Atzeni leaves Qatar Racing Mena Tour a game changer

Dubai - As part of his decision to join Shaikh Mohammed Obaid, the report said, Atzeni will ride much more for trainer Roger Varian, who recently received 35 horses from the shaikh including King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Postponed.

 The relationship between top jockey Andrea Atzeni with Qatar Racing will come to an end by the end of this season as the leading jockey will take the role of first jockey of Shaikh Mohammed bin Obaid Al Maktoum, it was reported in the Racing Post on Sunday.
Atzeni, 24, signed a two-year contract last year to replace Jamie Spencer as top jockey for Qatar Racing, the vehicle for Shaikh Fahad Al Thani and his brothers.
As part of his decision to join Shaikh Mohammed Obaid, the report said, Atzeni will ride much more for trainer Roger Varian, who recently received 35 horses from the shaikh including King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Postponed.
In a statement released on Varian's website, Atzeni said: "I am delighted to be formally renewing my association with both Shaikh Mohammed Obaid and Roger from next season.
"I have been lucky enough to enjoy some of my best days on horses like Postponed and Kingston Hill and so I am really excited at the prospect of the two joining forces.
"Roger has played an important part in my career and Sheikh Obaid has also been very supportive of me and I hope we will enjoy a lot of winners together in the future."
Along with thanking Qatar Racing, Atzeni said he had been particularly pleased Simple Verse had been reinstated as winner of the Ladbrokes St Leger an appeal.
"It was far from an easy decision to make (to join Shaikh Mohammed Obaid) as it means leaving my existing job with Qatar Racing.
"I would like to thank Shaikh Fahad personally, both for his support and for agreeing to release me from my contract with Qatar Racing.
"I am so pleased and proud that Simple Verse was rightly reinstated as the winner of the St Leger and that I can say I rode Qatar Racing's first British Classic winner."