicap Stakes.

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Nicsar Diamond Jubilee (GB) by Madjani (FR) out of Jumah (GB)

After Vindetta’s win Newey commented: “I’m very pleased with the results today. I was amazed we won with Southpaw over a mile and two furlongs because it’s little bit far for him. It’s nice to have bred him too. I’m delighted for the owners of Nicsar

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Small but mighty, Southpaw (GB) and Will Pettis go to post

He continued. “I was surprised with Vindetta, because I had aimed Whisper at this race. However I’m really pleased with Vindetta as she’s a bit of a bridle horse, so hopefully she’ll gain a bit of confidence from this and can go on from here.”

When asked about Pettis’s riding performance he said. “Will’s a good little jockey, I’m really pleased for him, he’s coming up with the goods every time.” Pettis himself was also delighted

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Callymay (GB) just holds on from LB Farrah (GB)

saying: “I had expected a few winners, but not the ones that won, however they all had good chances. With Nicsar Diamond Jubilee, my orders were to set a good pace and keep kicking the whole way and luckily it worked. It’s very hard to ride a horse as small as Southpaw because you have to ride a bit longer and it’s difficult to get in behind him, but he’s as game as can be." He continued. "As for Vindetta, she got the ability there, as she’s run well in the better races, but it’s just finding the right tactics with her. She hung up the straight, which is normal for her and she just lasted home.” There were also wins for Delyth Thomas's Callymay who triumphed

over LB Farrah by a neck in the Muscat 0-50 Handicap stakes, and Man of Dreams in The Royal Cavalry, Sultanate of Oman 0-80 Handicpa Stakes. Carol Legg's handsome son of Nizam was winning on his seasonal debut for the third year in succession. The most visually impressive win went to Jamaayil in the Royal Cavalry of Oman Maiden Stakes. She won as she liked by nine lengths from Munbaher, who had finished ahead of her on their seasonal debuts at Chelmsford in April. Clearly the filly had come on for that experience and she continues the good run of form by progeny of her sire Al Jakbar in UK. She holds entires in both the International Conditions race and the Hatta on DIAR.

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Jamaayil (GB) and Stephen Harrison draw well clear of Munbaher (FR)

Amanda Smith, ARO Racing Manager was pleased with the way the day had gone saying: “We had a great crowd here today, offering free entry to the majority of our fixtures this season has definitely been well received by the

racing public. The racing today was competitive and I’m delighted to see how well last season’s Champion Novice Will Pettis has progressed this year.”

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Two of Forta Stud's UK runners: Aurora Forta (AE) (Abu Alemarat (FR) x Bay Brulee (US)) and below: Saayif Al Arab (FR) (Majd Al Arab (GB) x Serafina (FR))

This is the second year that Forta Stud have supported UK Arabian racing through race sponsorship, this time with the Forta Stud Restricted Maiden Stakes won by Nicsar Diamond Jubilee. Forta Stud is based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and is a smallscale breeding program producing Purebred Arabians for racing and endurance. The Stud treasures the Arabian horse for its strength, soundness, stamina, grace and personality. Their broodmare band has diverse origins, including Crabbet, Egyptian, French, Polish and Russian bloodlines. www.fortastud.com

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Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap (0-85 PA) Doncaster

Karar (AE) leads Maghazi (GB) home

Trainer Beverley Deutrom saddled the first two home in the Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap (0-85 PA) run at Doncaster. The horses ran in the colours of HE Sheikh Nassar Al Hashar and his son Mohammed, also of Oman. The early pace was set by the Adam Newey trained pair of Syrah Gris and Kamikaze, however it was Deutrom’s Maghazi who took it up three furlongs from home. The ten year old grey drawing readily clear in the hands of Simon Walker from Zayin Zachilles, he idled in front and it was her other runner Karar, who took advantage.

been involved with Arabian racing in the UK for over ten years, has increased their sponsorship of UK Purebred Arabian racing this season. Which also includes the next full fixture, to be run at Chelmsford City Racecourse on 1 July. ARO Racing Manager, Amanda Smith said: “That was a fantastic race, the longest in our calendar, which demonstrates the soundness and stamina of the Arabian breed for which it was specifically bred, and why it was used in the development of the modern Thoroughbred racehorse.

Freddie Tylicki burst through on the rail and then switched to challenge his stablemate on the outside, heading Walker’s mount in the final half furlong to win going away. Zayin Zachilles stayed on in third, just keeping Aurora Forta at bay in fourth.

“The Arabian Racing Organisation is very proud to be associated with The Royal Cavalry of Oman and the increase in their sponsorship this season underlines their commitment and support of Purebred Arabian racing at all levels in the UK.”

The Royal Cavalry of Oman, who have

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HH SHEIKH MANSOOR FESTIVAL The second of four full fixtures for the Festival at Herefordrd saw locally bred and trained Callymay complete a hat-trick of wins, taking her trainer Delyth Thomas to the top of the 2016 ARO Trainers' Championship

Callymay (GB) and Simon Walker make it three out of three for the season

Delyth Thomas’s Callymay made it three on the bounce this season, when winning at the second HH Sheikh Mansoor Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival sponsored meeting run at Hereford racecourse. The win by the six year old mare, owned and trained locally by Thomas, maintains her trainer’s grip on the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) 2016 Championship, and also kept

Simon Walker at the top of the Jockey’s Championship too. It’s a title he has won no less than nine times, including last season. Thomas commented. “She ran a blinder today. She loves racing and she’s entered at Bath on Saturday, so she’ll probably go there next. I certainly never expected to be leading the Trainer’s Championship at this stage of the season. It’s very exciting.”

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The feature race of the day - the Wathba Stallions (0-95) Handicap stakes over a mile and a furlong -saw a decisive win by Sunbulla, drawing clear of her nearest rival by eight lengths. A homebred by HH Sheikh Hamdanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently deceased stallion Monsieur Al Maury, she is a half sister

to his Dubai International Stakes (Gr1PA) winner Al Hibaab. Trained by Phil Collington, she formed the second leg of a double for the first season handler, who won the opening maiden with an Athbah Stud homebred, Dossar Athbah.

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Dossar Athbah (GB) and Max Kendrick

Collington was delighted saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dossar Athbah is a lovely horse. We thought going into his first run today he could be a bit green, as he has taken his time to come to hand, but it

was a nice performance to win like he did and having the second and third as well was great too. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see what rating he gets on Tuesday and make a decision from there.

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He continued, “Sunbulla could have run at the opening meeting at Chelmsford, but I just wasn’t happy with her and this was the next most suitable opportunity. She has clearly loved the ground, but I didn’t think she would win as well as she did. DIAR is obviously a possible target, but we’ll see how she comes out of the race and let His HIgness decide.” Also continuing a good run of form was Linda Cross's Vindetta, who followed up on her Taunton success in the Wathba Stud Farm Cup 0-70 Handicap, with another smooth win under Will Pettis for trainer Adam

Newey. After an incredible display of horsemanship, Robin Pfieffer put himself bang in contention for 'Ride of the Year' when securing the lead in the final strides on Just The Ticket in the Wathba Stallions 0-45 Handicap Stakes. The saddle slipped early in proceedings and Pfeiffer displayed remarkable courage and tenacity that would shame many of his much younger rivals in keeping the partnership in tact. No less dramatic was the upset in the Wathba Stallions Restricted Maiden

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when odds on favourite Drake De Palmas threw his race away through greeness and handed it to the fast finishing Popsstar. Given an enterprising ride by Joanna Mason, the five year old by Dahess snatched victory on the line. Amanda Smith, ARO Racing Manager commented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The weather was kind to us again and we had some very competitive racing today, which the crowd undoubtedly enjoyed. We look forward to returning here for the next HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival meeting on 7 August.â&#x20AC;?

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The Royal Cavalry of Oman Handicap Stakes Bath

Vindetta (GB) leads them home

Trainer Adam Newey dominated the Royal Cavalry of Oman Handicap (0-60 PA) run at Bath on Saturday 11 June, saddling the first four home in a remarkable training performance. They were led by the hat-trick seeking Vindetta, who won eased down by three and a half lengths, followed by Whisper, Synergy and Southpaw. The feat was made even more notable by the fact that Newey was also either breeder or co-breeder of winner, third and fourth. In addition, the first two were running in the colours of longtime owner Linda Cross, who is also in partnership in the third with Newey, who owns the fourth. Newey was delighted saying: “I’m very happy with that. The rain helped Vindetta, she proved that last year at DIAR over 7 furlongs with a bit of cut and the penny has really dropped with her. She struggled with splints in her first season and it put her off letting herself down on the quicker ground. Will (Pettis) has found the key to her, to get her to go from the front which we could never do before.”

He continued. “It was Whisper’s last race and it was unfortunate that she’s gone up against Vindetta, as she would have gone out on a win otherwise, but she’ll be covered by Al Jakbar shortly. Synergy is so fractious, she’s only five and her sister started winning at that age. When she does finally get going there will be a lot of improvement to come and she’s a lot bigger and stronger than her sister. ” ARO Racing Manager, Amanda Smith said: “That was a brilliant training performance by Adam Newey and Vindetta has forged such a great partnership with Will Pettis, who was our Champion Novice Rider last season. It was also a grand farewell for Whisper, as she has been such a splendid campaigner in UK Arabian racing, running 60 times since staring her career in 2008. She was our leading Purebred Arabian Mare and our leading Heritage Arabian Racing Club horse last season too.”

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HH SHEIKHA FATIMA BINT MUBARAK LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (IFAHR) 2016 SERIES Stockholm & Duindigt

The Ladies winners - Al Janoob (GB) and Nora Looby (IRE)

Stockholm, Sweden The Swedish National Day ended on a perfect note for Maria HagmanEriksson as the owner-trainer completed a double at Gardet in Stockholm, with Toutaix and Al Janoob. Hagman-Eriksson’s Toutatix, ridden by Dayverson De Barros, won well in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Listed race after Ireland’s Nora Looby had steered Al Janoob (who

was second to Ziyadd in the Sheikh Zayed Cup at Capenelle) to victory in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race. Thousands filled the Gardet park area in downtown Stockholm to witness the two Arabian races run under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival which were part of the fixture celebrating the National Day of Sweden.

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Above: Al Janoob (GB) previously a three time winner for HH Sheikh Hamdan when in the UK, he is a half brother Jiyush (GB), and current ARO runners for His HIghness, Awzaan (FR) and Alhaader (FR) Below: Prior to this, Toutatix (FR) had had his biggest win for Georgina Ward in the Emirate Airline Handicap Stakes at DIAR 2014

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In the Ladies Championship, Irish jockey Looby rode a waiting race with Al Janoob and was able to win with a bit in hand at the finish. Al Janoob, formerly trained in England by Gill Duffield for HH Sheikh Handan, is clearly a good traveller, having raced the week before in Rome.

Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) gave away the trophies.

Sweden’s Rebecca Colldin, a lastminute replacement for Italian Kristen Bezdekova did well to finish second on Suhaim, trained by the UK's Beverley Deutrom, while W Catchcash under Danielle Hodsdon of the US, finished third.

“The Festival has established a strong presence in the Scandinavian countries and has been able to attract more fans through the attention and support of the owners, trainers and jockeys. There is more to come during the next round in Denmark in August,” she said.

Maria Hagman-Eriksson seems to have taken over from where Dutch trainer Karin van den Bos left off, as the latter had scored doubles in the Festival’s races in two previous editions. “I dedicate this twin success to my twins,” said the Swede who has been a regular visitor to Abu Dhabi for the endurance and for the Festival’s events. “These wins are all the more sweet as I have a strong relationship with Abu Dhabi which is the capital of Arabian racing; it is a great achievement for me to bag this big double."

Toutatix (FR) and Dayverson De Barros

HE Sultan Bin Rashid Alkaitoob, UAE Ambassador to Sweden along with Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi, ADEC Director General and Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of Int'l Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice

Though the unbeaten Macallan, and Gazel T (record fifth successive winner of the Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup earlier in the season) were expected to battle it out in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Listed Cup, it was Toutatix (formerly trained in the UK by Georgina Ward) that prevailed over Kao Kat, trained like Suhaim by the UK's Beverley Deutrom.

“The Swedish National Day holiday crowd were here in their thousands to watch the races."said Ms Sawaya.

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Silja Storen on L'Eau Du Tigre (FR) draws clear fo the field Duindigt, Netherlands The HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race over 1800 metres was run on Sunday 26 June and went to Norway’s Silja Storen on L’Eau du Tigre. She showed her class in the final stages to finish ahead of Fajr Qardabiyah under Great Britain's Carol Bartley, with Janine Smith from Canada on Raya C running on for third place.

Praising her horse L’Eau du Tigre, Storen continued, “What an amazing horse. Got a super race on the inside, going third. When I got an opening on the inside I told her to go and she cruised home. I had to look back several times to ensure I was safe. It was the loveliest ride!”

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HH SHEIKH ZAYED CUP (Gr3PA) Round Three - European Triple Crown Duindigt, Netherlands

Majeed (QA) wins from Sir Bani Yas (FR) and Lightning Bolt (FR)

Whilst it was the Qatari raider Majeed, who won the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 3) race, it was Ziyadd, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs who emerged as the new European Triple Crown winner. In one of the most hotly-contested races held under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al

Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Majeed, ridden by Gaetan Faucon prevailed in a close finish over Sir Bani Yas and Julien Auge at the Duindigt track. The two greys fought stride for stride in the final 50 metres before Majeed forged ahead to claim victory in the 1900-metre race and a major slice of the Euros 35,000 on offer for the Group 3 contest.

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Though Richie Mullen finished third on Lightning Bolt he filed an objection for interference by the winner, but was overruled and the places remained unaltered.

Breik A. B. Swessi; from Morocco HE Abdul Wahab Bluki, from Jordan HE Ahmed Mufleh, from Pakistan HE Mazen Ahmed Khan and from India, HE J.S Mukul.

Ziyadd under Pierantonio Convertino were not able to challenge, but did enough to collect 5 points which enabled the 4-year-old to claim the European Triple Crown.Trained by Antoine Watrigant for owner HH Sheikh Mansoor, Ziyadd had won the previous leg in Rome and also finished fourth to Muraaqib in the first leg in Toulouse, finishing the sereis with 18 points, whilst Sir Bani Yas and Lightning Bolt had 13 points apiece.

HH Saeed Ali Al Nowais and Ms Lara Sawaya thanked all the envoys who attended the races and also congratulated HH Sheikh Mansoor on his horse Ziyadd winning the European Triple Crown.

HH Saeed Ali Al Nowais, UAE Ambassador to the Netherlands, Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi, Director general of the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) and Margreet de Ruiter of the Dutch Arabian Racing gave away the trophies to the winners of the races. Also in attendance were envoys from Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Abohaimed Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in the Hague; from Palestine HE Dr. Nabil Abuznaid; from Egypt HE Taher Farhat; from Libya HE

“I was in Rome for the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference organized by the Festival and it was a great experience. The UAE and HH Sheikh Mansoor are doing a great job of not only promoting Arabian horse racing but also keeping alive a UAE tradition,” HE Al Nowais said. “Today’s race meeting was of the highest quality and both The Netherlands and the UAE share a common goal in Arabian horse racing,” he said. Ms Lara Sawaya said, “The last four years the European Triple Crown in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan series was won by one horseAmeretto. Now we have a new champion in the 4-year-old Ziyadd. The European Triple Crown in Europe and the Triple Jewel in the US are two great race series’ in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup and have gained in quality and popularity.” “We also remember and thank the late Mr. Wieger de Ruiter who was Head of Arabian Racing and a friend of the Festival and helped in promoting our

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SUPER For 2016, the initial teams were required to include a minimum of two four year olds, no unraced horses and two overseas trained horses were permitted, with the horses selected from the ARO list of registered runners. A number of teams included the following horses who did not qualify under those criteria: Alhaader, Dossar Athbah, Elyassat, Fatinah, Hau Kola, Istiqlaal, Jamaayil and Yeskan Du Cayrou. Any points scored by these horses did not qualify during the period 17 April - 29 May. After the seven day transfer window (after Taunton on 22 May) most of those horses were then qualified as they had run at least once in that period - only Dossah Athbah and Istiqlaal remain not qualified after 29 May. In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the number of fully qualified runners from the start of the competition will be taken into account. Points are scored in all ARO domestic races from April 17 to September 25, as follows: 10 points win 5 points second 3 points third Bonus points: 2 for a Group win and 1 for a Premier Handicap will also be awarded.

Having selected many of her own runners, after Taunton, Delyth Thomas initially headed the table on 75 points, from last year's joint winner Matt Johnson on 67, and Delyth's second team on 57.5. After Bath on 11 June the table is now as follows: Matt Johnson Gary Capewell 2 Delyth Thomas 1 Delyth Thomas 2 Alex Cairns Adam Newey Mark Buchan Gary Capewell 1 Paul Simmons Bebverley Deutrom 1 Carol Legg James Owen 1 Jenny Owen 1 Teresa Kinsey 2 Jenny Owen 2 David Paton Steve Blackwell James Owen 2 Mark Buchan 2 John Elliot Heather Phillpott Teresa Kinsey 1 Alex Banks

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98 87 85 80.5 80 74 73 69 67 61 61 58 54 51 51 50 49 48 44 43 33 31 22

AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT Lynn Ashby has been a leading trainer of Arabians in the US for many years having won a total of eight Darley Trainer Awards (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014 and 2015) and this year added a HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Trainer Award to her collection, following up with a win in the Awards stakes race with Thess Is Awesome

Lynn Ashby receiving her HH Sheikha Fatima Award from Denise Gault

How did it all begin? It all started with Endurance. I was actively doing endurance with my Arabians and I read that there was going to be a George Champey Memorial mile race at Harvard Park, on the coast. We lived in Washington State, and our horses were bred by George Champey, and that how I got into it. I took out my trainer’s license in 1983 and the rest is history! I was never really based on a racetrack, which is unusual for America. I learned about Endurance from an English woman and I followed her principals of roadwork steel shoes and an easy jog on the roads to condition the shins – I’ve never bucked a shin. Plus we did cross country, building up the cardio, working uphill and then

we’d haul to the racetrack to get their gatecards and then we would always ship in to race. That was until we moved East. We had been very successful in Washington and Oregon and then we won a few minor stakes in California and thought we were ready to go to Delaware. In those days there were 1,200 Arabians on the backside, there were three or four races on the card and we would get balloted out sometimes. So Mark, my husband, quit his job and he hauled us out there, I trained from the track, and I only won one race. I know what I did wrong training from the track, I over trained them and they got sore, or hurt, and I’d never had these problems training from home as I had the turn out and so on.

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So I changed a lot and said to Mark, if we ever go back to Delaware, I’ve got to train from a farm, I can’t be on the racetrack. We had sold our farm, intending to retire and then we were approached by the Finance Manager for Mr Farrish, from Lanes’ End Farm, who asked Mark to install a track for him at Middleton. Then he said he wanted us to train from there, he said we could ‘semi-retire’! So we took on the facility where we are now. We have about 8 thoroughbreds and 16 Arabians in training for this season. Tell me about your base... We’ve been on our farm for about 19 years, we have 500 acres and 80 boxes on the East Coast, Middletown, Delaware, in the middle to upper part, very green farm land. We have a mile and a sixteenth turf course and then there are all the trails which we hack through. All the horses love it there as they get to be turned out in these great lush paddocks. We condition them using lots of trail work, it’s all pretty natural, all of my horses know that when they see that horse trailer, they’re going to get to go somewhere, they really love it. The Arabians thrive on this routine, it keeps them interested and eating well and their stress levels down and yet they’re used to shipping and going places. Because of the nature of racing in the US, travel, particularly over long distances is obviously a big part of any racehorses’ career, how does that affect you? We’re lucky that Alan [Kirshner] has let us fly them, as by road it’s really hard on them. It takes between 57-60 hours to go

from coast to coast. If they fly, it’s 7 hours end to end and they get off like they’re never even been anywhere. Both Thess Is Awesome and Royal Richess shipped very well to Santa Anita [for the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Awards Stakes]. As well as Arabians, you do a lot of pretraining of Thoroughbreds too... We break about 60-70 yearlings, we’re always full and we pre-train for so many phenomenal thoroughbred trainers, we prepared one for Graham Motion last year, that broke her maiden first time out and then won a nice stakes race. The win ratio for our first time starters is amazing. We send them off very well prepared, the trainer’s love it, as the horses are just ready to run. The trainers are always amazed at just how professional these horses are when they arrive with them. We have worked for so long with these East Coast trainers, we know how they want their horses prepped and we can tailor it to the individual trainers’ needs. The yearlings are already starting to come in now [early April] and we leave them out in the paddocks as much as possible, though when they come in, we have them in big sheds - we limit stall time as much as possible. Most of our clients prefer this as they’re going to be in stalls for a long time once they go into full training, so they want them to have as natural a life as possible first. We do the same for the Arabians. At Alan and Debs’ they have a really good team down there that start them, they have more hills than we do, we have to ship to get to the hills, as in Delware we’re flatter. They thrive on it though.

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That must require a lot staff. Staffing is a huge issue in the UK at present, is it a problem for you? We have nine grooms and five riders. We start training about 10.30am and get done by about 2pm. We are so lucky with staff, they have all been with me, mostly, since the beginning. I’ve been blessed with great people and they stay, some for nearly 30 years! They have the love and the passion for these horses and it shows. Rosemary Amaro, who looks after Thess Is Awesome, calls him her ‘husband’. She’s slept with him and Royal Richess since they got here in Santa Anita. Kirsten Swan is my Assistant with the Arabians and Aimee Hall is in charge of the Thoroughbreds.

Kirsten Swan aboard Royal Richess (US)

Do you use any additional equipment or machines as part of your regime? We don’t use a lot of technical stuff with training, we do some chiropractic work and use a Magna Wave machine, which is pulsed magnetic energy - said to help improve the bodies’ ability to repair and recover. I learned about it through Graham

Motion, whose main therapist lived on our farm. I find it better than just massage. I like it because it helps you read the horse and identify any areas which might be sensitive. We use a lot of hot water and ice too, but we find that they are always a lot sounder for being turned out. Earlier you mentioned that when you started training, there were 1,200 Arabians on the backside, that’s quite a drop to less than 200 horses that ran in the US last year. A falling horse population is a concern for a number of countries including the UK, what are your thoughts on it? We’ve lost so many key people, they’re not breeding anymore. Alan turned 80 this year! We have some beautiful stock from Cre Run, the yearling group, which was the last time they bred – they’re saving the best for last. I’m very saddened by it. It’s the same for us, as for Britain. Part of it is economical, we’re still in a bad way, but the tracks still want us to run, they beg for our horses to come. I’m so excited that we have a few young people come in, like the Henningsgards, but I don’t know what else to do to get new people involved. A lot of women like showing Arabians, but their husbands don’t enjoy it, Alan didn’t, but he likes the racing side of things so maybe we need to reach out to the showing community more. The investment in our racing made by the Gulf has been a great boost though, with races sponsored by Shadwell, the Heritage Arabian Racing Club and of course the Sheikh Mansoor Festival. Both myself and Deb Mihaloff were so pleased that they improved the saddlecloths, you can see the numbers now, but more importantly they are safer and don’t slip.

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American racing has earned a poor reputation in recent years with regards to medication, what are your thoughts on that subject? We’re very regulated, because people gamble, which I like and we’re lot better regarding drugs and so on now, but the Fair circuit is still a concern. With Lasix, I just use the minimum, and I’m looking for other more natural alternatives now, the problem is the air quality here. Your eyes burn; at Delaware in August, it’s so humid, you can’t walk anywhere and we expect these animals to run in it. When the smog is really bad you can’t breathe and your horses are going to bleed. I’d love them to all be off it, but don’t want them to bleed either. A lot these horses are shut in their stalls all day at the track, with the dust and the birds, they’re breathing in all this pollution all the time, that’s why we’re so keen to

keep them out, as much as possible. I’ve been to the Gulf and to Newmarket and I’ve seen how you train there in big groups, it’s so much more relaxed than here as you’re always in a rush at the track because the tractors have to come out. That’s another reason why I like to train at the farm, so there’s no rushing. Only Scott Powell trains like us and he learned that from us when we were at Delaware. How did you become involved with Thess Is Awesome’s owner-breeders, Alan Kirshner and Deb Mihaloff? I’ve trained for Alan and Deb since 1988, I admire them so much. I went up and introduced myself at the track, then I won the race they sponsored and I sent them a win picture. We always used to have the Darley Awards with a race, so you’d go and buy your $100 Darley ticket and we would

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Cre Run's Deb Mihaloff receiving the 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Award for Best Owner from IFAHR Chairman Sami Al Boenain

never get to eat because I would have to go back to the barn and put my jeans on and run my horse. Deb saw me all dressed up and was impressed that I was going straight back out to my horse. They had really great horses and at that time they had a horse who had bowed a tendon. The trainer had had no luck and told them that they needed to find someone else - they’re still friends now. I saw the horse and said, I can hold that bow, I’m good at that, and I’ll get him back in training. So we came out to Hollywood Park and he broke the track record (just before Unchainedd Melody) for 6 furlongs. We won four or five races and then the injury started to bother him again, so we stopped. From then on I was their trainer. So it made it all the more special to win the big race for them yesterday and I’m so pleased that they were both here to see it. I

trained the dam, In Awe. I loved this mare, she had so many problems, but she had so much heart and she was fast too. She’s only 18 now. We have a full brother at the farm, he’s a little smaller and is not as intelligent as this horse. He has issues, he’s very sound, but he might need longer to get him going. Tell me more about Thess Is Awesome... He showed ability as a juvenile, winning his maiden and then two Graded races. Alan asked me “Lynn, is this the one we’ve been waiting for?” And I said “Yes Alan” and then he gets a tendon at the start of his four year old campaign, so we gave him over a year off and brought him back slow. For him to come back, I’m so proud of him. He had tied up prior to his first start back at Sam Houston in March, he fell out of the gate and Kirsten [Swan] just looked after him, I probably shouldn’t have run him, but had he not tied up...

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And then he got cast, before we ran against Paddy’s Day at Lone Star Park, and he was just off, and Travis [Wales] said “Lynn he just doesn’t feel right”. So we took him back and there was a little heat, so he must have really banged that cannon, he is a powerful horse behind. So we threw that race out and had him ready for the race at Dallas. We like to bath them when it gets really warm at midday and afterwards take them out to graze. He was giving Rosemary a really hard time and I said “Come here!” As soon as I take a hold of him he says ok and quits and we go off to graze. Just as he puts his head down, a horse got cast in those metal barns and all you can hear is this banging – so he whirled around and knocked me down – I saw the silver of his shoe as it split my lip and broke a bit of my cheekbone. He took off and he ran so fast he lost both hind shoes. Rosie found him, 10 barns

down, completely calm as if he was wondering when we were going to get him, he wasn’t even breathing hard. So my lip starts to swell and all I can worry about is go catch the horse, he’s going to win the race. I end up leading him in the winner’s circle with a fat lip and a black eye! So to win the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes, it was so cool, we were hoping that it would set up like the Dallas race and now that Travis knows him, he knows that when he’s having a going day or not. I wish he was more consistent. He has such a high cruising speed. It was fabulous to know that we had broke the track record, as So Big Is Better had established it when he won two years ago in the Breeders Cup, his time was 1.55 and we were 1.54, a full second faster. So we were really excited about that.

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Ashby and Wales celebrate their win

We haven’t planned much for him, we won’t be dropping back to 6 furlongs. I don’t think we will try for the Triple Jewel here as we have a shot at a million dollars in the Jewel Crown in November, we’ll just stay home with him. It’s too risky if he got hurt travelling. We train on the turf, so he will love the turf in Abu Dhabi. He’s better going long, though he looks like a sprinter because he goes to the front quickly. I love the longer races, when you can sit off the pace and then make your move. Things changed a lot with these Burning Sands, they kept running them at Los Alamitos over four and a half furlongs, where’s the training required for that, they just open the gates and let them go. We’ve had a lot to overcome to get the races run over longer trips, that was how they were run in California in those days, when the Sheikhs

first got into it. I love the European racing. It is frustrating with no turf races out here, we have all these French bred horses, but they don’t run on dirt in France! It’s all grass. You can see why they are suited to turf, but we don’t get the opportunity here. We really want to get some turf races run at Delaware this year. And finally you have a phenomenal record with the Darleys... I can’t see my eight Darley Trainer Awards being beaten, but this year was my first Sheikh Fatima award, to get that and a Darley in the same night and then win the race, that was the best trifecta you could ever get!

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TAUNTON 22-05-2016 Turf: Firm, Good to Firm in places Forta Stud Restricted Maiden Stakes 3+ 1m2f

1. NICSAR DIAMOND JUBILEE (GB) 4 ch g Madjani (FR) - Jumah (GB) T: Adam Newey

Visit Oman (0-40) Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m2f

1. SOUTHPAW (GB) 5 ch g WFA Leopard (GB) - Northfield (FR) T: Adam Newey O: Adam Newey

O: Nicola Buchan/Sarah Innes

B: Adam Newey

B: Ms S Innes & Ms N Innes

J: Will Pettis

2. POPSSTAR (GB) 5 gr g Dahess (GB) Popidol Kossack (NL) 3. UNITY BELLE (FR) 8 ch g Kerbella (FR) - Escada (SA) Dist: 16, sh hd

2. WAHIBA (GB) 6 b m Chatanz (GB) Al Wajbah(GB) 3. WINSCOTT RED EAGLE (GB) 5 ch g Eaglescliffe (GB) - Fantasia Spring (GB) Dist: sh hd, 5

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1. JAMAAYIL (GB) 4 b g Al Jakbar (FR) - Hathrah (GB) T: Philip Collington O: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum B: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd

1. MAN OF DREAMS (GB) 8 gr h Nizam (GB) - Dantes Dream(GB) T: Miss CJ Legg O: Mr EJ Legg B: Mr EJ Legg J: Miss Joanna Mason

J: Stephen Harrison

2. MUNBAHER (FR) 5 ch g Madjani (FR) - Maiziane (FR) 3. KAMEL ATHBAH (GB) 3 gr c Munjiz (FR) - Keen Game (GB) Dist: 9,5

The Royal Cavalry, Sultanate Of Oman (0-80) Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m5f

2. MAIDAAN (FR) 5 ch g Monsieur Al Maury (FR) - Ziva (FR) 3. ZAYIN ZACHILLES (GB) 7 ch h Kaolino (FR) - CS Comete (GB) Dist: 9, 1.5

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Muscat (0-50) Handicap Stakes 4+ 7f

Championship 4+ PA 1600m Turf 1. URGE DI GALLURA (IT) 3 gr c Caligula (IT) - Electra De Nulvi (IT)

1. CALLYMAY (GB) 5 b m Dahess (GB) - Raada (GB) T: Delyth Thomas

T: Soc. All E. Bo O: Razza Latina J: Jeong Jeonghee (Korean)

2. TRIAD (IT) 3 c Caligula (IT) - Elhein

O: Delyth Thomas

3. URUGANO DI CHIA (IT) 3 c Caligula (IT) - Chias

B: Paul Beard J: Simon Walker

2. LB FARRAH (GB) 7 gr m Sambist (RU) - Simeon Safira (GB) 3. B WING (GB) 5 b c Benamer (GB) On The Wing (GB) Dist: nk, 5 The Arabian Racehorse on Issuu.com (0-60) Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m2f T H E

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1. VINDETTA (GB) 7 gr m Nivadour Cardonne (FR) - Viny De Passerat (FR) T: Adam Newey O: Miss L A Cross B: Miss S Davison & Mr A Newey J: Will Pettis

2. KALLISTA (GB) 6 b m Sambist (RU) GAS Pepelka (GB) 3. WHISPER (GB) 13 b m The Wiking (US) - Sucha (GB)

HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (IFAHR) Lady Jockey World Championship (RACE 8) 4+ 1800m 1. MIRKO (IT) 11 Caligula (IT) - Pula(IT) T: A. Atzori O: ASPA SRL J: Astrid Wulschelger (Switzerland)

2. MONNALISA (IT) 8 m Filindeu (IT) Luelle(IT) 3. TABASCO (IT) 4 c Bonorvesu (IT) Lughida De Zamagli (IT) Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup LR 4+ 2400m 1. ZIYADD (FR) 4 b c Bibi De Carrere (FR) - Mizzna (FR) T: A. Watrigant O: Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed

Dist: 3,5

B: Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed J: P. Convertino

CAPANELLE Rome, Italy 29-05-2016

2. AL JANOOB (GB) 11 b g Magic De Piboul (FR) - Ester Du Paoan (FR) 3. LARES DE PINE (FR) 5 Calin Du Loup (FR) - Komeira (IT)

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DONCASTER 03-06-2016 Good to Firm

Wathba Stallions (0-55) Handicap Stks 4+ 1m 1. CALLYMAY (GB) 5 b m Dahess (GB) - Raada (GB) T: Delyth Thomas O: Delyth Thomas

Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Stakes 4+ 2m 1. KARAR (AE) 6 gr c Dahess (GB) Laila (AE) T: Beverely Deutrom O: HE Sheikh Nasser Al-Hashar

B: Paul Beard J: Simon Walker

2. GELLIWEN (GB) 9 b m Phariz (GB) Gelma Du Volnay (GB) 3. SYNERGY (GB) 5 b m Jiyush (GB) Sing Me A Song (GB) Dist: 3.5, 2.5

B: HE Sheikh Nasser Al-Hashar

2. MAGHAZI (GB) 10 gr g Chndaka (FR) - Nirva De Cardonne (FR)

Wathba Stud Farm Cup (0-70) Handicap Stakes 4+ 6f

3. ZAYIN ZACHILLES (GB) 7ch h Kaolino (FR) - CS Comete (GB)

1. VINDETTA (GB) 7 gr m Nivadour Cardonne (FR) - Viny De Passerat (FR)

J: Fredrik Tylicki

T: Adam Newey

Dist: 2.25, 3.25

O: Miss L A Cross

HEREFORD 05-06-2016 Good to Firm

Wathba Stud Farm Cup Maiden Stakes 3+ 1m1f 1. DOSSAR ATHBAH (GB) 4 gr c Amer (SA) - Manade (FR) T: Philip Collington O: Athbah Stud

J: Will Pettis

2. PARMA T (NL) 8 ch m Nougatin (FR) Porta T (NL) 3. UNITY BELLE (FR) 8 ch g Kerbella (FR) - Escada (SA) Dist: 1.5, 1 Wathba Stud Farm Cup (0-45) Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m1f 1. JUST THE TICKET (GB) 6 b g Jiyush (GB)- On The Wing (GB)

B: Athbah Stud J: Max Kendrick

2. NAJIMSUHAIL (FR) 4 ch g Madjani (FR) - Aljawza (GB) 3. FATINAH (FR) 4 ch f Madjani (FR) Magie De Faust (FR) Dist: 2,1

B: Miss S Davison & Mr A Newey

T: Tina Pfeiffer O: Tina Pfeiffer B: Miss S Davison & Mr A Newey J: R J Pfeiffer

2. WINSCOTT RED EAGLE (GB) 5 ch g Eaglescliffe (GB) - Fantasia Spring (GB)

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3. TIGER LILY (GB) 5 b m Mirage Tigra (GB) - Penny Black (GB)

STOCKHOLM Sweden 06-06-2016

Dist: 1, hd

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Wathba Stud Farm Cup (0-95) Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m1f 1. SUNBULLA (GB) 5 ch m Monsieur Al Maury (FR) - Ietlato De Carrere (FR) T: Philip Collington O: HH Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum

HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (IFAHR) Lady Jockey World Championship (RACE 9) 4+ 2750m Turf 1. AL JANOOB (GB) 11 b g Magic De Piboul (FR) - Ester Du Paoan (FR) T: Mrs M Hagmann-Eriksson

B: Shadwell Estate Co Ltd

O: Mrs M Hagmann-Eriksson

J: Stephen Harrison

2. ZAYIN ZODIAC (GB) 5 b c Dahess (GB) - CS Comete (GB) 3. ALHAADER (FR) 4 b c Madjani (FR) Ester Du Paon (FR) Dist: 8,4

J: Noora Looby (Ireland)

2. SUHAIM (FR) 10 gr h Dormane (FR) Seceryna (FR) 3. W Catchcash (SWE) 5 b g Dormande (FR) - Winstra Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup LR 4+ 1500m Turf

Another winner for Wathba Stallions Restricted Maiden Stakes 3+ 6f

1. TOUTATIX (FR) 7 ch g Ambriorix (FR) - Belle Abesse (FR)

1. POPSSTAR (GB) 5 gr m Dahess (GB) - Popidol Kossack (GB)

O: Mrs M Hagmann-Eriksson

T: Anthony Holdsworth O: Whitley Meadows Arabian Racing Stud B: Mrs Jill Irwin J: Miss Joanna Mason

2. DRAKE DE PALMAS (FR) 3 ch c Abu Alemarat (FR) - Karissima (FR)

T: Mrs M Hagmann-Eriksson B: Jean-Claude Di Francesco J: Dayverson de Barros

2. KAO KAT MHF (US) 7 ch h Kaolino (FR) - Here Kitty Kitty (US) 3. MAD MAKZ (SWE) 8 ch g Makzan (FR) - Dermech (TUN)

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NEWBURY 09-06-2016 Good to Firm

Monsieur Al Maury (FR) - Jamaa Du Breuil (FR) Dist: 0.75, 1

Another winner for Shadwell Arabian Stallions International Stakes 4+ 1m2f 1. AGHSAAN (GB) 5 ch m Al Jakbar (FR) - Sophie Du Loup (FR) T: Philip Collington

Another winner fed on BATH 11-06-2016

O: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum B: SNC Shadwell France J: Tadgh O'Shea

2. ALCEA ROSEA (GB) 7 gr m Khoutoubia (FR) - CV Tulee (US) 3. NAAR (FR) 6 ch m Madjani (FR) Magie De Faust (FR) Dist: 4,1.75

The Royal Cavalry Of Oman (0-60) Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m 1. VINDETTA (GB) 7 gr m Nivadour Cardonne (FR) - Viny De Passerat (FR)

Another winner for

T: Adam Newey

CHEPSTOW 10-06-2016 Good to Firm

O: Miss L A Cross B: Miss S Davison & Mr A Newey J: Will Pettis

2. WHISPER (GB) 13 b m The Wiking (US) - Sucha (GB) DIAR Premier Handicap Stakes 4+ 1m4f 1. AWZAAN (GB) 5 b g Al Saoudi (FR) Ester Du Paon (FR) T: James Owen O: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum B: SNC Shadwell France J: Tadgh O'Shea

2. MAGHAZI (GB) 10 gr g Chndaka (FR) - Nirva De Cardonne (FR) 3. BAUME DE BREUIL (FR) 5 ch

3. SYNERGY (GB) 5 b m Jiyush (FR) Sing Me A Song (FR) Dist: 3.5, Nse CHANTILLY, FRANCE 19-06-2016 Soft Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabes Group 1 PA 4yo 2000m 1. ALSAKER (FR) 4 gr h AF Albahar

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88 T: Mme F. Bernard

3. RAYA C (NL) 6 gr m Dahess (GB) Rossignol (NL)

O: Royal Cavlry of Oman B: H. Mousli, Mlle N. Mousli

2. TAYF (FR) 4 gr c Amer (AE) - Djemila (FR)

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Gr3 PA 4+ 1900m Turf

3. KHATAB (FR) 4 gr c Amer (AE) Djelana (FR) Dist: Nse, Nse

1. MAJEED (QA) 6 gr h Amer (SA) Zabieh (GB)

J: Julien Auge

T: Alban De Mieulle

DUINDIGT Holland 26-06-2016

O: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani B: Umm Qarn Management Co Ltd J: Gaetan Faucon

HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (IFAHR) Lady Jockey World Championship (RACE 10) 4+ 2750m Turf

2. SIR BANI YAS (FR) 6 gr h Amer (SA) Nassem El Baher (AE) 3. LIGHTNING BOLT (FR) 4 ch g Munjiz (FR) - Oleya Du Loup (FR)

1. L'EAU DU TIGRE (FR) 4 gr g Amer (SA) - Djelana (FR) J: Silja Storen (Norway)

2. FAJR QARDABIYAH (FR) 4 ch h Dormane (FR) - Turkia (TUN)

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THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE BEST TURNED OUT AWARDS THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE ON ISSUU.COM HANDICAP STAKES TAUNTON 22 MAY 2016

Gelliwen (GB)

The Arabian Racehorse also sponsored the Best Turned Out Award for it's race at Taunton last month which was awarded to Gelliwen (GB). Trained by Jenny Lees at Preston-on-Wye in Herefordhsire for HH Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, she is a nine year old daughter of Phariz (GB) out of Gelma Du Volnay (GB). Her dam was a winner over a mile and a half from only three starts in 2000.

Both Gelliwen's career wins to date have come over 1m1f, but she is versatile as to surface, having won on good ground at Hereford and on the All Weather at Wolverhampton. Though she could only managed sixth at Taunton, she was subsequently placed second at Hereford on 5 June.

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DUBAI INTERNATIONAL ARABIAN RACES PREVIEW EDITION

Hamdan Al Maktoum Interview with Jenny Lees of Pearl Island Arabians, home to HM The Queen's Bahraini Arabian Stallions Interview with trainer Beverley Deutrom, aiming to win again at DIAR 2016

Reports and pictures from all the UK Prep races from Newbury and Chepstow in one issue Interview with Tadhg O"Shea who steered prep winners, Aghsaan and Awzaan to victory for HH Sheikh

CHELMSFORD Full report and pictures from the second full fixture at the Essex track , sponsored by the Royal Cavalry of Oman.

Debbie Burt - Equine Creative Media Photographs from ARO 2015 Season, plus Doha, Poland, Deauville, Saint-Cloud, Longchamp and Abu Dhabi can be viewed and purchased at: www.equinecreativemedia.smugmug.com

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