The first ever race at Meydan, the Group 1 Maktoum Challenge for Purebred Arabians was won in great style by No Risk Al Maury, owned by Shaikh Hamdan.
The first ever race at Meydan, the Group 1 Maktoum Challenge for Purebred Arabians was won in great style by No Risk Al Maury, owned by Shaikh Hamdan.
DUBAI — UAE jockey Ahmed Ajtebi fell from his horse as the riders left the stalls in the fifth race at the new Meydan Racecourse on Thursday. Jockey Richard Mullen said he saw Ajtebi falling down from the Godolphin horse Desuetude besides him and the horse walked on him.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended the opening night of the Dubai International Racing Carnival at the Meydan Racecourse on Thursday.
Today marks the unveiling of the new equestrian headquarters in the country.
DUBAI - The Jebel Ali Mile has attracted a competitive field of ten runners going to post in the Shadwell-sponsored feature race of the afternoon at Jebel Ali Racecourse on Friday.
ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage’s (ADACH) Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Racing Festival continues with the Bonyan International Investment Group-sponsored Al Wathba Stud Farm Maiden race at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club on Sunday.
Montpellier, ridden by Royston Ffrench, makes a quick return to Jebel Ali in the 1,200m Derrinstown Stud Conditions race after a fine performance over distance and course last weekend.
DUBAI - Meydan on Tuesday held a trial race night at the world’s largest integrated racing facility — the Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse — with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, in attendance.
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Rachel Alexandra beat out undefeated mare Zenyatta to be named the Eclipse Award for U.S. Horse of the Year on Monday.
Zenyatta, the undefeated mare who two months ago became the first mare to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic, will not retire and instead plans a 2010 race season, her owners announced Saturday.