the arabian racehorse issue 12

T H E A R A B I A N

R A C E H O R S E

Issue No.12 March 2016

HHEmir's Sword FestivalHARCConference

T H E A R A B I A N R A C E H O R S E

T H E A R A B I A N

R A C E H O R S E3 News

ARO Supports Career Progression; HH Sheikha FatimaJockeys Honoured; DIAR kicks off in Australia; ARO FreeLicense; UK Darley Nominees; HH Sheikh MansoorFestival 2016 Dates; Madjani First Group 1 Winner; FreeEntry To ARO Meetings; Kahayla Classic

22 2016 HH Emir's Sword FestivalReport and pictures from Doha

30 French ConnectionInterview with Umm Qarn's Alban de Mieulle

35 Heritage Arabian Racing Club AGM

38 W'rsan StablesInterview with Stud Manager Deidre Hyde

44 Al Maktoum Challenge & President's CupGroup 1 wins for Hajeeb, Handassa and Thakif

48 2016 HH Sheikha Fatima SeriesReports from St. Moritz and Houston

51 Sir Peter O'Sullevan Exhibition

57 2015 ARO Champion Sire Kaolino

60 Shadwell Super 7 2016

62 Results

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ARABIAN RACINGSUPPORTING CAREERPROGRESSION

The Arabian Racing Organisation(ARO) congratulates Peter Sporne onhis appointment as a StipendiarySteward for the British HorseracingAuthority as of 1 March 2016. He hadonly recently been appointed as a BHASteward’s Secretary, having previouslyserved as a BHA Steward.

Sporne has been acting as aStipendiary Steward for ARO since2012 on a number of Arabianracedays, including ARO’s flagshipmeeting, Dubai International ArabianRaces at Newbury, a full fixture of eightraces including five International races,of which three are Group 1 PAcontests.

ARO Director Genny Hayneswelcomed the news saying. “Obviouslywe are delighted for Peter on his newappointment as BHA StipendiarySteward. This is yet another exampleof how Arabian Racing can benefit thewider racing industry by givingopportunities for education and careerprogression in all areas, not just ridingand training horses. ARO wishes Peterevery success.”

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HH SHEIKHA FATIMA LADIESSERIES RIDERS ALYSONDENIEL AND JOANNAMASON HONOURED INLONDON

Three British lady amateur riders whohave competed in the HH SheikhaFatima bint Mubarak Ladies WorldChampionship were shortlisted in theannual Godolphin Stud and StableStaff Awards. Alyson Deniel and BeckySmith, in the Rider/Groom category,whilst Joanna Mason was nominated inthe Retraining of Racehorses (ROR)Special Recognition category. In afabulous gala evening ceremony heldat the Jumeriah Carlton Hotel inLondon last month, Deniel and Masonwere delighted to be presented withtheir respective awards.

First held in 2005, the Godolphin Studand Stable Staff Awards aim tocelebrate those working in racing. Inpartnership with the Racing Post andwith the generous sponsorship ofGodolphin, the awards are organisedby British Horseracing Authority (BHA)and offer prize money of over£120,000 - with up to £40,000available to a single yard or stud.

The Rider/Groom Award is for thosewho have shown talent forhorsemanship, consistency andreliability in and out of the saddle and/or have achieved somethingoutstanding in 2015 season either inan equine or personal capacity. TheRetraining of Racehorses CharityAward recognises a member of stablestaff who has successfully retrained aformer racehorse.

Speaking afterwards Deniel said, “The

Godolphin Stud and Stable StaffAwards -how do I put my feelings intowords!? The whole experience of dayin London was fabulous. We had ourlast interview at the British HorseracingAuthority offices on Monday morning,which was nerve wracking! I was luckyenough to have Mark Bradburne andDale Gibson interviewing me, everycategory had different people.Afterwards we had the specialexperience of being taken to theHouses of Parliament for lunch! Wow!

“We returned to our hotel, theJumeriah Carlton - how spoilt were we!The reception was at 6pm for theAwards, and finished around 12, butthe hours in between were amazing! Iwas lucky enough to be joined by mymum and dad from France whichmade it all the more special.

"I thought I was in a very strongcategory Rider /Groom along withRebecca Smith and Christopher Ely. Iwas ecstatic when I was announced thewinner. It still hasn't really sunk in that Iwon such an innovative award. Peoplesay to me that it's much deserved, I saymaybe, but there are many otherpeople that are doing the same as me,I'm a lucky person to have beennominated and such an award is forALL the staff that work hard all dayevery day.

“I love what I do and have had theopportunity to meet and work withsome wonderful people and horses.


'Racing isn't an easy life, it is hard andfrustrating at times, but that pales intoinsignificance when you have theexperience of looking after goodhorses, having great winners andbeing around some of the best peoplein the world - the wonderful world ofracing!”

Mason had broken her back in a point-to-point fall just over a year ago andhad made incredible progress toreturn to race riding aided by herretrained racehorse Liverpool. Masonwent on to ride in Houston, Texas, inFebruary, finishing a close second.

Deniel finished sixth in the opening HHSheikha Fatima Ladies race in Oman,however she had previously won a legof the series in Australia, and rode inthe finals in Abu Dhabi in 2014. Shewas full of enthusiasm for theopportunities the series had offeredher saying. “Wow! What a fantasticseries of International races. It bringsthe best amateur and apprentices fromaround the world to compete on levelterms. It gives you the chance to go toplaces that some of us can only dreamof. Competing in Australia, Oman andAbu Dhabi are some of the besthighlights of my career so far.

“We, as competitors, want for nothingwhilst we are away - wonderful hotels,food and hospitality. Lara Sawaya doesan exceptional job of at organisingeverything. I’ve been very lucky tohave been invited to represent GreatBritain and would love to continue todo so. Our Jockey Co-ordinator, SarahOliver, is so important to the Festivaland works extremely hard.

She continued. “Riding Arabians arevery different from ridingThoroughbreds, they are smaller,sharper in their movement. They aregreat fun and extremely tough with anamazing recovery rate.

“Even though I didn’t win this time, thetrip to Muscat, Oman was great. Theracetrack and surface at Al Rahbaracecourse was very different to what Iam used to at home. I thoroughlyenjoy riding in the series which as wellas giving me the opportunity toexperience racing in other countries,gives me the chance to make newfriends and we can share ourexperiences and knowledge.”

www.godolphin.comwww.britishhorseracing.comwww.racingpost.comwww.sheikhmansoorfestival.com

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DUBAI INTERNATIONALARABIAN RACES TO KICKOFF 2016 SEASON INAUSTRALIA

South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC)Chief Executive Officer, BrentonWilkinson, announced MorphettvilleRacecourse was chosen by the DubaiInternational Arabian Races (DIAR)committee to host the first two DIARraces of 2016 at the 12th March racemeet to complement Shadwell StudAustralasia’s sponsorship of a full cardof Thoroughbred racing.

“The family friendly event is a platformto promote the sport of Arabian horseracing in South Australia and showcaseMiddle Eastern culture, and it promisesto be an exciting lead-up event toAdelaide’s premier racing event - the2016 UBET Adelaide Cup on 14March.”

The two Arabian races, in associationwith the National Arabian RacehorseAssociation of Australia (NARA); will bestaged as part of a full day ofThoroughbred racing sponsored byShadwell Stud Australasia which iscelebrating 30 years of success inAustralia. The story started when ATTALAQ trained by Colin Hayes atLindsay Park Stud in Angaston, won the1986 Melbourne Cup.

“The event is a great way toacknowledge the long-standingrelationship between Shadwell and theHayes family, both who have playedsuch an important part ofThoroughbred racing in South Australiaover the last 30 years,” Mr Wilkinsonsaid.

The Arabian horse races have beenmade possible through the support ofthe DIAR program whose patron is HisHighness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid AlMaktoum. HH Sheikh Hamdan is amember of the ruling family of Dubai,the United Arab Emirates Minister of

Finance and the Deputy Ruler of Dubai.

He was one of the pioneers in bringingEuropean bred Thoroughbreds to racesuccessfully in the SouthernHemisphere, and is one of the mostprominent and successful owners andbreeders of Arabian racehorses in theworld.

“The Arabian horse racing industry issmall but growing in Australia, withmany drawn to the athleticism of thehorses, as well as the excitement of theracing,” Mr Wilkinson said.

“Arabian horses are generally smallerthan Thoroughbreds, but can carrylarge weights and have gentletemperaments, opening the door for abroader range of people to getinvolved in the sport as jockeys.”

Director of Shadwell Stud Australasia,Mark Kelly, reiterated the significanceof Shadwell's support of the race day inSouth Australia and their connectionwith the DIAR program.

“We are excited that the connectionbetween Shadwell Stud Australasia andSouth Australia can be furtherdeveloped through the sponsorship ofa card of Thoroughbred racing in thelead up to the Adelaide Cup,” Mr Kellysaid.

“We have invested heavily inThoroughbred racing and breeding inSouth Australia for 30 years and this isa great opportunity to commemorateour significant achievements duringthat time. “


All the Thoroughbred races on 12 March will benamed after horses that have won Group Oneraces in Australia in the famous nominatedcolours of HH Sheikh Hamdan.

“It fits really nicely that HH Sheikh Hamdan isalso the patron of DIAR and that this eventprovides the opportunity to educate morepeople about the Arabian breed, the sport ofArabian horse racing and the Arabic culturewhich underpins it.”

Mr Wilkinson said an all-South Australianjockey line-up will feature in the Arabian races- the Shadwell Arabian Stallions Plate valuedat $30,000 and the UAE Arabian Plate worth$20,000.

The races will be called by Victoria Shaw,Australia’s only professional female racecaller.

Along with the Thoroughbred racing and twoshowcase Arabian races, other events on theday will include a ‘Cultural Marquee’ whererace-goers will be given the opportunity tolearn about the United Arab Emirates.

“Race-goers can sample Middle Eastern foodand drinks, and experience the art of hennatattoo – all for free,” Mr Wilkinson said. “A

face painter and pony rides will provideentertainment for the younger members in thecrowd.”

In the lead-up to the March race meetAdelaide primary schools will be involved in anexciting community art project ‘The ArabianRainbow Competition’. The competition allowsstudents to paint a life-sized fibre glasssculpture of an Arabian horse. It is hoped theproject will provide school children to learnmore about the Arabic culture while nurturingtheir creative and artistic instincts.

The finished sculptures will be display atMorpettville Racecourse on 12 March and willbe judged by the committee of the DIAR, ledby His Excellency Mirza Al Sayegh. The winningschool will receive a cash prize of $3000,$2000 for second place and $1500 for thirdplace.

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FREE ARO JOCKEY LICENCETO BHA CATEGORY A AND BPERMIT HOLDERS FOR 2016SEASON

For the 2016 Season, the ArabianRacing Organisation is offering freeARO Jockey licences to jockeys whoalready hold British HorseracingAuthority Category A (Flat orcombined) and or B Jockey Permit. Thisis a great incentive for those AROjockeys without a BHA Permit to getone and also to encourage existingBHA permit holders to come racing, orto continue racing with ARO at noadditional cost.

The BHA in conjunction with theNorthern Racing College and theBritish Racing School have produced ashort video outlining all the disciplineswhich you should have had previousexperience in, prior to your assessmentfor Category A. It also covers all theother elements of the assessmentprocess. Please click herehttps://www.youtube.com/embed/S94V6r_CBEoto view the pre assessment film.

Courses are run throughout the year atboth the Britiish Racing School andNorthern Racing Colege, if you areinterested the contact details arebelow:

British Racing SchoolT: 01638 675907E: [email protected]

Northern Racing College, who also runAmateur Riders Development Days.T: 01302 861000E:[email protected]

Amateur Rider Category B Permit For a

place this course please apply to TheBritish Horseracing Authority on:T: 020 7152 0148E: [email protected]

Amateur Jockeys Association

If you are considering riding as anamateur under rules on the Flat thenyou will be required to join theAmateur Jockeys Association, however,you do not have to be a member of theAJA to ride in Hunterchases, militaryraces or to ride against professionals.Even if you are not considering ridingin races and only riding out,membership of the AJA entitles you toa very competitive insurance policy.

The AJA has over 500 Full RidingMembers, many Life AssociateMembers and several HonoraryMembers and aims to protect andpromote the interests of all itsmembers, both male and female, in anincreasingly professional world.


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To join the AJA immediately call theMembership Desk at Weatherbys on01933 304778 and pay £100 for a full12 months. Membership of the AJAnow givesautomatic worldwideinsurance against temporary injurywhilst riding out or handling aracehorse or point-to-pointer, withincapacity benefit of £150 per weekpayable after the first 35 days of injuryfor up to 52 weeks.

(Please note that this cover does notinclude any capital benefits (such asdeath or permanent injury payments)but simply offers financial assistancewhilst incapacitated.) IF YOU AREELIGIBLE FOR RIABS (by working fulltime for a licenced trainer andappearing on his payroll) YOU WILLNOT BE ENTITLED TO AJAINSURANCE.

You are welcome to join the AJA evenif riding in races is not your plan butyou simply would like to purchase the

insurance, as this is at a verycompetitive price – approximately aquarter of what you would have to payfor an individual policy. There is anupper age limit of 70 years of age.

A full list of other benefits includingreduced Racing UK subscription, canbe viewed on the AJA website, or todiscuss further, please call 01886884488 or [email protected]

Sarah Oliver, Chief Executive of theAmateur Jockeys Associationwelcomed the news saying "The AJAreally appreciate ARO's kind gestureand hope that not only will it benefitboth organisations by working in closerpartnership, but that also it will serveto encourage more amateur jockeys tobecome involved and support Arabianracing, which offers a full calendaracross many racecourses this summer."

2015 ARO Champion Simon Walker, who is one of many ARO riderswho will benefit from this initiative


2015 UK HH SHEIKHA FATIMABINT MUBARAK DARLEYAWARD NOMINEESANNOUNCED

The Arabian Racing Organisation(ARO) announces the followingnominees for the coveted HH SheikhaFatima bint Mubarak Darley Awards,now in their fifth year recognising thehigh achievement of women inArabian horseracing.

TrainerGill DuffieldOwner

Linda CrossJockey

Page FullerBreeder

Heather Phillpot

Best MareWhisper (GB)

Best 4yo FillyAghsaan(GB)Best 3yo FillySelketh (FR)

Best JournalistDebbie Burt

Best PhotographerDebbie Burt

Best TV PresenterLaura King

Lifetime Achievement AwardGill Duffield

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2015 ARO Champion Trainer Gill Duffield, nominated for the Trainer andLifetime Acheivement Awards and also the trainer of the 4yo Filly nominee -

Aghsaan


The UK is seeking a hat-trick in theBest Jockey category having won withRachel King in 2014 and StefaniaGandola in 2015, whilst Gill Duffieldpreviously won the Best Trainer title in2012.

The glittering Awards Ceremony andGala weekend will take place duringthe 30th Annual Darley Awards from 1April to 3 April 2016 in Hollywood,California, sponsored by the HHSheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al NahyanGlobal Arabian Flat Horse RacingFestival. According to Festival Director,Lara Sawaya, the Darley Awards will bepresented on Friday 1 April at theDolby Theatre in Highland Center. OnSaturday April 2 the $100,000 HHSheikha Fatima bint Mubarak DarleyAwards Stakes (PA) will be run at SantaAnita racecourse and on the eveningof Sunday 3 April, the CelebrationBanquet and annual stallion auctionwill be held at the host hotel, theBeverley Wilshire, a Four SeasonsHotel.

Founded in 1983 by Dr. Sam Harrison,the Arabian Racing Cup’s DarleyAwards ceremony is the showcase ofU.S. Arabian racing. In 2012, the HHSheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al NahyanGlobal Arabian Flat Racing Festival

and the Cup joined together topromote this prestigious event. TheDarleys are headlined by the HHSheikha Fatima bint Mubarak DarleyAwards recognising internationalwomen in Arabian horse racing.

The Darley Awards is under the directionof Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of theFestival, and organised by Arabian RacingCup, The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin ZayedAl Nahyan Global Arabian Horse FlatRacing Festival is sustained by the AbuDhabi Tourism and Culture Authority andcoordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Councilwith National Feed and Flour Productionand Marketing CO. LLC as associatesponsors in cooperation with EmiratesRacing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates ArabianHorse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,General Authority of Youth and SportsWelfare with The National Archives as theofficial partner and Emirates airline as theofficial carriers and sponsored by Bloom,Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC,Hayatna,Abu Dhabi National ExhibitionCentre (ADNEC), Al Awani GeneralEnterprises, Kabale, Al Wathba Centre,the UAE's General Women's Union, TheSupreme Council for Motherhood andChildhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima BintMubarak Ladies Sports Academy, AbuDhabi International Hunting andEquestrian Exhibition 2016, Dr. NaderSaab Switzerland, Al Wathba Centre, AbuDhabi Equestrian Club, EasternMangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah,Yas Channel, Omeir Travels, Racing Post,Paris Turf and Laboratories Fadia KaramCosmetics.

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HH SHEIKH MANSOOR GLOBALARABIAN HORSE FLAT RACINGFESTIVAL 2016 DATES ANNOUNCED

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed AlNahyan Global Arabian Horse FlatRacing Festival’s calendar of events forthe year 2016 was unveiled at a pressconference held at the AnantaraEastern Mangroves in Abu Dhabi onFebruary 11, 2016.

Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director ofthe HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed AlNahyan Global Arabian Horse FlatRacing Festival, Chairperson of theInternational Federation of HorseRacing Academies (IFHRA) andChairperson of Ladies & ApprenticeRacing Committees in the InternationalFederation of Arabian Horse RacingAuthorities (IFAHR) said the Festival’sfeature event will once again be theSheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al NahyanCrown Jewel IPIC, a Group 1 raceworth Euros 1.2 million and the richestever for Purebred Arabians.

Aref Al Awani, Secretary General ofAbu Dhabi Sports Council, Hamad AliAl Ahbabi, Supporting BusinessDepartment Manager, IPIC ; EsamAbdulla, Emirates Arabian HorseSociety; Adnan Sultan, DirectorGeneral of ADEC; Matar Al Yahbouni,ADSC; Khaled Hussain from theGeneral Authority for Youth and SportsWelfare; Najla Nasser from NationalFeed and Flour Production Company;Nadeem Lahd, Emirates airline;Ahmed Al Marzouqi from Sports Court;Nabila Twal from Al Qudra Holding;Genny Hanes representing IFAHR;Sayed Alam from Al Masoud; ShammaElketbi, General Women’s Union and

Stefano Daneri representing the ItalianEquestrian body also attended thepress conference.

“The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AlNahyan Crown Jewel-IPIC race will beheld on November 6, 2016 and all theFestival’s events are held under thedirectives of HH Sheikh Mansoor BinZayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of PresidentialAffairs,” she said.

“We have already started theinternational racing with races inOman and Australia while last week’sSheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al NahyanListed Cup to be run on the St Moritzice track in Switzerland was put off dueto weather and will be run on February21,’ Ms Sawaya said.

“While the Festival’s flat-racing will visitnew racing venues in Beirut, Lebanonand Rome, Italy, the Darley AwardsStakes at Santa Anita in the US withprize -money of US$100,000 will carrythe name of HH Sheikha Fatima BintMubarak, Supreme Chairwoman of theFamily Development Foundation,Chairwoman of General Women’sUnion and Chairwoman ofMotherhood, Childhood SupremeCouncil,” she said.

Ms Sawaya also stated that the festivalwill sponsor Arabian Horse BeautyShows in the name of Sheikh Zayed BinZayed Al Nahyan exclusively in AbuDhabi, Fujairah and Lebanon with thesupport of National Feed.


“We will be racing for the first time inCapannelle, Rome while Beirut inLebanon will be one of the venues forthe Sheikh Zayed series. The race-dayin Duindigt will be in tribute to late W.Jde Ruiter, the Arabian racing chief inThe Netherands who has passed awayrecently.

“The Festival will also visit the GoldCoast for the first time, three racesincluding the first listed Arabian race inAustralia,” she said.

There will also be 61 Wathba StudFarm Cup races and Michigan hasentered this series as a new venuewhile there will be a Euro 20,000 racefor Wathba Stud Farm Cup inCopenhagen, Denmark.

This year’s World Arabian HorseRacing Conference will be in Italy atthe Royal Astoria from May 25onwards.

Aref Al Awani, Secretary General ofAbu Dhabi Sports Council and all otherofficials and sponsors representativesthanked HH Sheikh Mansoor and HHSheikha Fatima while Esam Abdulla ofthe Emirates Arabian Horse Societysaid there are 15,000 PurebredArabian horses registered in the UAEand all this is due to the support of HHSheikh Mansoor and the Festival.

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al NahyanGlobal Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival issustained by the Abu Dhabi Tourism andCulture Authority and coordinated by AbuDhabi Sports Council, with National Feed andFlour Production and Marketing Co. LLC asAssociate Partner, IPIC as Strategic Partner,The National Archives as the official partnerand Emirates airline as the official carriers, incooperation with Emirates Racing Authority,IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authorityof Youth and Sports Welfare with andsponsored by Ayadii LLC, Global UnitedVeterinary Services LLC, Bloom, Petromal,Rise General Trading Co. LLC, Hayatna,Wathba Stallions, Abu Dhabi Falconers Club,Emirates Falconers Club, Mohamed Bin ZayedFalconry and Desert Physiognomy School,Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre(ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises,Kabale, Omeir Travels, Dr Nader SaabSwitzerland , Laboratories Fadia KaramCosmetics, YAS Channel, ViolaCommunications, Racing Post, Paris Turf, AlWathba Centre, the UAE's General Women'sUnion, The Supreme Council for Motherhoodand Childhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima BintMubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu DhabiInternational Hunting and EquestrianExhibition 2016, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club,Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi byJannah, Anantara Eastern Mangroves Spa andResort.

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FIRST GROUP 1WINNER FORMADJANI

Shadwell Arabian Stallions’s tripleKahayla Classic winner MADJANI siredhis first Group 1 winner on Thursday3rd March at Meydan, in UAE.

The Shadwell bred 6 year coltHandassa won the Al MaktoumChallenge Round 3 (Gr.1 PA) over2000m for his debut on the dirt trackof Meydan. He won by a comfortablemargin of more than 8 lengths andbeat the track record set by 2015Kahayla Classic winner Manark, also aShadwell horse. Handassa is trained byFrançois Rohaut and was ridden on theday by Paul Hanagan.

Handassa was born in France, at Harasde Saint Faust. His dam, Ziva (byDormane), was bought in 2001 afterher victory in the International Arabianrace La Coupe d’Al Asayl Managementin France. Bred and trained by Jean-Marc de Watrigant, she won 5 races,including the Hatta InternationalStakes (Gr.1 PA) at Newburyracecourse, also for Sheikh HamdanBin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Ziva has produced several winners,including the brothers Elraawy andAzizi (Monsieur Al Maury) and Taajer(Madjani), winner of the PrixMagicienne in February. Handassa isthe first Stakes winning progeny out ofthis mare.

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Triple Kahayla Classic winner Madjani (FR)


Handassa is from the first crop of hissire Madjani and became his firstStakes winner when he won theShadwell Arabian Stallions (Listed PA)in Holland in 2015. He then finished3rd in the Shadwell Dubai InternationalStakes (Gr.1 PA) at Newbury andtravelled to Istanbul to win theInternational IFAHR Trophy (Gr.2 PA).

Shadwell Stud’s director RichardLancaster commented: “It was veryexciting to see Handassa winning onThursday. It is reminiscent of his sireMadjani who you all remember as thewinner of 3 Kahayla Classics. Wecan now wait and see if Handassafollows the footsteps of his sire.”

Madjani was crowned Horse of theYear in the UAE in 2005, 2006 and2007. He won 13 of his 17 starts,including the Gr.1 PA races HHPresident Cup twice, the Al MaktoumChallenge Round 3 twice and theKahayla Classic three times.

Bred in France by Mr Hoyeau, by the

remarkable sire Tidjani, Madjani is outof a Tunisian damline that producedthe Group winners Al Jakbar, BintBelady (ex Tornade Blanche), Essana,Tornador, Speed Tornade, OuassilaThabet.

Madjani is building a successfulinternational profile with a growingnumber of Stakes winners andperformers. RB Frynch Broad won theCre Run Oaks Arabian Distaff Stakes(Gr.2) and the Texas Arabian OaksStakes (Gr.3) and is the 2015 leading4yo filly in the USA. Bon Baiser DeFaust, second in the Coupe de Francedes Chevaux Arabes (Gr.1 PA) andthird in the Shadwell Arabian Derby(Gr.1 PA), is the 2015 leadingArabian racehorse in the UK. Niraan,also out of a Dormane mare, is the2015 leading Arabian racehorse inSweden. Madjani has winners in theUK, USA, France, Sweden, Morocco,Oman and UAE.

Madjani stands in France, in Haras deSaint Faust, where he covers maresnaturally. He is also availableworldwide via frozen semen.

www.shadwellarabian.co.uk

Madjani (FR)

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COME ARABIAN RACING FORFREE THIS SEASONWITH ARO

The Arabian Racing Organisation(ARO) is excited to announce thatthere will be no charge for entry totheir stand alone fixtures for the 2016season. The only exception being theChelmsford City meeting on 1 Julywhere Simply Red play after racing, acapacity crowd is expected as ticketsare selling fast.

The UK Arabian racing season kicks offwith a seven race card at ChelmsfordCity on Sunday 17 April, supported byDubai International Arabian Races,with a further eight fixtures scheduledto the end of September. Theseinclude four meetings at Hereford,where ARO and the support of the HHSheikh Mansoor Global Arabian HorseFlat Racing Festival have helped keepthe track open, despite being closedto racing under rules for four years,

with regular fixtures during thatperiod.

Dubai International Arabian Races atNewbury, the flagship day of UKArabian racing where the world’sleading Arabian racehorses contestthree Group 1 PA events, has alwaysbeen free to enter and this year will berun on Sunday 24 July. A full fixturelist, including the 15 single races onthoroughbred cards, ican bedownloaded from:www.aroracing.co.uk


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ARO Racing Manager AmandaSmith said “ARO is delighted to beoffering free entry to the majorityof their fixtures this season and weare sure that this will encourage anew audience for the sport, whilstrewarding the loyalty of its’ regularsupporters.

“For many years ARO has been aninvaluable training ground toprogress future stars of thethoroughbred world through theircareers, such as Tom Scudamoreand Tom Marquand, whilstproviding further opportunities forleading amateurs such as SimonWalker. Last month our 2015Champion Novice Jockey Will Pettisrecorded back to back victories onthe All Weather, whilst AROStipendiary Steward Peter Sporne,

was appointed to the same role forthe British Horseracing Authority.

“UK Arabian racing also providescompetitive opportunities for thesports equine stars such asManark , winner of the KahaylaClassic (opening race on DubaiWorld Cup night) and Djainka DesForges, International Joint Top-Rated Arabian and winner of theArabian World Cup (run after thePrix de l’Arc Triomphe) who are allmultiple Group winners inInternational Arabian racing. Sothis initiative will also giveracegoers whose interest has beensparked by experiencing top classraces on thoroughbred cards theopportunity to watch racing at thegrass roots level for free.”

The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) runs a programmeof full Arabian racedays supported by single Arabian raceson Thoroughbred fixtures from April to September.

The 2016 UK International race season allows owners toexperience the prestige of racing at some of the world'sbest racecourses including Goodwood, Newbury,Newmarket and Sandown.

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2016 ARO FIXTURE LIST

Date Racecourse Details

Apr Sun 17 Chelmsford City AW ARO Raceday (sponsored by DIAR)

May Sat 7 Hereford Sheikh Mansoor Festival Raceday

Sat 14 Newbury ARO Cup (Group 3 PA)

Sun 22 Taunton ARO Raceday

June † Fri 3 Doncaster Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Stakes

Sun 5 Hereford Sheikh Mansoor Festival Raceday

Thur 9 Newbury DIAR Preparatory Race (International Mares & Fillies)

† Fri 10 Chepstow DIAR Preparatory Race (Premier Handicap)

Sat 11 Bath Royal Cavalry of Oman Handicap Stakes

† Thur 23 Newbury DIAR Preparatory Race (International 3 year olds)

July † Fri 1 Chelmsford City AW ARO Evening Racemeeting

† Thur 7 Newbury DIAR Preparatory Race (International)

Sat 16 Newbury Royal Cavalry of Oman Maiden Stakes

Sun 24 Newbury Dubai International Arabian Raceday

† Fri 29 Bath Royal Cavalry of Oman Handicap Stakes

Sat 30 Goodwood Qatar International Stakes (Harwood) (Group 1 PA)

August Sun 7 Hereford Sheikh Mansoor Festival Raceday

Sat 13 Newbury Royal Cavalry of Oman Clarendon Stakes (Group 2 PA)

Fri 19 Sandown HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championships (IFAHR)

Sat 20 Sandown HH Sheikh Zayed Cup (Group 1 PA)

Sun 28 Hereford Sheikh Mansoor Festival Raceday

September Thur 8 Doncaster Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Stakes

Fri 23 Newmarket Shadwell Arabian Derby (Group 1 PA)

Sun 25 Chelmsford City AW ARO Season Finale

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All fixtures subject to change Full Arabian Racedays in bold Single Races on TB cards in italics † denotes an evening meeting


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2016 DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC

A probable field of 14 runners hasbeen posted for the Dubai KahaylaClassic (Gr1PA), the opening race ofthe Dubai World Cup evening onSaturday March 26.

They include HH Sheikh Hamdan binRashid Al Maktoum's Handassa, whomade an exciting UAE debut whenwinning the third round of the AlMaktoum Challenge last month by 8lengths. Sadly his 2015 winner Manarkwill not run, however His Highness andErwan Charpy will be represented byVersac PY who was second in 2013.The winners of Rounds 1 and 2, Thakifand Haajeb also line up, along with AFTawaq, AF Lafeh and Nashmee, whowere placed in the Challenge races.

Overseas runners include the Qataris,Qassy and Rasi for Jassim Ghazali andTM Thunder Struck for Alban deMieulle and a first Italian contender inLares De Pine. British interest

revolves around Shadwell UK Derbywinner Mahess Du Soleil, bred by Jimand Jo Kippen and owned by theirdaughter Lisa Demoynaz. Now trainedby Arnaud Chaille-Chaille, this is hisseasonal debut.

Charpy spoke of his fondness forVersac saying. "Though I was delightedto win with my other horse [Manark lastyear], I was a bit concerned about myold boy. I am very pleased with hispreparation this year, he finished a verygood second on his comeback in the AlMaktoum Challenge,which wasreassuring and he did a nice piece ofwork here the other morning. He's areal character, I have a lot of respectfor horses who try hard for you, herarely runs a bad race."

Versac PY FR) training at Meydan in November


L A H O O BAmer x Dirama (Dormane)

2009 15.3 h.h.

Fee: £500 GBP - Frozen Semen Available for Export

Winner: Group 1 PA HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan Cup 1600mdefeating Group 1 winners Al Hibaab, Ghazwa and Samima at Lingfield 2015

Winner: Group 3 PA HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan Cup 1600mdefeating Triple Crown winner Ameretto at Duindigt 2015

Winner: Listed PA The President of the UAE Cup 1600mdefeating Group 1 winner Al Hibaab at the Curragh 2014

Placed five times including 4th in the Dubai International Stakes Group 1 PA 2000m

Superb conformation and excellent temperament

First foals due 2016Beverley Deutrom (UK) [email protected] 0044 79849 55519 - 0044 1825 713754

Okbah Aashour (UAE) [email protected] 00 971 529 888 730Haras Du Thouars (France) 0033 553 688 838

TYLANDS FARM STUD 2016


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A delighted Richie Mullen celebrates his win on Gazwan

The HH Emir’s Sword Festival is thehighlight of the Qatar racing calendarand is held under the patronage of HisHighness the Emir Sheikh Tamin binHamad Al Thani. The Festival hosts 22races for Purebred Arabians andThoroughbreds, some for local bredsonly, and is traditionally held overthree days at the end of February.

There are two Group 1 races forPurebred Arabians including theprestigious HH Emir’s Sword, whichnow forms the final leg of the newly

instigated Doha Triple Crown, whichunites three Group 1 PA contestsacross three countries. With the firstleg going to Sir Bani Yas in the QatarInternational at Goodwood and thesecond to Al Mourtajez inLongchamp’s Qatar Arabian WorldCup, there was no chance of the $1million bonus being won. Thespectacle of the world’s highest everrated Arabian racehorse, Al Mourtajez(OR 130) bidding for back to back winswas an attractive propositionnonetheless.

HH THE EMIR'S SWORD FESTIVALDoha, Qatar


The feature Arabian race on the firstday of the Festival was the Qatar LocalPurebred Arabian Trophy over 2000mwith a prize fund of $150,000. Majeed(above), a six year old by Amer out of aDjebbel mare, was a winner of the HHEmir’s Trophy over further at thismeeting last year. He had then beenthird to Al Mourtajez in the Doha Cup(Prix Mangante) Gr1 PA in Deauvilleduring a European campaign lastsummer. Fancied beforehand, he wonby a length and was one of four

winners for Umm Qarn, making themthe leading owners of the Festival.

They also took the Purebred Arabianhighlight on the Friday, the $100,000Gulf Cup over 1600m with the Majd AlArab mare, Muhjah (below). She hadrattled up a hat-trick of wins at a lowerlevel last year and had been third tostablemate Majeed in the Dukhan Cupat Christmas.

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With the new race plan makingSaturday the focus, the $250,000Qatar International Cup Group 1 PAwas the second race on the card. Wonlast year in impressive fashion byMister Ginoux, this year it was anotherFourcy, Al Shaqab runner thatimpressed when Aba’ath scorchedhome breaking the track record for amile. By Amer, his dam was unraced,though she has an excellent pedigree -out of a full sister to Djebbel andtherefore a granddaughter of Cherifa.

After the race Thomas Fourcy was fullof praise for his colt saying. “He hasbeen impressive. His turn of foot at theend of the race was very interesting.That’s why we decided to race himhere, as he’s a horse that gives his beston firm ground. So this race, with thiskind of racetrack, was a perfect targetfor him.

“The horse was going better and

better in training. My method is thatwhen they are in form, you have torace them. I am unbeaten here! 5starts, 5 wins! I hope I will stayunbeaten today. The horse is toughernow, so following the pace of the raceis easier than in the past for him.Coming from off the pace, then takingthe advantage, gives him heart. Nowhe is strong enough to be at his ease atany pace, so at the finish, he can makethe difference.

“Now he will rest. We will prepare himfor the Qatar Derby in Chantilly. I hopethe weather will be good in June. Hewill now take the same path that MisterGinoux did. This horse has reached anew level, Julien Augé told me that heis better than Mister Ginoux, so we willwait and see. Today he has beaten afew very good horses, I think he is ahorse that can get better and better ashe matures, like a lot of Amer sons.”

Aba'Ath (QA) impresses under Julien Auge


The headline race, the HH Emir’sSword brought the Festival to a closeand was every bit as exciting as youwould expect for a million dollarcontest.

Fourcy’s wish to remain unbeaten waschallenged from the outset by one ofthe three Al Shahania runners forJulian Smart, Al Majh’hoor, who keptcloser to Al Mourtajez than he had lastyear. Though it was Al Majh’hoor’sstablemate and 2014 Emir’s Swordwinner, Assy, who had posted anelectrifying six length win in the trial atthe beginning of the month, ultimatelyit was Smart’s young pretender,Gazwan, who stole the show.

By Amer, he is full brother to thestables’ Rathowan, a horse who alwaysseemed a little unlucky, having beenrunner up in a number of Group 1’s.

Gazwan had clearly strengthenedsince his win in Newbury’s Group 1 PADubai International Stakes and his fivelength second to Al Mourtajez atLongchamp in October.

Richie Mullen had timed his ride onthis strong stayer to perfection andmade the most of this tactical race towin by two lengths from Assy, with thecourageous Al Mourtajez less than alength back in third, with theremainder of the field five lengths ormore behind.

Smart was clearly delighted with histeam’s performance saying. “We triedto take the sting out of Al Mourtajez,my horse is rated 117 and he stillcouldn’t go with that horse. AlMourtajez is a very, very good horse,to go that speed and to still be fightingit out at the finish with us shows that.

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Last year's winner Al Mourtajez (FR) leaves the paddock


Above: Gazwan (GB) and Richie Mullen canter to post

Below: Al Majh'Hoor (GB) hard at work to keep tabs on Al Mourtajez (FR)

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"I think Assy probably went too fastafter Al Mourtajez and Al Majh’Hoor,but if he had waited and they had gotaway, then we’d be asked “why didn’tyou go?” He hasn’t been beaten far in

second anyway" Smart continued.“That’s the sort of race that Gazwanhas always needed, a very strong paceand he will gallop all day long, he’s avery good horse in his own right."


Above: Gazwan (GB) strikes for home ahead of Assy (QA) and Al Mourtajez (FR)

Below: Team Al Shahania wait to greet their winner

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Above: Assy (QA) and Harry Bentley led in ahead of winning stablemate Gazwan (GB)

Below: Team Al Shahania celebrate in the winner's circle with Gazwan (GB) andRichie Mullen


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Smart continued. "He was unlucky inFrance last year, but he was stilljuvenile, he has matured over thewinter and there are lots of goodthings to come from him. It’s just ashame all the good races in Europe area mile and a quarter as I really wouldlike a mile and a half! He’s older now,he’s more mature, as of course is Assy.Hopefully now you’ll see more of Assyin Europe in the summer, it looks likewe’ve got him back to his best as well.I’m very happy to go to war with thosetwo!

“The Triple Crown wouldn’t suitGazwan, which is unfortunate. The milewould suit Assy, but what can you do?You have to take each race as it comesfor the individual. I’m just so happy forRichie. He’s been riding for me for so,so long, and we’ve won Derbies and soon, but this is just great for him.”

Mullen himself was relieved. “It’s beena long time coming you know! Therehave been a few near misses andobviously Djainka Des Forges last yearwas my best chance and the race

didn’t go to plan. Julian has alwaysbeen a big supporter of mine. It’s 16years since I first went to Dubai, he wasthe first trainer to give me rides. As Isaid, it has been a long time comingand I’m relieved more than anything.

“It was a tough race, we knew Assy wasin great form, he looked great at thepost and his performance in the preprace, well, I’ve not seen too manyArabians win like that! I just thoughtback to what Gazwan did inLongchamp and I thought that the racewas probably a year too early for him.He lacked experience and he gotshuffled back early doors, but he reallycame home well that day.

“Julian has always been keen on himand it’s a privilege and an honour towin a race like this. They’re hard to winanyway, but when you get nice rides,and after the near miss last year, and afew times when I haven’t been able toget here and the horse has won... Soit’s been a bit frustrating, but it’s greatto get the monkey off my back now!”

Julian Smart and Richie Mullen with their trophies


Established in Qatar in 1988, UmmQarn’s 580 acres are located next to anatural oasis in the desert north ofDoha. At the centre of the farm is theGrand Hall which displays the manytrophies that their horses have won, in2011 it also played host to the delegatesfrom theWorld Arabian Horse

Organisation Conference. With fivebarns to house the farm’s collection ofhorses in training and breeding stock, ahorse walker that accommodates 15horses, swimming pool, treadmill,solarium, plus oiled sand and turftraining tracks, the farm is wellequipped to produce racing champions.

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Alban de Mieulle with Kalino (US) winner of the Gr1 PA Jewel Crown

FRENCH CONNECTIONAlban de Mieulle is both trainer and manager of HH Sheikh Abdullah binKhalifa Al Thani’s Umm Qarn Farm in Qatar. Training for the farm since1997, he has been responsible for some of their best horses including Nizam,Dahess, Al Dahma, Al Anood, Majd Al Arab, General, Tabarak and Al Tair.He divides his campaign between the Gulf in the winter and Europe in the

summer.


The aim of Sheikh Abdullah is to breedand race Arabians worldwide and he haspurchased many of the top bloodlines toachieve this goal. With the farm’s successfounded on the likes of Amer, Djelmila,Djebbel, Makzan, Sambist and Samsheik,the farms’ aim is to be continuallyimproving its’ stock and to enthuse theyounger generation with His Highness’slove of horses and equestrian competition.

With around 250 horses, includingbreeding stock split between Qatar andFrance, their stallions are based at theHaras du Grand Courgeon in Liond’Angiers. The roster is headed by theprolific champion Amer, now 32, who is inturn responsible for their other stallions –General, Majd Al Arab, Nizam, Divamerand Al Tair, plus Al Tair’s half brother

Tabarak (by Nizam). They also stand twothoroughbred stallions, as well as AlMamunMonlau for Al Shaqab.

DeMieulle trains both Arabians andThoroughbreds for UmmQarn and sinceOctober 2014, Sheikh Abdullah’s principaljockey has been Olivier Peslier. GaetanFaucon joined the team the following yearand more recently, Jean Baptiste Hamel.

DeMieulle has consistently been one ofthe Arabian racing world’s top trainers andthis season in Qatar, he is ranked third inthe Trainers Championship [on prizemoney to 20 March] with 30 winners from160 runners. Despite not winning thefeature event, UmmQarn were the leadingowners of the Emir’s Sword festival withfour winners.

Alban de Mieulle with Olivier Peslier, Tabarak (GB) and Assistant Trainer EricVentrou after winning the Harwood International Stakes (Gr1PA) at Doncaster

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Having disappointed for the second yearrunning in the QatarWorld Cup, Kalinobounced back to form when winning theWorld’s Richest Arabian race, the JewelCrown (GR1 PA) in Abu Dhabi inNovember. A bruised foot has interruptedhis preparation for the Kahayla Classic(Gr1 PA) in Dubai, making hisparticipation doubtful, so theirrepresentative will be TM Thunder Struck.

DeMieulle explains. “TM Thunder Struckwill go to Dubai. 2000 metres is perfect, theEmir’s Sword over 2400 metres was too farfor him yesterday. With the QatarWorldCup being transferred to Chantilly, thetrack would be perfect for Kalino, so wewill try again, but for me, I think he isbetter over a shorter trip.”

Both horses raced in the QatarInternational Trophy (Gr1 PA) atGoodwood last year, speaking of theirefforts de Mieule said. “Goodwood is verynice, but you need to be there with a goodhorse, so at this stage I’m not sure whichhorse will go.

"We tried last year with Thunder Struckbut I don’t think the track suited him [8th].Kalino [6th] didn’t enjoy the undulations, somaybe we will go with a younger horse. Ihave some nice four year olds so we willsee. I have a very nice colt, Tayf (Amer xDjelmila, a brother to Majd Al Arab) who Ithink will be a champion. We have two orthree who may go to the Derby (in France)but we have to beat the horse [Aba’Ath]who won yesterday!”

Olivier Peslier and TM Thunder Struck (US) go to post for the HH Emir's Sword

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Jean Baptiste Hamel celebrates Muhjah's (QA) win in the Gulf Cup

Speaking of the racing in Qatar he said.“They try to keep the racing here balanced,50-50 Arabian and thoroughbred. It ismore difficult to breed racing Arabianswith the weather and so on out here, so Ithink there will be more thoroughbredracing and less Arabian racing here in thefuture, as lot of the Qataris are moreinvolved with the Thoroughbreds than theArabians now. It is easier to buy a threeyear old Thoroughbred from the Horses inTraining sales in the UK and the level ofthoroughbred racing here is not so high, aGroup 1 win here, would be more like aGroup 3 or Listed race in France orEngland.”

He continued. “They have done a lot ofwork at the racecourse, though I thinkthere were less people there [at theFestival] this year than last. It has been adifficult season to race, as the programmewas not prepared in advance, so it has beendifficult to plan. I hope next season here

will be better. When the season ends inMay, it will be back to France. Only a fewhorses from here will go, as we have a lot ofhorses, mostly youngstock, in pre-trainingin France. I don’t have many older horsesat the moment.”

Concluding he said. “I like trainingArabians, the standard of competition ishigher now than it was 20 years ago. WithThoroughbreds if you make a mistake intraining, you can usually overcome it, butwith Arabs you must be very, very careful,because if you make mistake, sometimesthey will never comeback. So it is more of achallenge, more for a horseman. When youhave a good one, they are so nice - whenthey understand what they have to do, theygive all they have, they give more thanthoroughbreds. Thoroughbreds, theyfollow the herd, Arabians are different,much more interesting!”

www.ummqarn.com

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HERITAGE ARABIAN RACING CLUB2016 Annual General Meeting

HARC AGM21 FebruaryFairmont Hotel, Abu Dhabi

The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC)Annual General Meeting opened with thewelcome news that earlier that morning

the Constitution of HARC had beennotarised by Ahmed Adel MohamedAbdelrazak (Chairman, Egypt), DeidreHyde (Secretary, UAE), and fellow SteeringCommittee members, Almir Riberio(Brazil), AnthonyMountney (Australia),and Genny Haynes (UK) at the SwissEmbassy in Abu Dhabi.

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29 years young - Monarch AH at W'rsan Stables


The objects of HARC are:- to promote the preservation and racing ofHeritage Arabian horses- to agree a Heritage Arabian horsedefinition- to maintain a register of such horses forthe purposes of racing- to bring sponsorship and support forraces under the HARC banner- to encourage research into racingHeritage Arabian horses

Genny Haynes reported on how thescheme operated in the UK in 2015, helpingmany smaller UK based owners boost theirprize money from running their HARCapproved horses. The aim was to supportand promote these owners who may havedrifted away from the sport havingstruggled to compete with importedbloodlines in recent years. HARC

approved horses received a prize moneybonus in any domestic race if it finished inthe first four places and a smaller bonusjust for running in the higher grade races,even if it finished our of the first four. Acovering was offered for UK breeders forDA Adios, courtesy of Cre Run Farms, amultiple Group 1 winner, World ArabianHorse Organisation Horse of the Year 2008and a proven HARC approved stallion.

In 2015 there were nine individual runnersfrom the 13 registered horses, which ran inover 40 races, with the leading HARChorse beingWhisper, who won twice. Atwelve year old mare by TheWiking shewas also the ARO ChampionMare andsecond in the overall Purebred ArabianChampionship (by races won), anadmirable achievement.

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Leading UK HARC Horse of 2015 Whisper (GB) and Page Fuller


Speaking of her success prior to the AGM,her joint owner Linda Cross said "I amabsolutely delighted that Whisper was thevery first HARC ARO ChampionRacehorse. She is a very special mare andwas fabulously constant this year. TheHARC premium scheme is a real boost toUK Owners and trainers as it rewards thehard work that everyone puts into theseracehorses. On behalf of the Almost AllPartnership I am incredibly grateful to theHeritage Arabian Racing Club for theirsponsorship and support of the traditionalArabian breed."

As the long term aim of this scheme is toencourage breeders of traditionally bredArabians back into the sport, ARO plans torun the scheme in a similar way for the2016 season.

Genny Haynes concluded "ARO is

incredibly grateful to HH Sheikh SultanBin Zayed Al Nahyan and the HARCcommittee for this new initiative andopportunity to boost the 'grass roots' of thesport of Arabian racing."

The HARC initiative had been broadlywelcomed by the 10 countries involved sofar, particularly in areas where all theracing arabians are HARC approved suchas Australia, Egypt and Brazil. All countriesinvolved are looking forward to asuccessful HARC 2016 racing season.

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HARC AGM 2016 Steering Commitee and delegates


The Stables’ brochure describesW’rsan as‘home to a unique collection of some of themost treasured Polish racing bloodlines intheWorld’.

It began in 2000 when HH Sheikh Sultanbin Zayed Al Nahyan bought USChampion racehorse and multipleChampion sire Monarch AH, in addition tosome of the best of the Magness herd.These horses joined a select band ofRussian broodmares and have become afoundation for his successful stable today.

Proven performance is key and HisHighness believes all his horses shouldundergo some level of training, be it racing,dressage or endurance before they areconsidered worthy to be retired to stud.

The facilities are first class. W’sran boaststhe first air conditioned indoor arena inAbu Dhabi and horses may use the 70mstraight swimming pool all year round.Daily paddock access, mainly grassed, isalso considered vital for the horses’development and wellbeing.

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W'RSAN STABLESA highlight was the invitation to the stables of His Higness Sheikh Sultan binZayed Al Nahyan to view a selction of his horses, including the remarkable

Monarch AH. StudManager Deidre Hyde gave an illuminating commentary andspoke with The Arabian Racehorse about the Heritage Arabian Racing Club.

Monarch AH with Deidre Hyde and HH Sheikh Sultan


Deidre Hyde is the StudManager atW’rsan Stables for HH Sheikh Sultan binZayed. She has been involved in racing formany years, and even briefly as an amateurjockey, when she trained her own horses inthe UK, in the late 1980’s. Hyde has been inthe UAE since 1992 when she came over atthe invitation of the manager of the RoyalStables. She describes her arrival, “ I camefor two years and I’m still here now!”

She continued. “I moved to Sheikh Sultanin 2000 when he was setting up his farm.The current health of Arabian racingdepends on which part of the world youare in. Here it’s almost too healthy, there isthe risk of people getting disenchantedbecause of their horses being balloted outof races - entries of 60 or more horses and asafety factor of only 16. However in the USand Europe, in general, it’s going through atough period.”

Explaining the thinking behind HARC she

said. “I think that HARC can play a role, Iwent into this because His Highness saidwe have to do something, he does believe ahorse should look like an Arabian, not ashow horse though. So we came up withthis idea, which is a bit arbitrary, I’m thefirst to admit. We can never ever take theplace of the top level of racing of course,but I do think we can fill a gap for the smallArabian owners and breeders and preservethe genetic variety of the Arabian, not justthe racehorse, but the show lines whichhave been so spoilt, many of the horseslook deformed and are not bred forfunction.

“I have been astonished at the positivereception that HARC has received ingeneral from around the world. Obviouslyas some of the French lines have beenexcluded, it has not been so popular there,but we are not saying you can’t race yourhorses. It is also not to do with purity,

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Mahir W'rsan 2013 colt by Fares Ikhnatoon x Mi Carramia


because of courseWAHO (World ArabianHorse Organisation) is the authority there,there has been enough talk about that andI have always maintained that we don’tactually know what a pure Arabian is. Theexclusions were based on the study ofmarked increase in speed; however with

specialist breeding, improvements arepossible and it doesn’t necessarily meanthat a faster horse is an impure horse.However with such a narrow focus onspeed, other factors can get lost, and wewant to value the identity of the horse asmuch as the speed of it.

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Yaqoot W'rsan 2009 SM Matra x Vual

Dilijans 2003 Anchar x Diplomatika


Speaking of the future Hyde commented.“I hope that this will encourage peopleback in the sport in countries where it hasdeclined and also bring in new people too.It’s not for the short term, it’s for the longerterm as so many people have left the sport.We hope that we can progress on the startwe made in 2015.

“We now have Leigh Young in place tohelp with our promotion and the websitewww.harchorses.com will be going livevery soon. We are aiming for gradualprogress as there have been enoughfractures in the sport, we see ourselves ascomplimenting and helping the sport.

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Nitagor 2001 Gordon x Nezabudka

You Snooze Ulose 2000 Monarch AH x ELD Mereeda


"If people start with a HARC approvedhorse, get bitten by the bug and want toprogress to the higher levels, there is noreason why they shouldn’t have both kindsof horses in their yard. We are not aboutexclusion, we just want a little space for usto have a chance to compete.

“Because every country has a different typeof programme to suit their ownrequirements and horse population, we arethere to support their individual needs asbest we can. We welcome constructiveideas to move the scheme forward.”

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Tron Ku Tu 1990 Flaming Tron Ku x MHF Dalsinay

Monarch AH 1987 Wiking x Sasanka


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"supporting Arabian racing since 2012"

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Haajeb (FR) and Veronica Aske in the 2014 HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies Final

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AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R2Group 1 PAMeydan

Round 2 of the Al Maktoum Challengewent to another of HH Sheikh Mansoorbin Zayed Al Nahyan's horses in Haajeb(FR). A six year old stallion by Mawood(AE), like the winner of Round 1, Thakif(FR) he is trained by Nacer Samiri.This was a big step up in class anddistance as both his previous wins hadbeen over a mile in lesser company,and had been beaten a distacne behindhis stablemate Thakif, the previousmonth.Settled by Wayne Smith at the rear onthe rail, the early pace was set by RBSmokin Rich (US). Versac PY (FR) took itup on the home turn, but Smith

switched Haajeb from the rail and,making their challenge up the centre,showed good acceleration and wongoing away. Versac PY kept on forsecond, ahead of AF Lafeh (AE) inthird.

Speaking afterwards Smith said "Hetravelled really strongly and I waspretty confident a long way out. I saidto the trainer he coudl go straight tothe Kahayla Classic and miss SuperSaturday. The 2000m shoudl really suithim and a small break would freshenhim up nicley."


AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R3Group 1 PAMeydan

The final round of the Al MaktoumChallenge, run over the same courseand distance as the Kahayla Classic waswon in taking style by HH SheikhHamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum'sHandassa (FR), breaking the courserecord set by His Highness's Manark inthe Gr1 PA Kahayla Classic last year.Slowly away, he had to be ridden alongin the early stages by Paul Hanaganand raced three wide for the majorityof the race, making his record time allthe more notable. Still under pressureat the 500m mark, he finally hit thefront at 300m and drew clearimpressively to win by eight and a half

lengths from AF Tawaq (AE) andNashmee (FR).This was his first start in the UAE andon dirt, whilst he was also a first UAEwinner for his trainer FrenchmanFrancois Rohaut, who also trainsanother highly promising homebred forSheikh Hamdan in Muraaqib (FR).He is from the first crop of Madjani (FR)who won three Kahayla Classics forSheikh Hamdan and now heads to thatcontest at the end of the month.

Handassa (FR) goes to post for the 2015 Gr1 PA Dubai International Stakes

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The 2016 HH The President's Cupwent to Thakif (FR) who held AbuAlabyad(FR) by half a length - arepeat of the placings from 2015,though this year there was noSteward's Enquiry to amend theresult.

It was a good performance by theeight year old from a poor draw,however the strong early pacemeant that jockey Harry Bentleywas able to improve his position asthe leaders tore off in front.

By the time his stablemateShaheer's run had come to an end,Bentley was ideally placed tocapitalise and sent his mount clear,

whilst Abu Alabyad attempted toclose the gap in vain.

A delighted Bentley said " Thishorse is really special to me andthis brings back memories of 12months ago. Any jockey will tellyou we need good horses to getourselves noticed and Thakif hasbeen a big help for me. He is soversatile regarding trip and stayedreally well tonight. I thought2200m stretched him but he wasstill going at the line. We had a baddraw, so it was important to get agood position. Once we did, I wasalways happy. As he has aged hehas got more straighforward andthis was a top performance."

Harry Bentley celebrates Thakif's win led in by Ms Lara Sawaya (c) Pamela Burton

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HH THE PRESIDENT'S CUPGroup 1 PAAbu Dhabi


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Introducing….MARA “Come and join the fun of

racing Arabians in the Midwest!!”

Interested in being involved?

contact

Kathy Smoke

(517) 423-3609

[email protected]

-or-

Michele Youngdale

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Coming soon… Follow up on AJC horse survey

Drafting conditions

How to get involved...Members, Board formation, all are welcome

Info on 2016 Arabian Stakes races

Hazel Park Meet info Hazel Park, primary Midwest venue for Arabian Racing

MARA, the newest AJC Affiliate, is a 501(3)c non-profit business formed to support Arabian racing in the Midwest.

Why MARA?

¾ Creates an organization whose mission is to support Arabian Racing in the Midwest United States, specifically Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, etc.

¾�Supports national AJC mission of promotion and education of Arabian Racing.

¾ Addresses the need for an organization to welcome and encourage a broader participation of owners, trainers and Arabian horse racing enthusiasts.

¾ Establishes an authorized non-profit business representing Arabian Racing in the Midwest to take advantage of & secure funding from multiple sponsorship opportunities.

¾ Addresses the need for a recognized and unified Arabian racing association expressed by multiple horsemen’s organiza-tions.

¾ Establishes a framework to support all Arabian horseman.

Midwest Arabian Racing Alliance January 2016


NIL KAMLA DOUBLES UP ONWHITE TURF

Eight lady riders lined up for thethird leg of the HH Sheikha FatimaLadies World Championship seriesrun at the glamorous St. Moritzlocation as part of the 2016 WhiteTurf Festival.

They included Swiss professional,Astrid Wullschleger, who had beenvictorious in Abu Dhabi in the 2015series final in November. Alsolining up were Anna van den Troostfrom Belgium, Marie-AnneBernadet from France, Ann Stokelfrom Great Britain, Csenge Sutakfrom Hungary, Caroline Murtaghfrom Ireland, Jessica Marcialis fromItaly and Dina Danekilde from

Sweden.

Owing to the warm conditions, forsafety, the distance had to beenreduced to 800m on the frozenlake where the races are held. Thisplayed to the strengths of NilKamla, who had won therescheduled HH Sheikh Zayed binSultan Al Nahyan Cup (Listed PA)eight days previously.

Sent to the front early on by Annavan den Troost, the 5 year oldmare held her position to score bythree lengths from Oriental Mythunder Astrid Wullschelger andAlibaba Del Sol for Dina Delkilde.

Nil Kamla dominates at St. Moritz

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HH SHEIKHA FATIMA BINT MUBARAKLADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

(IFAHR) 2016 SERIESSt. Moritz & Houston


Royal Richess (US), Sara Vermeersch and team in the winners circle

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Trained by Fransizka Aeschbacher andowned by her husband Urs they weredelighted with their mare'sperformance, thanking the sponsorsand everyone who took part. Anna vanden Troost also expressed her joysaying "It's a dream come true to winon the White Turf of St. Moritz! Thankyou to everyone involved, especiallyNellie Philipott and Lara Sawaya.

It was a challenging task, as it was veryimportant to keep the horse in theright position in the ealry stages.Towards the end there is a hugescramble as it was only 800m but Iwas happy with the way Nil Kamlaresponded.

It is a dream of every lady jockey towin and qualify for the finals. It was agreat experience to ride in 2014 [whenthird on Bigg N Rich] and I will nowwork towards bettering that ride.'

ASHBY 1-2 IN HOUSTON

Trainer Lynn Ashby saddled the fristtwo home in the Houston leg of the HHSheikha Fatima bint Mubarak LadiesWorld Championship Series, withRoyal Richess (US) and Belgian SaraVermeersch holding off the latechallenge of Our Princess (US) andBritish representative Jo Mason.

Favourite Jewell AA (US) set thepace under Delphine Carcia Duboisof France, but the Asby pair werejust too good when it matteredmost.

Multiple Darley Award winningtrainer, Ashby said. "We lovecoming to Sam Houston for thisrace. We drew a great rider; shelistened and read the form on thismare. She knew what to do, it wasawesome."


Also on the card was the Grade 1PA Amethyst Jewel, the first leg ofthe US Triple Jewel Series whichwent to the winner of the inauguralseries last year, Paddy's Day undera fine ride by Kelsi Purcell fortrainer Scott Powell. They nowhead for the Emerald Jewel inPleasanton in July, with the finalleg of the Diamond Jewel at LosAlamitos in September. There isalso a bonus of $150,000 to playfor too.

Despite a 15 minute delay due to apower failure, Purcell was confidentit had had no ill effect saying."Itwas tough, but he held hiscomposure. He's just an amazinghorse and will go all the way thisyear."

Ms Lara Sawaya, ExecutiveDirector of the HH Sheikh Mansoorbin Zayed Al Nahyan GlobalArabian Horse Flat Raicng Festival,Chairman of the InternationalFederation of Horse RacingAcademies, Chairman of the Ladiesand Apprentice Racing Committeesin the International Federation ofArabian Horse Racing Authoritiessaid,"It was a perfect night forPurebred Arabian horse racing.Both the races provided excitingfare for the fans here and some ofthe top Purebred Arabians racing inthe US were in competition.

"The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin ZayedAl Nahyan Global Arabian HorseFlat Racing Festival will be back inthe US next month when theprestigious HH Sheikha Fatima bintMubarak Darley Awards and the USDarley Awards Ceremony will be

held at the Dolby Theatre inHollywood style.

She continued," This year we willalso be introducing the HH SheikhaFatima bint Mubarak DarleyAwards Stakes, a Grade 1 PA raceat Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles,alongside the awards."

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al NahyanGlobal Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival issustained by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and CultureAuthority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi SportsCouncil, with National Feed and Flour Productionand Marketing Co. LLC as Associate Partner, IPICas Strategic Partner, The National Archives as theofficial partner and Emirates airline as the officialcarriers, in cooperation with Emirates RacingAuthority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority ofYouth and Sports Welfare with and sponsored byAyadii LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC,Bloom, Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC,Hayatna, Wathba Stallions, Abu Dhabi FalconersClub, Emirates Falconers Club, Mohamed BinZayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School,Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), AlAwani General Enterprises, Kabale, Omeir Travels,Dr Nader Saab Switzerland , Laboratories FadiaKaram Cosmetics, YAS Channel, ViolaCommunications, Racing Post, Paris Turf, AlWathba Centre, the UAE's General Women'sUnion, The Supreme Council for Motherhood andChildhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint MubarakLadies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi InternationalHunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2016, AbuDhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Anantara EasternMangroves Spa and Resort.

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The Collection of the LateSir Peter O'Sullevan CBE

Exhibition at the Osborne Studio Gallery, London

Geoffrey Hughes & Sean Magee

When Peter died at the age of ninety-seven,in July of last year, there ended the life ofan extraordinary man who was, to so manyof us, a legend; universally known as "TheVoice of Racing".

Soon after I set up the Osborne StudioGallery in 1986 I had a visit, quite out of theblue, frommy boyhood hero. Ahead of thegame, as ever, he had heard that ourgallery was to specialise in racing andequestrian art. From day one he offeredenormous encouragement and support andI was, of course, over the moon that a man I

idolised should take such an interest in thisnew enterprise.

Over the subsequent years we developed astrong friendship. In 1998, soon after hisfinal commentary and retirement onHennessy Gold Cup day the previousNovember that I, on a whim, and assistedby plentiful Dutch courage, asked Peterwhether he would consider becoming ourChairman. He did not give me animmediate answer but, to my amazement,he rang the next day to say he would bedelighted to do so.

Sir Peter O'Sullevan with binoculars by Johnny Jonas


Over the next eighteen years OSG hadtremendous support from Peter. With hisever discerning eye, he loved coming to theprivate views, and his presence andinfectious sense of humour always ensuredlively interaction- and the possibility of alittle bit of innocent gossip! As the yearswent by, his love of art, becameincreasingly apparent to me and I alwayskept a chilled bottle close at hand for hisfrequent visits! His inquisitive andintelligent nature observed hidden depthsin the paintings that others, includingmyself, often missed.

Racing art was his great love but, beyondthat, he collected works from his travels,particularly from North Africa, seeking outartists in remote places. Interestingly,subjects incorporating Pierrot are wellrepresented in his collection. I did once askhim, after a memorably convivial evening,

why clowns were so close to his heart. Aswas so often the case with Peter, after anevening of bonhomie, when it comes toreporting his answer, my memory fails!Perhaps another may know the answer tothis? His beloved wife, Pat, could well havebeen a possible influence.

All his life Peter was intrigued by artistsand as early as the late 1930s he becamefriends with many prominent painters andsculptors. John Skeaping became a life-long comrade in arms. They shared amuch loved greyhound called Slim, whomthey raced at White City just after theWar,providing many memorable jaunts. SirAlfred Munnings and Edward Seago alsobecame friends and, in recent years,leading international equestrian artistswere willingly cajoled into using theirtalents to benefit his highly successfulannual charitable trust lunch and auction.

Arabian Chieftan by John Skeaping RA 1967

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These acclaimed artists are too numerousto mention, but Peter was enormouslyrespectful of their creativity. Unusuallyacknowledgement was always made in hiscommentaries to any trophy or work of artpresented; a further legacy of the greatman.

In this retrospective, we have borrowed anumber of bequeathed works for which weare sincerely thankful. Many others are forsale, of which The Peter O'SullevanCharitable Trust will be a beneficiary.Additionally we have borrowedphotographs and ephemera in an attemptto open a window on both his private andpublic life, on and off the turf.

His natural modesty forbade it but everyindication I had from our conversations inthe latter part of his life, suggested hewould love others to share some of thesememories. I also think that he would haveappreciated how appropriate it is that the

period of the exhibition includes the fourdays of the Cheltenham Festival. It is nosecret that this was his favourite time of theyear.

I hope you will take as much pleasure outof this exhibition as we have in putting ittogether. I would particularly like to thankSeanMagee, a close friend of Peter's, forhis in-depth archival work, which hashelped enable this commemoration of anextraordinary life. GH

The Peter O’Sullevan Archive

One evening about five years ago, Peteropened the second bottle of rosé andbroached a matter which had beenexercising him.When the time came, whatwas to be done with all the documentarymaterial which he had accumulated, andwhich was now occupying so many nooksand crannies in Cranmer Court? Would Icare to take custody of it?

The Paddock by Jay Kirkman

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Of course I would. He had already givenme the fifty-one scrapbooks into which hehad pasted cuttings of everything he hadwritten during his long career as ajournalist, and although the sheer mass ofother material in the flat was daunting, togo through it was the racing historian’sequivalent of Howard Carter openingTutankhamun’s tomb.

A self-acknowledged hoarder, Peter hadkept a huge amount of material whichrecorded his life, from those extraordinarycommentary charts which he had sodiligently annotated with facts and figuresabout the race in prospect, to extensivecorrespondence with a wide circle offriends and fans on a huge variety of racingand non-racing subjects, plus a host ofbetting vouchers (most of them showing aprofit) and all manner of other ephemera.Here was a treasure trove, spilling out of

every cupboard and drawer.

After Peter died I started working throughthe cornucopia he had left behind, andwhat made perusal of this material soriveting was the unexpected.

There is the leaflet which he planned tosmuggle into Germany in July 1939,exhorting workers to resist the Nazis – ascheme foiled when travel restrictionscame into force. There is the script,tweaked with the perfectionist O’Sullevanpen, for his appearance on TheMorecambe andWise Show. There is amusical greeting from Andrew LloydWebber to mark his retirement, and theletter from Albert Roux declaring Peter’sbeloved miniature poodle Topolina ‘awelcome visitor of Le Gavroche and allother Roux enterprises where she isrenowned for her impeccable conduct.’

Study of a Horse - unsigned

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And there are sheaves of old bettingvouchers, notably one fromWilliamWoodTurf Accountants closing Peter’s account:‘After three years during which you havewon consistently, we shall have to give youbest and ask you to bet elsewhere. You aretoo good for us!’

We have tried to reflect that variety in theitems on display in this exhibition, but themost evocative reminders of ‘The Voice’ athis greatest remain those extraordinarycommentary charts which so graphicallybear witness to his fastidious preparationbefore a big race.

Look at the chart for Nijinsky’s Derby, orGrundy and Bustino’s King George, or oneof Red Rum’s Grand Nationals, and youhear Peter’s commentary in your mind’sear.

Since his death we have unearthed moreand more material in the flat – his chart forSir Ivor’s Derby, a precious relic, wasfound in a kitchen drawer! – and over thenext few months the whole archive will beorganised to form a resource not only forracing historians but for those studying thewider canvas of twentieth-century socialhistory. Some items will be bequeathedand a few will be sold, and the remainingcollection will enjoy a safe haven in TheCox Library of racing books(www.thecoxlibrary.com) – a happyarrangement which will meet Peter’s desirethat his papers should be available inperpetuity.

Future researchers have a real treat instore.SM

Exhibition continues til 1 AprilOsborne Studio Gallery, 2 MotcombeStreet, London, SW1X 8JUwww.osg.uk.com

Blinkers by Peter Seichaud

Sir Peter with the first foal of his mareFriendly Again

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2015 was an important year for US basedShadwell stallion Kaolino. He topped theUK ARO Arabian Sires tables by raceswon, with leading performers includingZayin Zachilles, Kamikaze and Kao KatMHF, all with two wins a piece.

Internationally, he rounded off the year asthe sire of Kalino, who came good in AbuDhabi when dropped back in trip in theWorld's Richest Purebred Arabian race, theGroup 1 Jewel Crown.

Kaolino himself won nine times in the UK

and UAE, the pinacle being the Group 1 PAKahayla Classic.

A son of Dormane, who passed away lastyear, Kaolino is a half brother to the speedyQuaolino (by Kerbella) winner of DIAR'sZabeel International Stakes and the LiwaOasis in Abu Dhabi, both Group 1 contests.His fourth dam is the remarkableNevadour, so is from the same family thathas produced numerous Group 1 winnersincluding No Risk Al Maury, MisterGinoux, Mkeefa and Silvine Al Maury.

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KAOLINO (FR)2015 ARO Champion Sire

Richard Lancaster with Kaolino (FR) at the Mandolyn Hill Farm Open Day last year(c) Rachael Gowland


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Kalino (US) in training at Umm Qarn in Qatar this February

Shadwell Stud Director Richard Lancastercommented. "Even if Kaolino stands inAmerica, we see him now as champion sirein the UK. This demonstrates howinternational Arabian racing and breedinghave become in recent years.

"Kaolino was a top horse who raced in theUK and UAE winning the Kahayla Classicin 2004. It is wonderful to see his offspringdoing so well around the world, includingKalino (US), winner of the Sheikh ZayedBin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (Gr.1)in Abu Dhabi."

He stands at Mandolynn Hill Farm inAubrey, Texas for $2,500 (natural cover orfrozen semen, Euro fee on application).Michelle Morgan the farm's owner said,

"We at Mandolynn Hill are thrilled withwhat Kaolino's offspring are acheiving onthe track. Kaolino was super star and hepasses on his good balance, conformationand bone. We are looking forward to hisrunners this year".

Morgan is also the breeder of two ofKaolino's UK winners last season,Katonahotinroof MHF and Kao Kat MHF.

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Zayin Zachilles (GB) by Kaolino (FR) won twice and was placed twicein 8 starts in 2015

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2015 AROUK Sires by RacesWon

HORSE 1st Place Runs Prize £GBP

KAOLINO (FR) 7 6 22 32,364

DAHESS (GB) 6 19 50 63,242

MADJANI (FR) 6 12 35 25,646

AMER (AE) 5 7 18 377,720

MUNJIZ (FR) 4 3 8 15,340

KERBELLA (FR) 3 13 23 28,860

BENGALI D'ABRET (FR) 3 11 22 7,440

MONSIEUR ALMAURY (FR) 3 10 17 13,100

AKBAR (FR) 3 2 12 4,390

AL JAKBAR (FR) 3 2 5 6,984


The first Shadwell Super 7 competitionended with a tie between Arabianracing newcomer, Alex Cairns and the2014 ARO Champion Novice Jockey,Matt Johnson who both tied with 152points.

For 2016, the competition will startwith the ARO season at Chelmsford onApril 17. Entries must be received byemail [email protected] by hand to Debbie Burt by 12 noonon that day at the races. No late entrieswill be accepted.

The format remains the same: select ateam of seven horses, to include aminimum of two four year olds, nounraced horses and two overseastrained horses are permitted. Thehorses must be selected from the AROlist of registered runners which can befound via the ARO website.

Points willl be scored in all AROdomestic races from April 17 toSeptember 25, as follows:

10 points win5 points second3 points third

Bonus points: 2 for a Group win and 1for a Premier Handicap will also beawarded.

In the event of a dead heat in anycontest the points will be split.

This season the winner will receive anexclusive set of Shadwell luggage,comprising of large and cabin sizesuitcases. A preview of some of thenotable selections will appear in theApril edition of The ArabianRacehorse.

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MEYDANDUBAI, UAE04-02-2016

Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2Sponsored by EGAGroup 1 PA $70,0005+ 2200m Dirt

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2. VERSAC PY (FR) 9 b h Njewman (FR)- Elipse (FR)3. AF LAFEH (AE) 10 gr h Amer (SA) -Houriya Bouznika (MA)Dist: 3.75, 2.25

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HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak(IFAHR) Lady Jockey WorldChampionship (RACE 3) 26,000 Euros4+ PA 800m Ice1. NIL KAMLA (SWI) 5 br m Dahess(GB) x Kahloucha (SWI)T: Franziska AeschbacherO: Urs AeschbacherJ: Anna van den Troost (Belgium)

2. ORIENTAL MYTH (FR) 6 gr mMadjani (FR) x Simooma (FR)3. ALIBABA DEL SOL (FR) 11 ch hKerbella (FR) x A l'Aube Del Sol (FR)

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HH The President CupGroup 1 PA AED 3,000,0005+ 2200m Good

1. THAKIF (FR) 6 ch h Mahaab (AE) -Sheena (FR)T: Nacer SamiriO: Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al NahyanB: Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al NahyanJ: Harry Bentley

2. ABU ALABYAD (FR) 6 ch h Akbar(FR) - Ortie (FR)3. NASHMEE (FR) 6 ch h Akbar (FR) -Jade Des Pins (FR)Dist: 0.5, 2.25

AL RAYYANDOHA, QATAR27-02-2016

QATAR INTERNATIONAL CUPSponosred by Al Faisal HoldingGroup 1 PA $250,0004+ 1600m Turf

1. ABA'ATH (QA) 4 gr c Amer (SA) -Redjila (FR)T: Thomas FourcyO: Al Shaqab RacingB: Al Shaqab RacingJ: Julien Auge

2. THAKIF (FR) 6 ch h Mahaab (AE) -Sheena (FR)3. GIDWA (FR) 5 gr m Amer (SA) -Djamour Des Forges (FR)Dist: 7, 6


HH THE EMIR'S SWORDSponsored by TotalGroup 1 PA $1,000,0004+ 2200m Turf

1. GAZWAN (GB) 5 gr h Amer (SA) -Arc De Ceil (FR)T: Julian SmartO: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al ThaniB: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al ThaniJ: Richie Mullen

2. ASSY (QA) 7 gr h Amer (SA) -Margouia (FR)3. AL MOURTAJEZ (FR) 6 gr h Dahess(GB) - Arwa (FR)Dist: 2, 0.75

MEYDAN RACECOURSEUAE03-03-2016Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3Sponsored by EmiratesGroup 1 PA $90,0005+ 2000m Dirt

1. HANDASSA(FR) 6 ch h Madjani (FR)- Ziva (FR)T: Francois RohautO: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al MaktoumB: SNC Shadwell FranceJ: Paul Hanagan

2. AF TAWAQ (AE) 6 b h AF Al Buraq(AE) - Fauvette Al Maury (FR)3. NASHMEE (FR) 6 ch h Akbar (FR) -Jade Des Pins (FR)Dist: 8.5, 3

SAM HOUSTONTEXAS, USA05-03-2016HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak(IFAHR) Lady Jockey WorldChampionship (RACE 4) $41,0004+ PA 1m Dirt1. ROYAL RICHESS (US) 6 b m THRichie (US) - Royal Athena (US)T: Lynn AshbyO: Ann S FostockB: Alan Kirshner or Deborah MihaloffJ: Sara Vermeersch

2. OUR PRINCESS (US) 6 b m NivourDe Cardonne (FR) - Monarchs Princess(US)3. JEWELL AA (US) 4 gr f Burning Sand(US) - Triumphs Pearl (US)Dist: - nk,nk

HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AlNayhan CupGrade 1 PA $48,0004+ 7f Dirt1. PADDY'S DAY (US) 5 b h BurningSand (US) - AK Loretta (US)T: Scott PowellO: Quarter Moon Ranch LLCB: Jane R TuetschJ: Sara Vermeersch

2. F SIXTEEN (US) 5 ch hThoroughbred (US) - Dixies Valentine(US)3. EASTER MAN (US) 4 gr c BurningSand (US) - Angel Proof (US)Dist: - 2,nk

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