The Arabian Racehorse Issue 10

T H E A R A B I A N

R A C E H O R S E

Issue No.10 November 2015

AbuDhabi 2015Jewel Crown

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 E

3 NewsVirgule Al Maury; Mandolynn Hill Farm Open House,IFHRA Scholarships; Tom Marquand

8 One World, Six Continents - Abu Dhabi 2015Report from the conference and the racetrack, featuringthe World's Richest Arabian Race - the Jewel Crown

33 Jaques Chalom Des CordesFirst UK exhibition

36 DIAR Races in TexasPamela Burton reports from Lone Star Park

41 Farewll to Sandra Eichenhofer

44 Results

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SAD LOSS OF TOP US SIREVIRGULE AL MAURY

Virgule Al Maury (FR), who was ownedby Betty Jo and Paul Richards ofGlencoe, Oklahoma, was sadly laid torest and buried in his favorite pastureon their farm, Lone Chimney Ranch.Virgule Al Maury was an elite purebredArabian Stallion imported from France,by Kesberoy and out of Valse DuCassou by Baroud III. He was 26.

His race record of 16(6-2-5)0-4 inEngland and U.A.E. was far surpassedby his ability as sire. Virgule Al Maurywas the U.S. leading sire by earnings in2004 and 2005, and remains today asthe all-time leading Purebred ArabianFrench Sire in the U.S. He finished 2015as the U.S.’s second leadingbroodmare sire. His most famousgrandson running today is PADDYSDAY, by Burning Sand and out of theVirgule Al Maury daughter AK Loretta.

Virgule Al Maury, a big chestnutstallion, was bred by Monsieur AlainBenarrous and born in 1989. He wasoriginally owned by Godolphin Racingand then later by Darley StudManagement during his most prolificcareer at stud in the U.S.. Under thedirection of Denise Gault of RacestreetManagement Inc., he sired 248 foalsfrom 1997 through 2008. Acquired byBetty Jo and Paul Richards in 2010,Virgule Al Maury lived out his finalgolden years well loved and enjoyinglife at Lone Chimney Ranch inOklahoma. The Richards weresuccessful in continuing his breedingcareer, and they are grateful to havefoals on the way for 2016 and to havesecured frozen semen to carry on hislegacy.

Corliss Hazard

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Paddy's Day (US) and Kelsi Purcell


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MANDOLYNN HILL FARMOPEN HOUSE 2015

Following the Dubai InternationalArabian Races sponsored fixture at LoneStar Park in Texas [see Pamela Burton'sreport page 36], racegoers were invitedto extend their trip by visiting Dr Mickeyand Michelle Morgan's Mandolynn HillFarm for their annual Open Houseevent.

Speaking afterwards Michelle Morganexplained further. “This is something wedo every year at the farm, usually it isconnected with our stallion stakes races,however this year we decided to link itwith the DIAR races. It was fantastic thatthey sponsored four stakes races at

Lone Star Park.

"We had a showing of all the stallions,plus bar-b-que and live music. It wasgreat event because there were peoplethere that hadn't seen each other for awhile, so they were able to catch upand we had a good mix of racing andnon-racing visitors.

"I think it was a relaxing and fun day foreveryone and it was a real honour forthe Shadwell Team to come visit theirstallions and the farm.”

www.mandolynn.com

Pictures (C) Pamela Burtonwww.horsereporter.com

Stallion of the moment Kaolino (FR)and Shadwell Director Richard

Lancaster

HE Mirza Al Sayegh gives a welcomepat to Chndaka (FR)


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IFHRA APPROVES 12 RACINGSCHOLARSHIPS

The General Assembly meeting of theInternational Federation of HorseRacing Academies (IFHRA), which washeld earlier this month at the EasternMangroves Hotel, Abu Dhabi,approved 12 names to receive theRacing Scholarship Fund (RSF). Thescholarship programme supported bythe HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival aimsto further the development of youngriders within the industry, whether theychoose to continue riding or wish to gointo another area of the sport such asadministration or bloodstock.

Those selected are Regan Bayliss fromAustralia, Ashley Edwards fromCanada, Barbara Szentes fromHungary, Ryan McKeever from Ireland,Soungyi Kho from Korea, KamicGrzybowski from Poland, NicoleDisdier from Puerto Rico, EvaThilderkvist from Sweden, VahdettinKaplan from Turkey, Aaron West fromthe United states and Tom Marquandand Ryan Colley from Great Britain.There are also two reserves, Se-HeeKim from Korea and Istvan Kozma fromHungary.

Marquand, was recently awarded thetitle of 2015 UK Champion Apprentice(Thoroughbreds), whilst Colley isAssistant Trainer to Ruth Colley. Theyare graduates from the British RacingSchool and the Northern RacingCollege respectively. During their eightweek overseas placement, Marquandwishes to further his riding career,whilst Colley is looking to develop hisracing administration skills.

Ms Lara Sawaya, Exexcutive Director ofHH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al

Nayhan Global Arabian Horse RacingFlat Festival, Chairperson of IFHRA andof the Ladies and Apprentice RacingCommittees in IFAHR, thanked HHSheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nayhanand HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarakfor their support of Purebred Arabianracing and for young riders around theworld.

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 in cooperation

with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority of Youth and Sports

Welfare with The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates

airline as the official carriers and sponsored by Invest AD, Tourism

Development & Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi National

Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, Al

Wathba Centre, the UAE's General Women's Union, the HH Sheikha

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International

Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2015, Dr. Nader Saab Switzerland, Al

Wathba Center, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-

Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Yas Channel, Omeir Travels and Racing Post.

Vahdettin Kaplan and Munzade(FR), winner of the 2014 Apprentice

Championship


ARO GRADUATE TOMMARQUAND NOMINATEDFOR BBC YOUNG SPORTSPERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

It has been quite a season for ArabianRacing Organisation graduate, TomMarquand. First he secures the UKThoroughbred ApprenticeChampionship with 54 wins, then he isone of the 12 lucky recipients of theinaugural IFHRA scholarships (seepage 5) and now he has beenannounced as one of the contendersfor the BBC Young Sports Personalityof the Year.

Marquand, who attended the BritishRacing School in Newmarket and whohas ridden under ARO rules for the lastthree seasons, is currently riding as anapprentice for leading UKThoroughbred trainer Richard Hannon,Jnr.

"It's amazing" said Marquand in an

interview with the Racing Post. "It'salso good for racing to getappreciation from people outside ofthe sport and it just shows just howmuch more modern racing hasbecome."

The main award which began in 1954was not claimed by racing untilmultiple Champion National Huntjockey Tony McCoy won in 2010 -securing nearly 42 per cent of theviewers votes.

The 10 nominees in the youth categorywill be further reduced to three onThursday 10 December, with theoverall winner being announced liveon BBC TV as part of the main awardsceremony on Sunday 20 December.

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Tom Marquand goes to post at Newbury on Cheik Roque prior to winning the DIAR3YO Conditions race in July


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Jewel Crown winners Kalino (US) and Olivier Peslier

ONEWORLD, SIX CONTINENTSAbu Dhabi, The Capital

This year's HH Sheikh Mansoor Global Arabian Horseracing Flat Festival culminatedin the three day HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Conference for Education and

Training which supported the Ladies and Apprentice World Championship Race Finalsleading up to the main event - the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan Jewel Crown -

the richest Arabian horse race in the World


HH Sheikha Fatima bint MubarakConference for Racing and TrainingAbu Dhabi 2015

This year’s Racing and TrainingConference brought together 600racing professionals from around theglobe to share their knowledge andideas about the sport under the bannerof the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed AlNahyan Festival.

After a welcome press conference atthe Eastern Mangroves Hotel, thethree days of discussions took place atthe UAE National Archive ConferenceHall, which was broadcast live to theworld by YAS TV. The delegates werewelcomed to the conference byFestival Executive Director, Ms LaraSawaya, HE Dr Abdulla Rayess,Director General of the UAE NationalArchive and HE Sami Al Bonain,Chairman of International Federation ofArabian Horse Racing.

Following the welcome addresses thefive sessions and two workshops beganwith Jockey Training and Safety,moderated by Liz Price with RichardPerham (Senior Jockey Coach, BritishRacing School), Matthew Hyland(Apprentice Jockey Coach, RacingVictoria, Australia), Gary Waterston(Jockey Coach, South African JockeyAcademy), Remi Belloq (ExecutiveDirector, North American RacingAcademy) and Kai Schirmann(Managing Director, German JockeySchool).

The importance of fitness in relation tothe ability to recover from falls wasdiscussed as was the need to perceivejockeys as ‘Athletes’ on a par withother sporting disciplines. Expandingon the students ‘life skills’ andappropriate trainer and senior jockeymentoring to maximise their abilitieswas also recognised as essential. Thechange of whip rules in the UK, where ajockey is only permitted to strike thehorse a limited number of times, wasalso mentioned. This rule change hasled to a different emphasis in ridingstyle and skill set.

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Lara Sawaya

Matthew Hyland


After lunch Derek Thompsonmoderated Jockeys: HighPerformance Athletes At The Topsession with jockeys Ahmed Ajtebi(UAE) and Travis Wales (USA), PatBuckley (Racing Director, Abu DhabiEquestrian Club, IFHRA ViceChairman), Simon Milton (UKmotivational sports coach) and PierreBianconne (AFASEC, French JockeySchools). It was agreed that ambitionand dedication were the vitalingredients for success at the highestlevel in the sport.

Simon Milton summed up his thoughtswith “Talent is the minimumrequirement in any sport... You need tomake the most of every singleopportunity to get where you want toget. ” He also asked the audience tosee each jockey as a “business”whereby they are their ownnutritionalist, account, coach, researchand development consultant.

The final session of the first day,

Jockey Diet and Weight Control wasmoderated by Gary Capewell with DrGeorge Wilson, Dr Graeme Close, DrJames Morton, Dr Philip Pritchard, UKThoroughbred jockey Franny Norton;also on the panel was Dr Jamal Hout,an NAET specialist and Dr GuillaimeSellier from AFASEC. Dr Houtspecialises in identifying foodintolerances which may affect weightloss or gain, whilst Dr Sellier presenteda study into jockey eyesight.

The team from John Moores LiverpoolUniversity gave an overview of theresults of their two years of study intoweight control. Interestingly theirstudies showed female jockeys were,on the whole, more healthy than theirmale counterparts. They also stressedthat whilst eating the correct foods wasimportant, structured daily highintensity exercise was also necessary tomaintain both weight and fitness. Thiswas later revisited in the workshops ledby Lara Sawaya and Derek Thompson.

Jockey Diet and Weight Control Panel

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That evening delegates were treated toa Welcome Dinner and high classfashion show by Lebanese designerAmal Azahri at the Eastern MangrovesHotel.

The second day of the conferenceopened with PR and the Media forRacing Industry Recruitmentmoderated by Philip Brannan withDerek Thompson (broadcaster, UK),Victoria Shaw (broadcaster andjournalist, Australia), Gary Capewell(broadcaster and journalist, UK) PamelaBurton (photographer and journalist,USA), Jean-Claude Allies (Paris Turf,France) and John Cobb (Racing Post,UK). After discussing the best ways forJockeys to present themselves thesession concluded with an opportunityfor some of the younger jockeys toexperience interview technique asDerek Thompson questioned them liveon TV. This was clearly a worthwhileexperience for them and was one whichit was hoped to be included in thefuture, during the jockey trainingsessions outside of the conference hall.

There followed a Workshop hosted byLara Sawaya and Derek Thompson

focussing on the integration of thejockey nutrition research worldwide andhow best to progress the knowledgegained so far.

The last day of the conference split thejockeys from the other delegates. Thefinal session was on Breeding,moderated by Derek Thompson withScott and Mark Powell (trainers, USA),Diane Waldron, owner-breeder, USA)and Francois Comte (Stud Manager forHH Sheikh Mansoor). This highlighteddifferent country’s attitudes to EmbryoTransfer and if it was recorded on ahorses’ passport. Meanwhile the 120jockeys were invited to take part inthree workshops with tutors from theracing schools present, focussing ontechnique and fitness (using a variety ofracing simulators), plus a lecture onmotivation. This proved a welcomeaddition to the conference programmeand made excellent use of theassembled tutors.

In preparation for the racemeeting,delegates were invited to attend afabulous Gala Awards Dinner at theEmirates Palace Terrace, where manywere rewarded for their contribution tothe HH Sheikh Mansoor Global ArabianHorseracing Flat Festival in 2015.

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Ben Thompson celebrates after crossing the line on AK Adour (FR)

The HH Sheikha Fatima bint MubarakApprentice Jockey WorldChampionship (IFAHR) Final was heldover 1m3f, with the starting gatepositioned in the home straight whichwas all the more exciting for thecrowds. The 12 apprentice jockeys whohad been successful in the worldwideseries represented Argentina (Nicolas

Villalba), Australia (Ben Thompson),Belgium Zoe Vande Velde), Brazil(Ruberlie Viana), Canada (BrandonDuchaine), France (Isis Magnin), Ireland(Conor Hoban), Italy (Andrea Fele),Morocco (Omar Lakjal), Puerto Rico(Jomar Torres Roman), Russia (EmilKunakbayev) and Turkey (IsmailKoyuncu).

HH SHEIKHA FATIMA BINT MUBARAKAPPRENTICE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

(IFAHR)Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club


Above: Apprentice Jockeys [L to R] Ismail Koyuncu, Gustavo Villalbe, Ruberlei Viana,Jomar Torres, Conor Hoban, Brandon Duchaine, Zoe Vande Velde, Ben Thompson, Isis

Magnin, Andrea Fele, Emil Kunakbaev, Ommar Lakjal

Below: Merzal (FR) and Isis Magnin go to post

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Takaamul and Ismail Koyuncu were thefirst to show and remained prominentwith Merzal for Isis Magnin, Burj Khalifafor Zoe Vande Velde and Aakif withAndrea Fele. These four were clearentering the back straight. By thehome turn only Merzal had held hisposition and he had been joined byHanoof and Ommar Lakjal andNamrood under Emil Kunakbaev,however they swung wide, leaving agap up the rail. This was expertlyexploited by Ben Thompson who urgedhis mount AK Adour, the lowest ratedof the field, up the inner of Merzal tovictory, ahead of Haanoof who tooksecond, with those three clear of theremainder.

This was a fine ride by Thompson whohad secured his place in the final whenwinning the first race of the series atthe Kentucky Horse Park in May onSam Vasquez’s Es Mi Cielo. That had

been the young apprentice’s first rideabroad and his first ever ride on anArabian racehorse. Speaking after thefinal Thompson said. “The trainer[Ahmed Al Mehairbi] warned me Iwould have to work quite hard andpush the horse and it proved the case,but I was prepared. It is great to evenbe here on such an occasion. To win isjust fantastic.”

Matthew Hyland representingAustralia’s Racing Victoria said. “Thatwas great. We were delighted to getinvited 12 months ago to participateand we were absolutely stoked toactually win one of the series races inKentucky. Then tonight’s win just capsit off. This makes it really easy topromote the kids at home and helpsthem to get every opportunity theycan. This is the best way they learn, webelieve.

AK Adour (FR) and Ben Thompson

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Above: Runners entering the first bend

Below: Faisal Al Rahmani's AK Adour (FR)

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“Ben said the horse travelled well froma good draw and he tried not to usethe stick, as he’s been told thatArabians don’t run well for it! I’ve beenon four or five of these trips now andeach apprentice that I take, when weleave they are excited, maybe a bitnervous, but when they get home, theyget off the plane and say it’s the bestthing they’ve ever done.

“Ben’s a really fortunate apprenticebecause he gets a lot of education andschooling from our system in Victoria,but there are a lot of apprentices fromother parts of the world who don’thave that level of support - so it isgreat for those guys to have access tothe Australian, UK, USA and SouthAfrican models.

“It gets everyone from around the

world involved, not everyone isfortunate enough to have funding fortheir schools, so it gives the ones whoare less fortunate from the lessercountries an opportunity to shareinformation and tutors. The workshopon Saturday was great. We think thatthis could be expanded in the futurewhen we all come together. For theones that don’t have access to theracing simulators, they gain a realopportunity to tap in to what some ofthe more fortunate apprentice’sexperience."It all comes down to the funding andwe reckon our programme [in Australia]is one of the best. It is governmentfunded, we’re fortunate they see it asimportant, the education of youngpeople and our results speak forthemselves.”

AK Adour (FR) and Ben Thompson

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The HH Sheikha Fatima bint MubarakLadies World Championship (IFAHR)held over a mile, followed. The 14riders came from Denmark (SabrinaGammelgaard), France (JustineMercier), Great Britain (Rebecca Smith,Page Fuller, Ann Stokell), Hungary(Alexandra Bihari), Ireland ( LisaO’Neill), Japan (Aoi Kinomae), Morocco(Bouchra Marmoul), Oman (Azhar AlWardi), Sweden (Josefin Landgren,Anna Pilroth), Switzerland (AstridWullschleger) and the USA (SandeeMartin) and included five professionals.

Molahen El Alhan and Sandee Martinwas the clear leader in the early stagesfrom Da’Areen and Justine Mercer andRB So Rich and Azhar Al Wardi.Tracking them were RB Smokin Richand Bouchra Marmoul in company withDelishess and Ann Stokell. Molahen ElAlhan extended his lead, but turning into the home straight the gap haddiminished to four lengths and thegelding looked vulnerable tochallengers.

HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan's Najm Alemarat FR) and Astrid Wullschleger

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HH SHEIKHA FATIMA BINT MUBARAKLADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

(IFAHR)Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club


Astrid Wullschleger sent stablemate,Najm Alemarat to the front in the last300m to score by a length and aquarter from the fast finishing Haizoomand Rebecca Smith. Molahen Al Alhankept on a further length behind inthird. "I had a perfect raceactually,"she explained." Because wejumped quite fast; the race was run at agood pace and in the end he won welland made a nice job of it. It is the firsttime I have ridden in a country like thisand I hope I can continue to do so."

Britain’s highest placed finisher,Rebecca Smith, was delighted by herexperience. “I rode Sand On Fire towin in Sam Houston, Texas for ScottPowell to qualify to ride here tonight. Igot involved with the Sheikha Fatimaseries through Sarah Oliver of theAmateur Jockeys Association who waslooking for riders to represent GreatBritain. Thanks to Lara and HH Sheikh

Mansoor and HH Sheikha Fatima whohave put on such a great series, somany girls have had the opportunity tocompete, professionals and amateurswho have ridden on the Flat, overJumps and in Arabian races in the UK.

“Before the race I studied the horsesform, though I was limited to knowabout the other horses, but I looked atevery horse in the race and I came andindependently walked the track a fewtimes. It’s a flat tight track, a bit likeRedcar or Catterick maybe, obviouslyit’s right handed. I ran round it theother day and it reminded me ofMarket Rasen, which is of course ajumping track in the UK. They’veobviously been watering, a lot of thegirls thought this morning that it wouldride softer than it walked, but I think itis good ground, I don’t think any of thehorses on form had trouble with thetrack.

Najm Alemarat FR) and Astrid Wullschleger with trainer Eric Lemartinel

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“I had an idea of how to ride anArabian horse, even though I’ve onlyridden one once before, by talking tothe girls and guys who have riddenthem a lot. I made really good friendswith Kelsey Purcell over the last ninemonths and she’s been so helpful, so Ithink you have to listen to the horse,regardless of whether it is an Arabian,a Thoroughbred or a pony, I had agood draw and I ridden the race a 100times in my head before I arrived hereso to just try and win was the mainthing. To win the qualifier in Texas wasfantastic and to be second here tonightin the World Championship to Astrid,who is a professional, was brilliant.

“I came to ADIHEX in September,which gave me a huge insight into thewhole Global Arabian HorseracingFestival. I knew a little bit aboutArabian racing from articles and

racecards in the Racing Post, but I’dnever had an experience like thisbefore.

“When I was in Sam Houston I reallyloved it and from talking to some ofthe other girls like Stefania Gandola,who only rides Arabian horses, I wouldreally like to take out an ArabianRacing Organisation license next year ifI can get it to fit in around my currentjob as an Assistant Trainer, because Ireally think I would enjoy it. I’ve reallybeen looking forward to today, I’vebeen down to the track to watch someof the horses training this week and I’mreally quite interested in Arabian racingnow. I work for Micky Hammond inMiddleham, North Yorkshire, which isall Thoroughbreds. We don’t reallyhave any Arabian racing up North atthe moment and I think that’s maybesomething that should be looked into.

Becky Smith in the Great Britain silks

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Clockwise from top:

Najm Alemarat (FR) and AstridWullschleger;

Astrid Wullschleger and Lara Sawaya;

Delishess (US) and Ann Stokell

Molahen El Alhan (AE) and Sandee Martingo to post

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“Before I got involved with the seriesI’d suffered a big injury – dislocated myknee and ruptured the ligaments - so Ihad extensive surgery and a lot ofrehabilitation. I was told I probablywouldn’t ride again and definitelywouldn’t race ride again! But that wasout of the question, so we workedalong the lines of getting me back inthe saddle. The Injured Jockeys Fundand the Amateur Jockeys Associationwere very helpful during the twelvemonths I had off.

“It’s obviously very difficult to get backto the point where you left off, asobviously you are another year olderand there are new kids coming throughto take the rides that could have beenyours, so it was really good for me PRwise to be invited on this trip. Therewas a piece in the Racing Post afterwhich local trainers offered supportand rides on the back of that. So I thinkthat the Sheikha Fatima series is agreat opportunity for lady riders to gettheir name out there.

“Lara is so fantastic, it’s all over theworld now. Us English girls are quitefortunate that we do have Ladies racesthrough the AJA, but a lot of theseother countries don’t. The RacingSimulator session we had on Saturdaymorning was great. My friend has oneand I’m on it all the time at home, but alot of these kids had never even seenone before, let alone having a go onone and to do so with the fitness andtechnique coaching as well was justbrilliant for them.

“The opportunities for everyoneinvolved in the series are fantastic, I’mstill a little bit overwhelmed to behonest. I have kept in touch with nearly

all the girls I rode with in Texas and it isalso great for the British girls to gettogether as at home, when you’reriding, you don’t really have time tosocialise.

"Another plus is meeting people fromother areas of racing and the mediawhich gives you incredible networkingopportunities and I’m just so gratefulfor the chance to be involved and alsoto learn more about Arabian racing.”

Becky Smith and Haizoom (FR)

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Above: Great Britain representative and 2015 ARO UK Champion Arabian LadyJockey Page Fuller

Below: All the jockeys parade as part of the pre-finals ceremony

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The feature event, the World’s RichestArabian Horserace – the Sheikh Zayedbin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown Gr1PA to be run over a mile was the finalrace on the card. A prize fund of €1.2million Euros was on offer, with€720,000 to the winner and place

money all the way down to sixth. Theinternational invitational contest hadattracted some of the top names inArabian racing worldwide and the 16runner field had a further six reserves,so sought after was the prize.

Kalino (GB) and Olivier Peslier just hang on from the fast finishing Sahabba (FR)and Jean-Baptiste Hamel

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Heading the field on ratings was thisyear’s Dubai Kahayla Classic winnerManark for HH Sheikh Hamdan binRashid Al Maktoum. His talent wasevident at three, when winning theGroup 2 Juvenile contest at Newburyon Dubai Day, though he had missedhis four year old season before comingback into training last year with GillDuffield. He showed enough whenthird in the Group 1 HarwoodInternational at Doncaster to betransferred to Dubai for the winter withErwan Charpy. Always a buzzy horse,he disappointed on turf over 5f, butdifferent tactics and a change ofsurface made all the difference for acomfortable win in the Group 2 BaniYas, before making all for his firstGroup 1 success in the Kahayla.Though the form pick, there were

obvious reservations on his first start ofthe season and back on turf. Theremaining six UAE runners all had thesame disadvantage of having their firstruns of the Gulf season, Abhaar, amagnificent looking colt for HE SheikhSultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhanwas unbeaten in five starts and hadwon on his debut on this card last year.

The United States had a strong handwith the evergreen So Big Is Better,who was closest to him on ratings, justahead of Paddy’s Day, who he hadbeaten on his latest start in a Grade 2in September. Also with something tofind with those two was RB Rich whohad been third on that occasion, withthe filly, RB Frynch Broad adding to theAmerican contingent.

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Manark (FR) in the parade ring


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Above: Kalino (US) and Olivier Peslier strike for homeBelow: Classy horsemanship from Travis Wales crossing the line on So Big Is

Better (US) after the saddle slipped on the home turn


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Above: Thomas Henderson on Al Mouhannad (FR) watch the replay

Below: Kalino (US) and Sahabba (FR)


Also fit from their European campaignswere the multiple Za’Beel Stakes sprintwinner Al Mouhannad, Sahabba, aGroup 3 winner at a mile and Kalino,who has been disappointing, despitebeing runner up to Al Mourtajez inDeauville in the summer.

Having won the Kahayla Classic fromthe front, it was no surprise to seeDane O’Neill employing similar tacticson Manark here, blazing a trail aheadof So Big Is Better, Kalino and Thakif.Kalino soon joined him by halfway andthe field was soon strung out by thestrong pace.

Probably lacking race fitness, Manarkcried enough by the home bend,

where there was drama for So Big IsBetter whose saddle slipped and TravisWales did well to keep the partnershipintact to the line.

Kalino however, was travelling sweetlyfor Olivier Peslier and was two lengthsclear of Sahabba and Thakif with afurlong to go. The line could not cometoo soon for him though, as Sahabbawas gaining ground with every stride.

A photo finish was called showingSheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani’sKalino had prevailed by the shortest ofheads in what was a suitably thrillingfinish to the World’s richest Arabianrace.

Kalino (US) and Olivier Peslier

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Afterwards trainer Alban de Mieullecommented. “In the Qatar ArabianWorld Cup at Longchamp, both timeshe was unplaced - so I think he doesn’tlike the track, though we knew hadsome ability. The drop back to a mile,and I think he prefers soft ground,which helped him win today. We havealso added a shadow roll to thecheekpieces to make him concentratein front and I said to Olivier ‘If you cango, go, don’t wait for the other one’.When you have the best jockey, it isalso easier!”

"I get on very well with Arabianhorses.” Peslier commented. “ I knowthis horse, he is great, at a mile he isvery good. He is a tough horse with agood action and when we started, no

one wanted to go in front; I gotbumped after 100 metres, so I can’tmove too quickly because my horsewas not comfortable, so I preferred towait, switch off, and go outside. Then Igot him relaxed and galloping on thebridle. In the straight we acceleratedand after that he fought well. I wasafraid of the second because I knewshe was very fast, so that was why Iwas prepared to go early as I knew myhorse would just keep galloping and hejust did enough.

“After this there is Qatar of course, butif you have the opportunity to comehere, to the Kahayla Classic - if we areinvited? So we’ll see, but for now, wewill just enjoy the celebration.”

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Olivier Peslier gives his goggles to Hamdan bin Mansoor Al Nahyanafter the race


Sheikh Mansoor Festival ExecutiveDirector Lara Sawaya said. “It’s been ahugely successful year for Arabianracing and I am delighted in theprogress we have made in helping topromote Sheikh Mansoor’s vision.

“We have welcomed over 600representatives and organisations fromthe world of Arabian racing and haveachieved great recognition for thesport and Abu Dhabi as the capital ofArabian racing”

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed AlNahyan Global Arabian Horse FlatRacing Festival is sustained by the AbuDhabi Tourism and Culture Authorityand coordinated by Abu Dhabi SportsCouncil in cooperation with EmiratesRacing Authority, IFAHR, EmiratesArabian Horse Society, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, General Authority of

Youth and Sports Welfare with TheNational Archives as the official partnerand Emirates airline as the officialcarriers and sponsored by Invest AD,Tourism Development & InvestmentCompany (TDIC), Abu Dhabi NationalExhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al AwaniGeneral Enterprises, Kabale, Al WathbaCentre, the UAE's General Women'sUnion, the HH Sheikha Fatima BintMubarak Ladies Sports Academy, AbuDhabi International Hunting andEquestrian Exhibition 2015, Dr. NaderSaab Switzerland, Al Wathba Center,Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, EasternMangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi byJannah, Yas Channel, Omeir Travels andRacing Post.

Trainer Alban de Mieulle, IFAHR Chairman Sami Al Boenain and Olivier Peslier

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Switzerland Avenches

19 September

SwedenJägersro12 May

08 October

The NetherlandsDuindight19 April 24 May26 July

13 September25 October

BelgiumGhlin

11 May10 June

22 September

Denmark15 August, Copenhagen

France13 February, Pau03 June, La Teste

02 July, Dax22 Sept. Bordeaux

Norway 01 August

PolandSłużewiec

26 July 20 September

UKHereford

07 June (6 races)04 July (6 races)

05 September (6 races)22 September Ling�ield Park

USAColorado-Arapahoe Park

24 May05 July

09 August

California 15 Aug. Humbolt Fair

26 Sep. Stockton03 Oct. Fresno

Texas 17 Oct. Lone Star Park , Dallas

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EASTER MAN trained by JerenestoTorrez and owned by Betty and JoeGillis won the DIAR Texas Lone StarFuturity for colts and geldings three

yrs+ to take home 60% of the $20,000prize money in the 6 Furlong (1200m)contest.

Easter Man (Burning Sand x AngelProof) with Ivan Arellano up settled wellon the inside then made his bid at thetop of the stretch giving UptownDannys Boy a run in that could not bestopped, with RB Madjyk Man in third.

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Great Success For DIAR in TexasPamela Burton

Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) is expanding its Arabian racing supportaround the world. On 13 November 2015 DIAR sponsored four Arabian Stakes raceswhile enjoying Texas hospitality at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. This newseries of races is being held in the US for the first time and Shadwell was the majorsponsor on this occasion. DIAR and Shadwell share the patronage of HH Sheikh

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum.


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Above: Easter Man (US) and Ivan Arello

Below: Jewll AA (US) and Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez


The fifth race on the card featured theDubai International Arabian RacesTexas Open Arabian Stakes three Yrs+ with prize money of $30,000 awardedto tenth place with 60% to the winner.THESS IS AWESOME (Dahess x In Aweby Monarch AH) proved himselfawesome indeed on the 1 1/16 mile(1700m) dirt track.

The Dahess son had Travis Wales up,fresh from his Abu Dhabi ride on So BigIs Better on 8 November. This was thefirst 2015 win for the five-year-old fordelighted owner-breeders Alan Kirshnerand Deborah Mihaloff of Cre-Run Farm.Sand Victor was second with RB Brilliantin third. Thess Is Awesome is trained byLynn Ashby.

JEWELL AA under took the lead hometo win the www.shadwellarabian.co.uk6 F Stakes (1200m), Texas Lone StarFuturity. Prize Money $20,000.New to Jewell AA jockey, Abel RomoMolina, urged the filly on in the stretchand she responded to lead home

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In the final DIAR race, the $30,000Arabian Fillies and Mares, ShadwellArabian Stallions Texas Distaff Stakesit was DC WILLEYS SONG in thewinning circle for the one mile (1600m)race.

Making it two wins for the evening forregular jockey Travis Wales, DC WilleysSong settled well off the pace andfound her stride by the far turn. Themare’s steady run in the stretch provedtoo much for Dhaan, overtaken in thelast strides. Dream Pearl was third.DC Willeys Song (Doran SBFAR xWibwilcca) is trained by Ken Danylukand owned by Jon & KristaHenningsgard. This win makes her 2015record 4 wins in 8 starts.

Thess Is Awesome (US) and Travis Wales

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The event was attended by ShadwellChairman and guest of honour, MrMirza Al Sayegh, ShadwellThoroughbred Director, RichardLancaster and Shadwell Farm DirectorRick Nichols from Kentucky. In addition,members of the DIAR committee MrMasoud Saleh, Mr Abdullah Al Ansariand Mr Mohammed Taha from AlAdiyat Magazine.

The US was represented by DeniseGault, Arabian Racing Cup ChiefSteward and Shadwell Arabian Stallionsrepresentative (USA), Kathy Smoke,Arabian Jockey Club President and EdWilson, Texas Arabian BreedersAssociation President. The Mayor ofGrand Prairie, Ron Jensen and his wifeRebecca were also welcomed to LoneStar Park by the General Manager, ScottWells, who entertained the group withhis own cowboy poetry.

Arabian owners and enthusiasts camefrom Delaware, Maryland, Oklahoma,California, New Mexico, Utah, and

farther points to enjoy great racing anddinner.

The DIAR races, in association withShadwell Stud (UK) and under theguidance of Dubai’s HH Sheikh HamdanBin Rashid Al Maktoum, has a goal toput in place a program of Arabianracing across the world. This newinitiative from the Dubai InternationalArabian Races aims to develop thesport in countries where it is its infancyas well as continuing to support eventsin areas such as the UK and Francewhere it is better established.Texas was the last DIAR race of the2015 series. The 2016 DIAR raceprogramme is still under review butfollowing the success of this initial visit,it is likely that the US will secure a placein the fixture list going forward.

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DC Willeys Song (US) and Travis Wales



It is with much sadness that we mark thepassing of German Apprentice Jockey, SandraEichenhofer who tragically failed to recoverfrom injuries sustained in a race riding fall inthe ninth leg of the HH Sheikha Fatima bintMubarak Ladies World Championship(IFAHR) in Brazil on October 26 2015.

Aged just 23, she took out her license this yearand had already amassed six wins from just 50rides. Our thoughts are with her family andfriends and to all who attended the racemeeting at Sao Paolo last month.

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Sandra Eichenhofer's most significant winner Angriefer

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ABU DHABI EQUESTRIAN CLUB08-11-2015

HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak(IFAHR) Apprentice Jockey WorldChampionship4+ PA 1m3f Good

1. AK ADOUR (FR) 6 ch h Akbar (FR) -Petit Class (FR)T: Ahmed Al MehairbiO: Faisal Al RahmaniB: Xavier CauhapeJ: Ben Thompson

2. HANOOF (FR) 5 ch m Quazar (FR) -Shamyl (FR)3. MERZAL (FR) 6 b h Bibi De Carrere(FR) - Mizzna (FR)Dist: 1.25, 3.25

HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak(IFAHR) Apprentice Jockey WorldChampionship4+ PA 1m Good

1. NAJM ALEMARAT (FR) 6 ch gDormane (FR) - Fryga (US)T: Eric LemartinelO: HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanB: HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanJ: Astrid Wullschleger

2. HAIZOOM (FR) 4 b f Bibi De Carrere(FR) - Habaib (FR)3. MOLAHEN EL ALHAN (AE) 5 b g AlNasr (FR) - Florine De Carrere (FR)Dist: 1.25, 1

Sheikh bint Sultan Al Nahyan JewelCrownGroup 1 PA4+ 1m Good

1. KALINO (US) 6 ch h Kaolino (FR) -Virlaxy (US)T: Alban de MieulleO: Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al ThaniB: Trackside FarmJ: Olivier Peslier

2. SAHABBA (FR) 5 b m Nizam (GB) -Djesabelle (FR)3. THAKIF (FR) 7 ch h Mahabb (AE) -Sheena (FR)Dist: sh, 5.5

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 in cooperation

with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority of Youth and Sports

Welfare with The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates

airline as the official carriers and sponsored by Invest AD, Tourism

Development & Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi National

Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, Al

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Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International

Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2015, Dr. Nader Saab Switzerland, Al

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TOULOUSE28-10-2015

French Arabian Breeders ChallengeClassicGroup 2 PA4+ 2200m Good to Soft

1. FAHR (FR) 6 gr m Nizam (GB) - Fifth(FR)T: Suc. J.F. BernardO: Al Shaqab RacingB: Earl BerguerieJ: Gregory Benoist

2. SIR BANI YAS 5 gr h Amer (AE) -Nassem El Baher (FR)3. LORAA (FR) 5 ch m Mawood (FR) -Aleefa (FR)Dist: 1.75, nk

French Arabian Breeders ChallengePouliches - HH Sheikh Zayed binSultan Al Nayhan CupGroup 2 PA3yo 1600m Good to Soft

1.MABROOKA (FR) 3 ch f Mahaab(FR) - Shamayl (FR)T: D. GuilleminO: HH Sheikh Mansoor bin ZayedB: HH Sheikh Mansoor bin ZayedJ: Theirry Jarnet

2. WOROOD (FR) 3 ch f Akbar (FR) -Starmania (FR)3. SHAKRRA (FR) 3 b f JBibi DeCarrere (FR) - Mizzna (FR)Dist: sthd, 4.5

French Arabian Breeders ChallengePoulainsGroup 2 PA3yo 1600m Good to Soft

1. ABA'ATH (QA) 3 gr c Amer (AE) -Redjila (FR)

T: Thomas FourcyO: Al Shaqab RacingB: Al Shaqab RacingJ: Julien Auge

2. ZIYADD (FR) 3 b c Bibi De Carrere(FR) - Mizzna (FR)3. LIGHTNING BOLT (FR) 3 ch c Munjiz(FR) - Oleya Du Loup (FR)

Dist: hd, 1

French Arabian Breeders ChallengeSprintGroup 2 PA4+ 1400m Good to Soft

1. GHAZWA (FR) 5 b f Zawam (IQ) -GHarnooga (IQ)

T: Damien de WatrigantO: Dr Mohammed Al NujaifiB: Dr Mohammed Al NujaifiJ: Jean-Baptiste Hamel

2. MEEYUR (GB) 4 gr f Mared Al Sahra(GB) - TM La Belle Proper (US)3. NOMAAS (QA) 5 ch g Hatteen (AE) -Raleuse De Faust (FR)

Dist: 1, 2.5

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