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News ARO Annual Review; Shadwell Arabians support Italy; No Risk Al Maury UAE winner; UK HH Sheikha Fatima Darley Nominees; HH Sheikh Hamdan Honoured; HARC news; DIAR Awards;

ARO Annual Awards 2016 Report and pictures of the UK Season's achievers

Al Maktoum Challenge Series Group 1 Rounds 1, 2 & 3 from Meydan, Dubai

HH President Cup Group 1 Report from ADEC, Abu Dhabi

HH Emir's Sword Festival Two Group 1's from Doha, Qatar

2016 Arabian Racing Review - in pictures A personal review from The Arabian Racehorse

Stephen Cargill - Through The Lens

ARO Championship Tables

Results

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NEWS ARO 2016 ANNUAL REVIEW PUBLISHED DIGITALLY For the first time the ARO Annual Review of all the UK Arabian racing

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fixtures and single meetings has been published digitally in order to reach more Arabian racing supporters around the world. Print copies are still available and can be purchased through the ARO Office. Contact info@aroracing.co.uk for further details or click on the link below to go to the digital review: https://issuu.com/gemmacobb5/docs/aro_annual_review_2016_finished_sna

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SHADWELL ARABIANS NEW ITALIAN PARTNERSHIP Shadwell Arabian Stallion is happy to announce a new partnership with Soc. Agricola di Besnate, in Italy. Starting in 2017, Soc. Agricola di Besnate will be the agent for Shadwell Arabian stallions: they will store frozen semen of our stallions and will be the point of contact for all the Arabian breeders based in Italy. Paolo Crespi, manager of Soc. Agricola di Besnate, has been a valuable partner for Shadwell for many years. Two Shadwell thoroughbred stallions stand at Besnate: Arcano and the very popular Mujahid), five times leading Italian based sire. This new role involving Shadwell Arabian stallions continues this successful relationship.

known for professionalism and fairness, and has already proven an active and steady commitment to improve horse breeding in Italy; it is therefore a true privilege to represent this firm.” The facility will store frozen semen of the stallions Al Jakbar, Madjani and No Risk Al Maury, all Group 1 winners and sires of Stakes winners.

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Paolo Crespi respresenting Shadwell at Capanelle Racecourse (c) PK Majeed Mr Crespi commented: “SAB sees this move as a big opportunity to develop further the breeding and racing of Arabians in Italy. Shadwell is a brand

All requests regarding Shadwell Arabian Stallions should be directed to Paolo Crespi: S.A.B. - Società Agricola di Besnate srl. C.na Risaia, 21020 Mornago, Varese, Italy; www.sab.it; phone number: +39 0331 987415; fax number: +39 0331 987385; email address: besnate@sab.it. www.shadwellarabian.co.uk www.facebook.com/ShadwellArabian

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FIRST UAE WIN FOR NO RISK AL MAURY Shadwell Arabian Stallion No Risk Al Maury sired his first winner in the UAE on 27th January at Al Ain Racecourse. Four year old colt Darius Du Paon won the fourth race on the card, over 1400m, after a promising third place on debut in November. Bred in France by Sergio Raffaello and France Poli, Darius Du Paon is trained by Eric Lemartinel and runs in the colours of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He was ridden by Tadhg O’Shea. Darius Du Paon is from the first crop of his sire No Risk Al Maury who had winners in Morocco, France, Spain, USA and the UK, including: Aicha De Monlau (Prix Razzia III, La Teste de Buch, Gr.3 PA); Risk de Riolat (Prix Mansour Dahbi, Casablanca, Listed PA); Barnamaj (Prix Flipper, Mont-de-

Marsan; third in French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge Poulains, Toulouse, Gr.2 PA); Daisy De Valettes (Premio del Grand Courgeon, Seville; also placed fourth in French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge Pouliches, Toulouse, Gr.2 PA). No Risk Al Maury was the leading Arabian racehorse of 2011 in Europe and the Middle East with a rating of 128. Trained by Gill Duffield, he won 17 races in Europe and UAE including six Gr. 1 races, from 4 to 9, and was the first horse to win at Meydan Racecourse. No Risk Al Maury stands at Haras de Saint Faust (France) and is available for natural cover and artificial insemination with frozen semen. www.shadwellarabian.co.uk www.facebook.com/ShadwellArabian

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2017 March 31-April 2

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UK NOMINEES FOR THE HH SHEIKHA FATIMA BINT MUBARAK DARLEY AWARDS ANNOUNCED The Arabian Racing Organisation congratulated this years UK nominees for the coveted HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Awards, now in their sixth year recognising the high achievement of women in Arabian horseracing. The glittering Awards Ceremony and Gala weekend will take place during the 31st Annual Darley Awards from March 31 to April 2 2017 in Hollywood, California, sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Horse Racing Festival. According to Executive Festival Director, Lara Sawaya, the Darley Awards will be presented on March 31 at Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dolby Theatre in front of 3000 invited guests. On April 1 the Grade 1 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Awards Stakes (PA) will be run at Santa Anita Park and on the evening of Sunday April 2, the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Awards Gala Dinner will be held at the Beverly Hills Wilshire, Rodeo Drive.

Trainer nominee, Beverley Deutrom, campaigned her horses all over Europe last season, and won six races in the UK.The highlight being Kao Kat MHF's win in the Royal Cavalry of Oman's Clarendon Stakes (Gr2PA) at Newbury over 5 furlongs.

Delyth Thomas Owner nominee, Delyth Thomas (who also trains her horses), had one of her best ever seasons, with 11 wins. She was the highest placed female owner in the ARO Championships finishing second to HH Sheikh Hamdan. Her Callymay finished the season as the Champion Purebred Arabian Mare and overall Champion Racehorse, having won four races, gaining the Older Mare nomination.

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Callymay (GB)

8 Four Year Old Filly nominee, Jamaayil, owned and bred by ARO Patron HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum rapidly progressed from maiden and handicap company, ending her season with a Group 2 win in France.

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Jamaayil (GB) Reigning ARO Lady Champion, Joanna Mason, is looking to uphold the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great record in the Best Amateur Jockey category, having previously been successful with Rachel King (2014) and Stefania Gandola (2015). Mason just missed out on a HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) finals place when second in Texas, but rode five winners from 25 rides during her first ARO season.

Apprentice Jockey nominee Hollie Doyle had three rides on Arabians in the UK last year. Notably, two were for Delyth Thomas and one for Beverley Deutrom. Doyle is currently the leading overall Apprentice Jockey for the 2017 Thoroughbred racing season, but has a background linked to Arabians, as her mother is a former Arabian jockey too.

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Joanna Mason

Alice Mills, the Professional Jockey nominee, started 2016 with a win in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) in Bahrain. This booked her place in the Finals in Abu Dhabi and though it was not a fairytale ending, she was also shortlisted in the Sportswoman category in the Women of the Future Awards and has been a wonderful ambassador for the series throughout the year.

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9 training and racing, she paraded two Bahrani stallions belonging to Her Majesty The Queen at two ARO race meetings last year.

Debbie Burt interviewing Jean-Pierre Deroubaix in Abu Dhabi (C) Pamela Burton In the Media categories, Arabian Racehorse's own Debbie Burt is again nominated for both Photography and Journalism. Beyond this magazine, Burt is both Media and PR Executive and Official Photographer for ARO, and is a regular contributor of features and images for the US publication Arabian Finish Line. In addition her work has been published in Winning Post (Australia), International Thoroughbred (UK), Jour De Galop (France), European Trainer and the French Racing & Breeding Committee's Annual Review. Laura King of Dubai racing TV seeks to defend the Best TV Presenter Award which she won last year.

UK's Laura King recieving the Best TV Presenter Award Lifetime Achievement nominee Jenny Lees is recognised for her commitment to Arabians, in particular ther Bahraini line of the breed. In addition to breeding,

Jenny Lees Further details will be available in due course from the Arabian Racing Cupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website www.arabianracingcup.com

The Darley Awards is under the direction of Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the Festival, and organised by Arabian Racing Cup, 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, 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 and sponsored by Al Aweer Stables, Ayadii LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC, Bloom, Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC, Hayatna, Wathba Stallions, Abu Dhabi 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 2017, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Anantara Eastern Mangroves Spa.

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HH SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM HONOURED BY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ARABIAN RACING AWARD At the Horserace Writers and Photographer’s Association Annual Derby Awards Luncheon, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum was honoured for his support and long term commitment to Arabian racing with the Outstanding Achievement in Arabian Racing Award. The event which took place at the Lancaster London, is sponsored by Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) and it is thanks to their involvement that an award recognising achievements in Arabian racing has been included. As Patron of the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), the sole authority for the sport in the UK, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been at the forefront of Purebred Arabian racing for over 30 years. His continued support,

both in the UK and worldwide, spans racing, breeding and sponsorship. His Highness is also the patron of the Europe’s biggest single Arabian racemeeting, Dubai International Arabian Races, held each year at Newbury. In 2016 he secured his thirteenth ARO Owners’ Championship with 20 wins, which included three at Group level. On the global stage, his AF Mathmoon won this year’s Kahayla Classic, the opening race of Dubai World Cup night. Also recognised for their achievements this season were 16 times Champion Arabian Jockey, Simon Walker, leading Arabian owner-trainer Delyth Thomas and the highest ever rated Purebred Arabian racehorse, Al Mourtajez. ARO Chairman Charles Gregson commented. “We are delighted to see His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, our Patron, honoured in this way and we are very grateful to both the QREC and HWPA for recognising Arabian racing at this annual event.”

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CELEBRATE MONARCH'S 30TH BIRTHDAY The Heritage Arabian Racing Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference in Abu Dhabi on 4th March 2017 will be followed by Monarch AH's thirtieth birthday celebrations at W'rsan Stables. on the 5th. The stallion has been given his own facebook page where photos memories and tributes can be posted:

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PAUL SIMMONS ACCEPTS ARO BREEDERS REPRESENTATIVE ROLE WITH HERITAGE ARABIAN RACING CLUB The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) was delighted to announce this morning that long-time ARO supporter Paul Simmons has accepted the role as ARO Breeders Representative with the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) as per the HARC constitution. Simmons has been involved in Arabian racing since 1998, initially as an ownertrainer-jockey and then from 2008 as a breeder with his own Zayin Arabian Stud. He has finished fourth in the ARO Owners Championship in 2015 and 2016 and recorded his biggest success this year with his homebred stallion Zayin Zachilles, winning the closing handicap of Dubai International Arabian Races. Simmons enthusiasm for the sport extends to the HARC scheme which he has supported since its’ inception, racing his homebred mare Samauring Zayin and also the straight Russian mare Kallista.

Kallista (with Simmons below) was the first HARC approved horse to win in the 2016 ARO season and she ended the year as runner-up in the UK HARC Championship. She then travelled to Belgium for the HARC European Championship Race in which she finished a creditable sixth.

ARO Director Genny Haynes was delighted saying. “I’m so pleased Paul has accepted this role as I feel he will be a real asset to us all. He has been involved with the sport for many years and has an incredible passion for the Arabian’s versatility, competing in both racing and endurance, mostly with his homebred horses.”

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HERITAGE ARABIAN RACING CLUB CONFERENCE The forthcoming Heritage Arabian Racing Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference will take place in Abu Dhabi on 4th March 2017. The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) was founded by His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in February 2015. The purpose of HARC is to support and promote racing globally for those who wish to preserve the purebred Arabian of traditional type and bloodlines. and to ensure the long-term future of Arab horse characteristics, with the hallmarks of beauty, athletic ability, soundness and versatility as well as speed, and to ensure a diversity of bloodlines for the long term future of the breed.

HARC members at the very first AGM and conference in Abu Dhabi in 2016 Now in its second year HARC has exceeded all expectations worldwide and has14 countries supporting with a further eight wishing to join. These countries will be represented in Abu Dhabi at the AGM and gives HARC a chance to discuss its future growth with its country members.

The conference is titled: HARC Racing, Marketing & Breeding for Preservation and among the guest speakers discussing these topics are world renowned stud book expert Anna Stojanowska from Poland. She will talk on the value of dam lines in Arabian breeding. Joined by Evie Tubbs-Sweeney from the USA who will enlighten guests as to her excellent marketing initiatives using HARC roadshows to encourage breeders back into the HARC racing fold, and finally Deirdre Hyde, Wrsan Stud Manager who helped in the formation of HARC, who will give a short talk on the history of Arabian Racing and its connection to the Arab World. Anyone interested in attending the conference (starting at 2.00pm to 4.00pm) is most welcome to attend. HARC hope to be joined by the UAE race horse training fraternity who are keen to be involved as HARC anticipates racing in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain at the start of the new 2017/18 season, which gets underway in November. 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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The Royal Cavalry Of Oman

The red, green and gold silks of the Royal Cavalry of Oman are a familiar sight in Arabian Races around the world and their presence has grown considerably over the past years. As well as their strong racing opera on, the Cavalry now boasts an impressive UK breeding establishment. The Royal Cavalry is dedicated to Equestrianism; through breeding, racing, ceremonial ac vi es, sport and jockey development. ARO is incredibly grateful to the ongoing support of The Royal Cavalry. Their commitment to Arabian Racing in the United Kingdom beneďŹ ts Owners and Trainers across the spectrum, from those involved with the very best horses in training to the grass roots level of the sport. THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

DIAR JOURNALIST AWARDS 2016

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Special Recognition Award: Royal Cavalry of the Sultanate of Oman

Emma Berry received the top award in the 2016 Dubai International Arabian Races Journalists Competition with a first-time entry. Staged under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) is a European showcase for Arabian racing staged annually at Newbury Racecourse in July, which has inspired a series of international Arabian contests run under the DIAR banner and sponsored by Shadwell in countries as far afield as Australia and the USA. Berry, whose article titled ‘Arabian World Series a Growing Force’ appeared in Thoroughbred Daily News where she was appointed European Editor almost 12 months ago, wins an all-expenses paid trip to Dubai in 2017, £2,000 in cash and charitable donation of £2,000 which will benefit her nominated cause, World Horse Welfare. Print Media Category: Winner – Emma Berry, Thoroughbred Daily News Runner-up – Vikki Hancock, European Bloodstock News Digital Media Category: Winner – Nabila Ramdani Runner-up – Laura King Photographer of the Year: Winner – Phil Cannings Runner-up – Amy Taylor

Inaugurated in 2015 to mark the retirement of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s long-standing trainer, Gill Duffield, the H.H Sheikh Hamdan Special Recognition Award is presented annually to an individual or organisation considered to have made an outstanding contribution to Arabian racing and breeding during the past 12 months. Announcing this year’s winner, The Royal Cavalry of the Sultanate of Oman, H.E Mirza Al Sayegh, Director of the Office of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan said, “His Highness is passionate about the Arabian horses and is delighted to acknowledge the outstanding contribution made to the promotion of Arabians by BrigadierGeneral Abdulrazzaq Al Shahwarzi and his team. “Their troop of 100 horses was among the top attractions at the Royal Windsor Horse Show earlier this year as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, introducing many new people to the breed. “In Arabian racing the Royal Cavalry of Oman are consistent supporters internationally, and particularly here in the UK where they have established a base. Their colours are seen at the majority of fixtures in Britain and their support extends to the sponsorship of races and events.” The award was received by Capt. Salim Al Hakmani for the Royal Cavalry of Oman.

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2016 ARO ANNUAL AWARDS

James O'Donnell receives the ARO Owners Championship Trophy on behalf of HH Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum from Genny Haynes The Arabian Racing Organisation Annual Awards Dinner and Dance was held at the Ardencote Manor Hotel in Warwickshire at the end of January. Following the Season Finale at Chelmsford in September, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum secured his fifteenth ARO Owners Championship and Shadwell Stud Assistant Stud Director James O'Donnell was present to receive the award on His Highness's behalf from ARO Director Genny Haynes. Richard Lancaster, Shadwell Stud Director commented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone at Shadwell is delighted that Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is once again leading Arabian

racehorse-owner in this country. This is a wonderful reward for Sheikh Hamdan's support and commitment to Arabian racing. It is even more remarkable as this has been achieved with predominantly homebreds.â&#x20AC;? With His Highness's retained trainer Gill Duffield retiring at the end of the previous season, the Trainers title was always going to be a tussle between James Owen and Philip Collington who share resposibllity for his UK string. In the end it was Owen who took over the mantle of ARO Champion Trainer.

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Above: Emiraaty (FR) with James Owen after winning the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Series (IFAHR) qualifier at Lingfield Below: Delyth Thomas with Simon Walker and Callymay (GB)

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19 Speaking of his first Championship Owen said. “I’ve really enjoyed the season. Obviously I’d like to thank Sheikh Hamdan and all my owners for their support and I can’t wait for the new season.”

Delyth Thomas receives the Champion Racehorse Trophy

James Owen receives the Champion Trainer Trophy from Gemma Cobb Runner-up in the Owner's Championship and third in the Trainer’s Championship was Delyth Thomas, who has enjoyed a prolific season. She was rewarded by Callymay securing the Purebred Arabian Championship. Having taken a while to come to herself, she scored three wins on the bounce at the start of the season for Simon Walker and produced a gritty performance to win again on her final start in the first division of the Royal Cavalryof oman Bronze Final. Runners-up on three wins apiece were her stablemates Kayclaire and the evergreen Noble Athlete, and also Linda Cross's Vindetta. Walker was integral to Thomas's success and he secured his tenth ARO Jockey’s Championship and his sixteenth Arabian

jockey's title overall. His nearest challenger was last seasons Champion Novice, Will Pettis, who no doubt will be trying hard to go one better in 2017.

Delyth Thomas receives the Champion Arabian Mare Trophy Thomas also owed some of her succes to Charlie Price, who confirmed his position as ARO Champion Novice Jockey when winning the Royal Cavalry of Oman Silver Final on Delyth Thomas's veteran, Noble Athlete, who had supplied three of his five wins.

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Above: Three Champions - Simon Walker and Callymay (GB) just get the better of Charlie Price and Kayclaire (GB), both for Delyth Thomas at Chelmsford Below: Champion Lady Jockey Joanna Mason wins on the James Owen trained Alazeez (GB) at Chelmsford for HH Sheikh Hamdan

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21 opportunities, riding for all the different owners and of course His Highness Sheikh Hamdan. It has been amazing season and I’m really looking forward to 2017.”

Simon Walker Price was delighted saying. “Once I had a couple of winners, the Championship was my aim. I’d never sat on a horse until I went to the British Racing School when I was sixteen. I’ve been at [Thoroughbred trainer] Tim Vaughan’s for two and a half years and I’m now his amateur jockey, I had my first ride under rules for him a few weeks ago. He’s been very supportive and was really impressed that I had seven rides today. I’m looking forward to riding Arabians again next year.”

Joanna Mason A new award for the 2016 season was sponsored by Brian and Anna Wallace. The Grass Roots Award aims to reward an ARO participant at the lower level, who may not even have won a race during that season. The award was presented to Stephen Gregory who had a remarkable landmark season, recording his first ever win after years of trying. His mare Koline repaid his patience many times over when winning the valuable HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship at Sandown in August.

Charlie Price There was also a new title holder for the Ladies Championship in Joanna Mason. Already a successful Amateur rider under BHA rules, she had her first ride on an Arabian in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championships (IFAHR) series in Texas. Mason praised her experience with ARO saying. “I’ve had really good

Brian Wallace, Stephen Gregory and Anna Wallace

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Above: Champion Novice Jockey Malcolm Mallow wining on Maidaan for James Owen and HH Sheikh Hamdan at Hereford Below: Stephen Harrison coaxes Kallista (GB) to victory at Chelmsford for Peter Hammersley and Paul Simmons

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23 The 2016 Best Newcomer Award was presented to Malcom Mallow, who opened his ARO account in some style when scoring a double at Hereford in August. With three wins and making the frame in half of his 12 rides and attached to Phil Collington's stable, he looks an other young rider to note this season. ARO Riding Performance of the Year was awarded to Stephen Harrison for his winning ride on Paul Simmons' Kallista at Chelmsford on 1 July in the Royal Cavalry of Oman (0-55) Handicap. Despite leading, Kallista looked to have thrown the race away when she slowed at halfway and required strong riding from Harrison to encourage her to regain the lead and keep her head in front. After the race, her trainer Peter Hammersley had also credited Harrison for all the work he had done at home with the mare, who is not entirely straight forward. Will Pettis and Morgan Winstone were runners up.

was awarded the Shomran Trophy at the Annual Dinner and Dance, by ARO Director, Genny Haynes [above]. His first winner in 1987 was an Anglo Arab Klynac Magic, whilst his best Purebred Arabian was Sanji who recorded a remarkable 16 victories. In recent years success had come with the thoroughbreds and winners included Marbaa, Four Pleasure and Windsor Rose. He chaired the thoroughbred committee and also had a big involvement with organizing the Dinner and Dance when it was held in Reading. Paul Simmons of Zayin Arabians again supported British breeders with the Zayin Arabian Awards:

British bred Gelding Award Just The Ticket British bred Mare Award Koline British bred Stallion Award Man of Dreams British bred 4 yr old Award Hua Kola British bred Juvenile Award Alazeez Leading Veteran Racehorse Noble Athlete British Breeders Achievement Award Paul Beard - who totalled seven wins from just two homebreds in Kayclaire and Callymay

Owner- trainer Stuart Shefras had announced his retirement at the end of the 2016 season, following an involvement with UK Arabian racing which spanned 20 years and over 50 winners including Arabians, Anglo-Arabs and Thoroughbreds. In recognition of his versatility and dedication to the sport, he

Leading British Breeders 2016 Adam Newey and Sam Davison with Vindetta, Kamikaze, Synergy, Southpaw and Just The Ticket, the winners of eight races. www.zayinarabianstud.co.uk

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"supporting Arabian racing since 2012 "

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AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE Gr.1 Round 1, 2 & 3

Meydan

AF Mathmoon (AE) and Jim Crowley win Round 1 The Dubai World Cup Carnival got underway on January 5 at Meydan with Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge over 1600m. In a strong renewal it featured the last two Kahayla Classic winners in AF Mathmoon and Manark, plus RB Burn, winner of the Jewel Crown, who had dirt form in America. The early pace was set by Uptown Dannys Boy, however when headed by Manark at the 700m mark, he soon faded to the rear. Manark's lead was brief, as AF Mathmoon soon powered past him. Clearly at home on Meydan's dirt he put his poor run in

the Jewel Crown behind him, finishing over eight lengths clear of RB Burn who kept on for second, with Manark a further length behind in third. This gave jockey Jim Crowley his first winner for HH Sheikh Hamdan since taking over as his retained first jockey. Despite a win on the dirt in Houston in a maiden, RB Burn did not look entirely at home on Meydan's surface, whilst trainer Erwan Charpy felt that Manark would improve for the run, having come into the race on the back of of over a year away from the track.

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After the race Crowley commented:"He was very good, he broke fast, the pace was quite strong and he was very professional. He won easy, I wasn't expecting his to win so far an obviosuly it was a track record. I was very impressed with him." Speaking of his new appoinment he said:"It's a privilege to be riding for Sheikh Hamdan, he's got some lovely horses and it was a great start at Meydan." Richard Hills was also pleased with AF Mathmoon saying: "It was a really good performance, he's obviously come on from his last run [over 1400m] stepping back up to the mile and obvioulsy it will be back to a mile and quarter. I thought he looked great." Of Sheikh Hamdan's other Arabians he said: "Handassa arrived last week, they say he's looking really well. He'll run in the next leg of the Maktoum Challenge and we'll see how gets on. He was good last year, but in the Kahayla Classic, he got a bit too far behind. He didn't break well but I think that's him, he's not used to breaking sharp in France, actually I thought he ran a good race considering. So fingers crossed he learnt a bit round there last year, which will put him in good stead for this year. He handles the track well."

of Faucon Du Loup. Elise Jeanne's charge had travelled strongly for Richie Mullen and the pair quickly asserted to draw clear from the 900m mark. RB Dixie Burning kept on in second but finished 11 lengths adrift of the impressive winner, with the evergreen Versac PY just over two length back in third. "It's a great result for a small yard,"said Mullen. "Elise does not have that many horses but is a very good trainer and this fellow has won this in style." He continued,"I rode him at Al Ain on his local debut last month and learned a lot about the horse. He will cope easily with th edrop to 2000m for the third roudn of the challenge and, hopefully, the Kahayla Classic." Jeanne was clearly delighted with the French-bred son of Darweesh who had won three Group 1 events from 1600m to 2400m in Russia last year.

He continued:"We have three young ones from France which we bought. Hopefully we'll get a run into them to set them up for next year." Handassa made his UAE seasonal debut 21days later in Round 2, held over 2200m, however he was again slowly away and was never competitive. RB So Rich made much of the running until passed by RB Dixie Burning, however the Al Asayl mare couldn't repel the challenge

Faucon Du Loup (FR) parades for the Jewel Crown in November 2016

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She said,"It is a dream come true. I knew he would do a great run because he has been improving all the time. We have been preparing him for this race and of course the Kahayla Classic." On to Round 3, held over the same 2000m as the Kahayla Classic. Again Handassa was slow from the gate, however this was the race he had made a winning appearance in last year and after taking the lead in the last 200m kept on well to win. Clearly the trip suits him, though as the top rated in the field, this was easier than his next assignment in March. The 2015 winner, Versac PY briefly looked like he was about to turn back the clock as he had

every chance, but lacked the pace of the winner and went down by half a length, with AF Hazer in third. Trainer Francois Rohaut was pleased with Handassa's performance saying:"He was disappointing last time, but is a nice horse and is best suited by a strong gallop to aim at. It is still four weeks until the Kahayla Classic and he will improve for this outing."

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A triumphant Richie Mullen and Lorra (FR) with Lara Sawaya and trainer Jean de Roualle (c) Sheikh Mansoor Festival Highlight of jockey Richie Mullen's fourtimer at Abu Dhabi in February was a win in the HH The President Cup on HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mansour Al Nahyan's Loraa. A winner of the Qatar Total Arabian Trophy des Juments at Longchamp in 2014, the filly looked to have a bright future ahead of her. She subsequently won the Criterium des Pouliches the following season, but has been without a win since. Reportedly she has not had a smooth transition since arriving in the UAE from France and was well beaten on her sole start in 2016 in the Jewel Crown. However, signs of a return to form were

evident when she was less than three lengths off Mahbooba in the conditions prep race for this event. Mullen settled the mare in midfield, smoothly moving through the field to hit the front at the top of the straight and won as she liked. "She is a very special mare who has had a few problems,"said Roualle. "I was delighted with her third in the prep race as I knew she would be in perfect condition tonigh which was themain target." The mare will now head for the Kahayla Classic, the opening race of the Dubai World Cup night at the end of March.

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QATAR INTERNATIONAL CUP Gr.1 Doha

2017 Qatar International Cup winner TM Thunder Struck (US) and Olivier Peslier [going to post for ther 2016 HH Emirs Sword] HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani's TM Thunder Struck was victorious at the third time of asking in the Qatar International Cup on the final day of the HH Emir's Sword Festival. Having won over course and distance in a Group 3 in January, the seven year old was primed to repel the challenge of younger contenders. Finishing well down the field on two previous attempts in 2014 and 2015, the US bred son of Majd Al Arab put that behind him, winning by the narowest of margins from two improving four year olds in Zirkreet and the fast finishing Shabih Alreeh. Trained by Alban de Mieulle, TM Thunder

Struck holds an entry in this years' Kahayla Classic in which he was a beaten a neck into second by AF Mathmoon in 2016. There was plenty of British interest in the race with five of the 12 starters foaled in the UK. Qatar Derby second, Mith'haf Athbah, representing Athbah Stud, cut out most of the running and had originally been trained by Gill Duffield before transferring to the Gulf. He was just pipped for fourth by Mahess Du Soleil who was the UK Arabian Derby winner in 2015. Shabih Alreeh, who was slowly away and made up considerable ground in the final stages, had made his debut at Newbury in the Emirates Equestrian Federation International Stakes, finishing second.

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HH EMIR'S SWORD Gr.1 Doha

2017 HH Emir's Sword winners Alan Munro and Ebraz (GB) (c) QREC Trainer Julian Smart is no stranger to upsets in the HH Emir's Sword having defeated Al Mourtajez with Gazwan last year, in 2017 it was the turn of Ebraz to lower the colours of the world's top rated Arabian, and in so doing, deny him the Doha Triple Crown and the $1 million bonus. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani's full brother to 2008 winner Mared Al Sahra travelled well in midfield in company with Gazwan as Lethaf Neftar and Ba'asil set a strong pace in front. Julien Auge sent the favouite Al Mourtajez to the front with 1000m to go, tracked by Tayf and Olivier Peslier. Munro and Ebraz began their challenge entering the home straight on the stands side, whilst Peslier sent Tayf up the rail. With 200m remaining it was clear that Al Mourtajez was beaten and Ebraz powered

away strongly to win by three and a half lengths from Tayf, with Al Mourtajez and Gazwan in third and fourth respectively. An emotional Smart commented:"You do not understand how much that meant to me, I'm telling you this horse is a superstar. You cannot give this horse 6 kilos [age allowance], but you have to use the weight to your advantage. "I have some very good horses over 1m4f and I am very disappointed with the programme...We need to move away from sprint races for the Arabs." He felt that Goodwood's mile was a stronger test than some, saying:"It's all about the Triple Crown now for the big yards, so I will speak to Sheikh Mohammed first. For me the mile is his absolute minimum...so why not, let see what happens."

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2016 ARABIAN RACING REVIEW in pictures

King Of All He Surveys - Monarch AH (US) 29 years young at W'rsan Stables When taking photographs in order to illustrate news items inevitably there are many which do not make publication as space is limited and they may lack the newsworthiness of other images. So the following selection from 2016 contains many previously unpublished pictures. I am personally delighted to again be nominated for a HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Award in the photography category and my thanks go to Festival Executive Director Lara Sawaya, to the Arabian Racing Organisation for whom I

act as Offical Photographer and all the publications who carried my images in 2016 including Arabian Finish Line, Jour De Galop and International Thoroughbred (Arabian racing feature). My sincere thanks go to all the horsemen, horsewomen, their horses and the overseas racing authorities who have given me access to take these pictures. Debbie Burt Equine Creative Media

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Good Hands - Harry Bentley receives orders in the paddock at Doha during the HH Emir's Sword Festival Beaten Favourite - Al Mourtajez (FR) leads the HH Emir's Sword field on the first circuit, chased by Al Mad'jhoor (GB) and shadowed by the new festival logo. Unable to defend his crown, Al Mourtajez finished third to Gazwan and the 2014 winner Assy (QA).

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Long Awaited Win - Gazwan (GB) gives Richard Mullen his first HH Emir's Sword victory Desert Jewel - Trainer Alban de Mieulle with Kalino (US) at Umm Qarn, winner of the inaugural Jewel Crown, the world's richest Arabian horse race

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Finishing Touches - TM Thunder Struck (US) has blinkers fitted prior to the Dubai Kahayla Classic in which he was a very close second to AF Mathmoon (AE) Four Legs Good? - Handassa (FR) in the saddling boxes at Meydan

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Hands On - Royal Richess (US) is saddled for the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Stakes at Santa Anita Going To Post - Runners on the track for the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Stakes at Santa Anita

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Flying Start - UK Arabian racing season gets off to a great start in front of packed stands at Chelmsford City Racecourse Worth His Weight - Claimer Charlie Price weighs in after winning on Noble Athlete (FR) at Hereford. Price ended the season as Leading Novice Jockey

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Progressive Maiden - Jamaayil (GB) impressed winning under Stephen Harrison in the rain at Taunton. The four year old filly went on to win the opening Premier Handicap on Dubai Day, finish fourth in the President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Gr1 and then go overseas to win the Breeders Sprint Gr2 in Toulouse Bit Of A Handful - Jeong Jeonghee pulls up on the unbeaten Urgi Di Gallura (IT) at Capenelle in Rome after winning the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Aprentice World Championship (IFAHR) qualifier

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Future Kings? - Malcolm Mallow with Dossar Athbah (GB) after exercise at Phil Collington's. Dossar's stable name is King and Mallow was crowned with the 2016 Newcomer Award Arabian Invaders - Three of James Owen's string mix with the thoroughbred's on Newmarket's historic Warren Hill - Naishaan (FR), Munbaher (FR) and Alazeez (GB)

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Three-way Photo - Tayf (FR), Khattab (FR) and Alsaker (FR) cross the line at Chantilly. Photo finish gives Alsaker the French Derby Washdown Blues - Reda (GB) gets a shower after the French Derby at Chantilly

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James's Jockeys - Will Pettis, Max Kendrick, Matt Johnson and Mike Palmer wait for James Owen in the paddock at Chelmsford City Sundowner - Pogrebok (RU) and Will Pettis go to post as the sun sets at Chelmsford City

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Grey Day - Karar (GB ) and Richie Mullen go post in the gloom at Chepstow Fifty Shades - Najda (QA) looks out after exercise in Lambourn

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The Look Of Champions - Sylvine Al Maury (FR) in the winner's circle at Newbury after her Hatta Stakes win at DIAR Hold Tight - Dane O'Neill keeps a firm grip on Awzaan going to post for the Rotana Hotels & Resorts Premier Handicap at DIAR

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Glorious Grey - Lahoob (GB) in the pre-parade ring at Goodwood Striding Out - Pat Dobbs takes his saddle to Prada T for the Qatar International Stakes at Goodwood

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Coming At You! - Zayin Zachilles (GB) lets off steam after exercise at trainer Peter Hammersley's yard in Warwickshire. Bright Prospect - Al Tabari (GB) (Tabarak x Altesse Kossack) enjoys the sun

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Murphy's Magic - Jaldi Karo (GB) and former Grand National winning jockey Timmy Murphy (who now rides on the flat), going to post at Sandown Defeated But Unbowed - Furry (GB) and Freddy Tylicki are the final finishers in the HH Sheikh Zayed Cup. Just a few months later Tylicki was paralysed in a fall, and the whole racing community rallied to raise money for his rehabilitation. Tylicki has shown remarkable determination and though will no longer be a jockey, has already started riding again

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Stay Focussed - Aljawaaher (FR) and Steve Blackwell at the start at Hereford In The Thick Of It - Charlie Price and Munbaher (FR) lead the field at Hereford

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Best Foot Forward - Tayf (FR) leaves the paddock at Doncaster. After two close seconds in the French and UK Derbies, Tayf later comes good in the Qatar version. Short Head - Evin Roman on Emiraaty (FR) just keeps Keith Moriaty and Aljawaaher (FR) at bay at Lingfield

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Look Out! - Shaama (OM) takes a keen hold going to post at Chelmsford Top Lot - Maolie (FR) a filly by Mahaab and a full sister to Kahayla Classic winner Manark (FR) is the Arqana sales topper at 260,000 Euros

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Autumn Colours - Runners for the Qatar Total Arabian Trophy des Pouliches go to post at Saint-Cloud Another Day - Ebraz (GB) after finishing fourth at Saint-Cloud.

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Shake Down - A runner at Saint-Cloud enjoys the post race shower All Smiles - Jean-Bernard Eyquem laughing after nearly unseating after Naziq (FR) wins the Qatar Total Arabian Trophy des Juments at Chantilly

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Early Bath - Reda (GB) drying off at Chantilly on World Cup morning Dual Winner - Al Mourtajez (FR) secures a second Qatar Arabian World Cup, this time at Chantilly

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Morning Exercise - Third Lot at Al Asayl Jewel In The Crown - RB Burn (US) in the paddock prior to winning the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown

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STEPHEN CARGILL Through the lens...

Stephen Cargill at Doncaster

Steve Cargill, in his own words, “has never had a proper job”. He is one of the lucky few to forge a career out of his passion, in this case photographing racehorses. He has always been a freelance photographer, and, joining the committee of the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association in 2006, he has served as President since 2011. He was the winner of the Dubai International Arabian Races Photography Award in 2015 and spoke to the Arabian Racehorse prior to Al Mourtajez's win in the Qatar Arabian World Cup at Chantilly in October. Did you have a background in horses?

Not at all. My Mum and Dad just liked going racing. We would go to Doncaster, where we were members, and Wetherby and Market Rasen, and very occasional visits to other courses. The St Leger is my favourite race, because I’m from Doncaster. On St Leger day children under eleven weren’t allowed into members, so I couldn’t go until 1981. The week before, they announced on TV that Shergar was going to run in the St Leger, so I was very excited, but he got beat and I couldn’t believe it. In those days I wasn’t taking pictures, I was just in the members in the top of the Grandstand, it was just an amazing crowd atmosphere and it’s still my favourite day.

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At what point did you start to take photographs? When I was 15, when we went racing as a family. I got my first camera specifically to take pictures of horse racing. It was a Praktica, one shot, no automatic winder or anything. I actually started as a professional with that camera, I did Group 1 Flat races with one shot. However probably less than a year into officially being a professional photographer, I upgraded and got something with a motor drive. Making the leap from enthusiast to professional photographer isn't easy, what path did you take? After sixth form, I didn’t have a job, and at that time I didn’t necessarily want to be a photographer. I knew I wanted to be in racing, in the press, not so much as a journalist, but I liked the close up reviews, Timeform and so on. I applied to Weatherbys and places like that, but never got anywhere. I was still going racing and taking photos, though I never actually considered that as a profession. One or two people said that I should, so in the summer of 1992, I had a few prints made up from the previous seasons’ jump racing. By that stage I was going on day trips to Cheltenham, as you could get down to the fences. Once I’d got about 30 or 40, I sent them into the Sporting Life, saying ‘hopefully you might be able to use some of these when the jump season starts’. They did and the first one they used, was on the front page as a preview for Morley Street running against Granville Again, it was a big deal at the time and that was my first picture usage. The Unemployment Office dragged me in one day and said what do you want to do?

I told them about the photography and that I was getting a few of my pictures used, so they suggested I went on the Enterprise Allowance Scheme. After a four week course you gave them a business plan and, if they approved it, you got the equivalent of your unemployment benefit for a year, regardless of whether you were earning or not. So that was the official start of it. Without a college education how did you progress your technique? Trial and error really. I had a very basic camera and two lenses. I had a 135mm and a 50mm, eventually I got a 70-200mm which felt massive at the time and gradually I just added to it. One of my favourite sayings is the very worst photographers are the ones with qualifications! [he laughs] I stand by that. Whose photographs inspired you? I greatly admired the work of Ed Byrne and Alan Johnson, they were the two very best racing photographers of that era, late eighties, early nineties. I used to cut all their pictures out from magazines. I got talking to them out in the country at Cheltenham and they gave me a lot of advice and encouragement in the right way. They always impressed on me how important it was to value your work properly, not giving it away cheaply just to get your name out there. You said your first picture usage was by the Sporting Life, have you ever been contracted to a newspaper? I’ve never been attached to a specific paper, I’ve always been freelance. I had a

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good start selling to owners and trainers and it was very well received at the time, because a lot of the track photographers were very set in their ways about how they would shoot, and I wasn’t. At one stage I was fifty-fifty owners and trainers to press, Raceform used a lot of my pictures, so they were my main outlets in the early years. I lost quite a lot of my press work when Raceform became part of the Racing Post, so then I was nearly all owners and trainers for a long time - then it swayed back the other way and I’m about 95% press or editorial and a tiny percent owners and trainers. You mentioned your pictures were different from the track photographers at the time, in what way? I just wanted get good pictures, so I liked going out to the third last or a furlong down the track. The winning line is often the worst picture, the last fence can be the worst picture - you just have to weigh each race up. I can’t bear the thought of doing every race the same, just to make sure I have the winner. So I try to do races differently through each day, with different lenses and different angles, which isn’t always easy at every track. You do risk missing the odd winner – but you can miss a winner stood on the line. I did at Ascot yesterday, didn’t even see it. I work for Ascot and for other tracks, I won’t just stand on the line, and they’ve never asked me to. I just try and get a good range of pictures according to what the race is. Having started with a Praktica, what camera do you use now? I use Canon and a variety of lenses. I prefer prime lenses to zoom lenses. So I have a 135mm, an 85mm, a 300mm, a wide angle and a 50mm and I use most of

them in any given day. I don’t favour one in particular. I haven’t decided what I will use this afternoon for the Arc meeting. I’m only just looking at the track now as I wasn’t here yesterday. The last time I was here was when Montjeu won the French Derby. It’s a bit of a mess here [referring to the marquees on the infield], there aren’t many gaps further down unless you go three quarters of a furlong out and I’m not prepared to do that on the Arc. Really you’re going to be hoping for a celebration from the jockey. Sometime you can be well after the line and get the best shots because the celebration can be continuing; sometimes the jockey isn’t one of those that do that, or it can be a close finish and they don’t know if they’ve won. You do still need that bit of luck. Press accreditation is a lot stricter these days, so someone starting out couldn’t follow the same route as you did, what advice would you give now? Not many professionals are going to tell you how to do it, because they don’t want you to nick their job. I’ve been giving work to a young photographer, Francesca Altoft who had been putting her work initially on social media, she’d been in touch with Gavin James at Cheltenham, who gave her work experience and now she’s helping him at eight tracks and me at Ascot. It’s because people recognise that she wants to go about it the right way and because she gets it. But some of them, you try to advise them and they don’t understand because their egos are too big because they’ve got 4000 followers. Having your pictures published is exciting. With Francesca working for me at Ascot, I get excited for her when one of her pictures gets used and I also know that she’s getting paid.

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Al Mourtajez wins at Chantilly (c) S Cargill

It’s a lot more difficult now, because even local papers aren’t employing photographers, they use reader generated content. A lot of the photos are phone pictures or they are taken by their journalists on their ipads, so photographers can’t get work to learn the job. People are fiercely protective of their work because it’s diminishing. Mine isn’t. I’m ok. My last couple of years have been the best I’ve ever had. It’s not a dying occupation, you’ve just got to work it out. When I started out, I stood three fences out, in the country. I wouldn’t hide, but I wouldn’t get in the way. These guys who have sprung up, who think they’re photographers, they all want to be at the last, or they want to be at the finish line. They want to be taking the same pictures as us, but they haven’t gone through the process and they’ve all got proper jobs. That’s the other thing. With no intention whatsoever of packing that job in, they

ride the wave on the weekend, but then on Monday they are back in the office.

Do you think being a bit taller is quite helpful? Yes, although sometimes I like to be low as it helps to take out a bad piece of background. Bad backgrounds can make or break pictures. You look at twitter on any given day and there are reams of pictures saying such and such a horse looking great and it will be an absolutely awful picture. And it will be re-tweeted by professional organisations because they can’t wait a few minutes for a proper one.

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Do you feel the immediacy of social media has affected the way that you work? Definitely. It’s frantic now. You shoot a race and you’d like to go back to the winners enclosure and do a couple of head shots, but the next race is a Grade 2 maybe, and you want to do them going to the start, or maybe the press room is quite a way from the track - you’ve only got so much time before the next race. Sometimes you do less than you should, because you’re aware that you need to send the ones you’ve got. Having said that, there’s more work available, because more people are using more pictures sooner and then refreshing those with new ones later, online. It’s not all about the papers anymore, not by a long way. Do you see a point where digital takes greater precedence? Well it almost has. What is the strongest medium to have you images seen in? Online. The papers still use pictures and I check them every day. The papers first, it still counts for more and thankfully a lot of our papers still use racing pictures, the Sun and the Star, the Telegraph, the Guardian - particularly online, and in the paper at weekends - the Times not so much nowadays, but these things ebb and flow. They’re all out there and we’re all shooting for the same spots as it were. I work for an agency, Racingfotos, and they have a fantastic list of clients, with a lot of reach in the industry. They have a lot of bloodstock clients and we do well with that. Do you stick to the races?

I do go to Tattersalls sometimes; I’ve been lucky to pick up a few stallion jobs recently which have come about by people seeing my pictures. It’s nice to do something a bit different. What are your thoughts on image manipulation? It’s phenomenal, the amount of technology available and it’s amazing what you can do. The technology allows you to make it look like you did a better job than you actually did in the original. That’s part of it now. I like to think I’m good at editing my pictures. We all take rubbish, but I think presenting them nicely is a massive part of it. Some people just don’t have time to edit them properly. We’re not talking about massive software usage, just a neater crop or a nicer colour balance and straightening them up. I will make Chantilly look downhill today, I absolutely guarantee it. It’s the easiest thing to sort out. Nearly every picture of mine I’m editing will be straightened. I didn’t use to, when I was on film, it’s only since I’ve switched to digital. You’ve been in syndicates, owned and trained point to pointers and you rode in a charity race at Ascot, how did that feel? Ascot was brilliant, and I so wanted to make sure that I got a good picture of me! I got to post safely - it’s long way down to that mile start! Finished sixth of twelve we would never have won. Has being so involved made you a better photographer? Definitely, yes, though it’s not essential. You can predict things easier, you see horses from race to race, you know how they’re going to run.

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Stephen Cargill's DIAR Photography Awards winning image taken at the start of the 2015 Rotana Hotels and Resorts Premier Handicap Stakes won by Abhar (GB) [stall 4]

Tell me about the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association...

Your work isn’t all about the Group or Grade 1 winners, what keeps you going?

Its’ aims are to represent its’ members at racecourses, so that they’ve got the right working facilities and to liaise with the racecourses over all the rules and regulations - especially with the photographers. Cake and wi-fi are probably the most important things to keep journalists happy!

I do it because I like horses and I like racing, not because I love photography. I’m not a geek, I don’t know the latest camera. I haven’t got a clue what camera to recommend. Just get one, they’re all good now anyway.

We also run the annual Derby Awards Lunch which includes awards for the best broadcaster, journalist and photographer and takes place early December. We don’t run it, or the members Golf Day for a profit, we always give any surplus to various charities.

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2016 ARO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 OWNERS CHAMPIONSHIPS ARO OWNERS CHAMPIONSHIP 09-Dec-16 Top 20 by Number of Wins

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

5TH

6TH

PRIZEMONEY

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin R Al Maktoum

144,864

Mrs D Thomas

15,816

Mr & Mrs S M Shefras

1,045

Zayin Arabian Stud

10,738

Miss L A Cross

2,252

Athbah Stud

10,574

Mr Mohammed Nasser Al Hashar

23,292

Mr James Owen

570

Wayne Bull

4,064

The Almost All Partnership

10,516

Tina Pfeiffer

1,960

HE Shk Nasser Al-Hashar

12,622

Mrs Jennifer Owen

551

Mr Simon Heaney

200

Mrs Jenny Peyton

1,068

Miss Teresa Gavin

2,568

John H Wilson

1,404

Nicola Buchan / Sarah Innes

1,090

R S Equine

3,216

Forta Stud

2,308

2016

THE 2016 TRAINER CHAMPIONSHIPS

ARO TRAINERS CHAMPIONSHIP09-Dec-16

Top 20 by Number of Wins

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

5TH

6TH

PRIZEMONEY

Mr James Owen

38,862

Mr Philip Collington

85,622

Mrs D Thomas

15,816

Mr A S Newey

15,278

Ms B Deutrom

55,154

Mr P J Hammersley

21,472

S. M. Shefras

1,045

Christopher Bull

4,064

Tina Pfeiffer

1,960

Mrs J Owen

563

Mme J F Bernard (FR)

104,250

Mrs Jenny Peyton

1,068

M. F Rohaut (FR)

56,500

Sarah Bosley

360

Miss Teresa Gavin

2,568

Mr J H Wilson

1,404

Mr Y. Mehmet

212

Anthony Holdsworth

600

Mr C Kester

520

Stephen Gregory

11,408

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ARO JOCKEYS CHAMPIONSHIP

2016 JOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

09-Dec-16

Top 20 by Number of Wins

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

5TH

6TH RIDES PRIZEMONEY

Mr Simon Walker

11,384

Mr Will Pettis

7,759

Mr M J P Kendrick

4,776

Mr Stephen Harrison

6,712

Miss Joanna Mason

3,610

Mr Charlie Jordan Price

4,470

Tadhg O'Shea

65,480

Mr Malcolm Mallow

2,152

Dane O'Neill

35,350

Mr R J Pfeiffer

1,960

Miss Antonia Peck

494

Mr Morgan Winstone

2,252

Miss Emma L Owen

395

Francois Xavier Bertras

63,280

Ryan Tate

16,100

Mr D Turner

1,824

Miss T Gavin

2,392

Miss Chloe Swaffield

200

Miss E Mackenzie

718

Harry Bentley

15,200

LEADING PROFESSIONAL JOCKEYS

Jockey Tadhg O'Shea Francois Xavier Bertras Dane O'Neill Julien Augé Jean-Bernard Eyquem Adrie De Vries Ryan Tate Harry Bentley Sean Levey Paul Hanagan

Win

Place

Rides

Prize £

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

6 4 5 0 2 0 6 3 1 2

13 6 7 1 3 1 10 6 2 3

65,480 63,280 35,350 200,000 65,550 40,000 16,100 15,200 10,700 10,150

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AROPure PUREBRED ARABIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 09-Dec-16 Bred Arabian Championships Top 20 by Number of Wins

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

5TH

6TH

RUNS PRIZEMONEY

CALLYMAY

3,516

NOBLE ATHLETE (FR)

7,610

KAYCLAIRE

1,986

VINDETTA

1,796

PARMA T (NL)

4,064

EMIRAATY (FR)

9,074

AGHSAAN

32,000

JUST THE TICKET

1,720

MAIDAAN (FR)

1,650

ZAYIN ZACHILLES

5,948

AWZAAN (FR)

13,060

JAMAAYIL

12,996

TRIP TO KHAIRO

1,068

DOSSAR ATHBAH

6,550

MAGHAZI

3,550

MUNBAHER (FR)

3,234

RADAMES (FR)

21,290

LB FARRAH

1,988

KALLISTA

1,550

KAO KAT MHF (US)

17,000

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ARO SIRES CHAMPIONSHIP

Sire Dahess (GB) Madjani (FR) Al Jakbar (FR) Kaolino (FR) Jiyush (GB) Al Saoudi (FR) Amer (SA) Monsieur Al Maury (FR) Munjiz (FR) Dorwan Du Cayrou (FR) Nivadour Cardonne (FR) Sambist (RU) Nougatin (FR) Nizam (GB) Kerbella (FR) Chndaka (FR) Vert Olive (FR) Jehol De Cardonne (FR) Mahabb (AE) Caligola (IT)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Runs

11 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

3 12 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0

4 9 0 3 3 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 1 1 0 0

7 4 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0

43 42 24 22 14 14 22 17 22 5 10 17 7 12 17 9 15 10 6 1

Prize Money £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

226,130.00 20,722.00 47,404.00 29,200.00 7,000.00 22,310.00 157,612.00 5,930.00 86,176.00 7,610.00 1,796.00 3,778.00 4,064.00 21,988.00 29,106.00 3,550.00 11,680.00 7,896.00 4,264.00 10,000.00

Al Mourtajez (FR) leading money earner for Dahess (GB) thanks to his Qatar International Stakes win at Goodwood THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

Al Saoudi (FR)

The ARO Sires Championship was headed by Dahess this season, both on races won and also prize money. He sired five individual winners of 11 races, his highest scorers were Callymay - bred by Paul Beard and raced by Delyth Thomas - and of course Al Mourtajez who won the UK's most valuable race, the Qatar International Stakes at Goodwood. His other winners were Kayclaire, also bred by Beard with three wins, plus Karar, Popsstar and Bakir de Flauzins with a win apiece. Dahess needs no introduction and is available to UK breeders via AI for 8,000 Euros in 2017. Given their huge support of UK Arabian breeding, it is no surprise to see nine of the top 20 sires hailing from Shadwell Arabians. However the success of both Al Jakbar and Al Saoudi should not not go unremarked as they have had limited

opportunites. Al Jakbar produced two Group winners in Aghsaan (ARO Cup) and Jamaayil (premier handicap winner who subsequently won a Group 2 in Toulouse). Whilst Al Saoudi sired Awzaan, another premier handicap winner who was also Group 1 placed. Both horses are available in 2017 at very affordable fees. Standing at Beech House Stud in Thetford, Al Jakbar is available for natural cover at ÂŁ500 or 800 Euros for frozen semen. Al Saoudi is from the same family as top racehorses Al Mourtajez and Al Mouhannad and stands at the Haras de Saint Faust for 2017. He represents exceptional value at 500 Euros (live foal) for natural cover. www.alshaqabracing.com/en/arabians/dahess

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MEYDAN DUBAI

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05-01-2017

12-02-2017

Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 Gr1PA 4+ 1600m Dirt 1. AF MATHMOON (AE) 6 gr h AF Albahar (AE) - Temptayshuhn (FR) T: Musabbeh Al Mheiri O: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum B: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda

2. RB BURN (US) 5 gr h Majd Al Arab (GB) - Burning Gee PW (US) 3. MANARK (FR) 8 ch h Mahabb (AE) Mendra (FR) Dist: 8.5, 1

T: Jean de Roualle O: Sheikha Fatima Mansoor Al Nahyan B: HE Sheikh Mansoor bn Zayed Al Nahyan

2. SNIPER DE MONLAU (FR) 5 ch h Calin Du Loup (FR) - Clairvoyant (AE) 3. ABU ALABYAD (FR) 7 ch h Akbar (FR) - Ortie (FR) Dist: Nk, 4.25 Time: 2.24.81

Time: 1.45.55

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26-01-2017 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 Gr1PA 4+ 2200m Dirt 1. FAUCON DU LOUP (FR) 7 b h Darweesh (GB) - Sirene Du Loup (FR) T: Elise Jeanne O: Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor B: Jean-Marc Saphores

Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 Gr1PA 4+ 2000m Dirt 1. HANDASSA (FR) 7 ch h Madjani (FR) - Ziva (FR) T: Francois Rohaut O: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum B: Shadwell SNC J: Jim Crowley

J: Richie Mullen

2. RB DIXIE BURNING (US) 7 b m Burning Sand (US) - Dixies Delight (US) 3. VERSAC PY (FR) 10 b h Njewman (FR) - Elipse (FR) Time: 2.30.00

1. LORAA (FR) 7 ch m Mahabb (AE) Aleefa(FR)

J: Richie Mullen

J: Jim Crowley

Dist: 11, 2.25

HH The President Cup Gr1PA 4+ 2200m Good

2. VERSAC PY (FR) 10 b h Njewman (FR) - Elipse (FR) 3. AF ALHAZER (AE) 7 gr h AF Al Buraq (AE) - Kerouane (FR) Dist: 0.5, 2.25 Time: 2.16.69

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Dist: shd, 0.75 Time: 1.42.26

26-02-2017

HH Emir's Sword Gr1PA 4+ 2400m Good 1. EBRAZ (GB) 4 gr c Amer (SA) Massamarie (FR)

Qatar International Cup Gr1PA 4+ 1600m Good

T: Julian Smart

1. TM THUNDER STRUCK (US) 7 gr h Majd Al Arab (GB) - Bonnett (US)

B: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani

T: Alban de Mieulle

O: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani J: Alan Munro

2. TAYF (FR) 5 gr h Amer (SA) - Djemila (FR)

O: Umm Qarn B: TM Bloodstock

3. AL MOURTAJEZ (FR) 7 gr h Dahess (GB) - Arwa (FR)

J: Olivier Peslier

2. ZIKREET (FR) 4 b c Dahess (GB) Dormadora (FR)

Dist: 3.5, hd

3. SHABIH ALREEH (GB) 4 ch c Jaafer ASF (GB) - Queen Kong (US)

Time: 2.37.97

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