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25.01.2022 If you have any interest in horse racing then this is a must watch. Ernst is not only a great horseman and a champion trainer, he is one of nature’s true gentleman and a heck of a good guy. If your feeling even the slightest bit defeated then do your self a favour. Grap a coffee and watch this film.
24.01.2022 September 26 1988 - August 29 2020 Vale racing's greatest ambassador. A life well lived. #Subzero
23.01.2022 This folks, is the thrill of racing.
21.01.2022 This is a very interesting article on stomached ulcers in horses.
18.01.2022 A must read for anyone interested in bloodlines.
17.01.2022 Have you recently visited the NARA web site? If not, you will find some very informative articles, links to Arabian Racing publications and websites, and much more. Although, because of Covid 19, we are still unable to race, we are confident you will find some great reading on the site. www.naraaustralia.com
17.01.2022 2020/10/04, Parislongchamp the PA race of PA races in Paris!
16.01.2022 ranking Purebred Arabian dams 2020, USInternational Purebred Arabian information: https://fb.me/arabian.horseracing.tools and http://arabian.horseracing.tools
15.01.2022 One of the great lady jockeys who have ridden Arabian racehorses.
13.01.2022 Meet the amazing Gaye Gauchi.
12.01.2022 This is a great article for those of you curious about the skeletal development of the race horse/horses in general. Please remember although this addresses ske...letal development, additionally there needs to be sufficient muscle, tendon, ligament, cell, nerve development and mental maturity too. Enjoy... About Maturity and Growth Plates by Dr. Deb Bennett, Ph.D "Owners and trainers need to realize there's a definite, easy-to-remember schedule of bone fusion. Make a decision when to ride the horse based on that rather than on the external appearance of the horse. "For there are some breeds of horse--the Quarter Horse is the premier among these--which have been bred in such a manner as to LOOK mature LONG before they actually ARE. This puts these horses in jeopardy from people who are either ignorant of the closure schedule, or more interested in their own schedule (racing, jumping, futurities or other competitions) than they are in the welfare of the animal. "The process of fusion goes from the bottom up. In other words, the lower down toward the hooves, the earlier the growth plates will fuse--the higher up toward the animal's back you look, the later. The growth plate at the top of the coffin bone, in the hoof, is fused at birth. What this means is that the coffin bones get no TALLER after birth (they get much larger around, though, by another mechanism). That's the first one. "In order after that: 2. Short pastern - top & bottom between birth and 6 mos. 3. Long pastern - top & bottom between 6 mos. and 1 yr. 4. Cannon bone - top & bottom between 8 mos. and 1.5 yrs. 5. Small bones of knee - top & bottom on each, between 1.5 and 2.5 yrs. 6. Bottom of radius-ulna - between 2 and 2.5 yrs. 7. Weight-bearing portion of glenoid notch at top of radius - between 2.5 and 3 yrs. 8. Humerus - top & bottom, between 3 and 3.5 yrs. 9. Scapula - glenoid or bottom (weight-bearing) portion - between 3.5 and 4 yrs. 10. Hindlimb - lower portions same as forelimb 11. HOCK - this joint is "late" for as low down as it is; growth plates on the tibial & fibular tarsals don't fuse until the animal is 4 yrs old! So the hocks are a known a "weak point". Even the 18th-century literature warns against driving young horses in plow or other deep or sticky footing, or jumping them up into a heavy load, for danger of spraining their hocks. 12. Tibia - top & bottom, between 2.5 and 3 yrs. 13. Femur - bottom, between 3 and 3.5 yrs.; neck, between 3.5 and 4 yrs.; major and 3rd trochanters, between 3 and 3.5 yrs. 14. Pelvis - growth plates on the points of hip, peak of croup (tubera sacrale), and points of buttock (tuber ischii), between 3 and 4 yrs. "And what do you think is last? The vertebral column (spine) of course. A normal horse has 32 vertebrae between the back of the skull and the root of the dock, and there are several growth plates on each one, the most important of which is the one capping the centrum. "The spine does not fuse until the horse is at least 5-1/2 years old. This figure applies to all horses, small scrubby, range raised horses to huge Warm Bloods. The taller your horse and the longer its neck, the later full fusion occurs. For a male (is this a surprise?) you add six months. So, for example, a 17-hand TB or Saddlebred or WB gelding may not be fully mature until his 8th year. Something that owners of such individuals have often told me that they "suspected." "The lateness of vertebral "closure" is most significant for two reasons. One: in no limb are there 32 growth plates! Two: The growth plates in the limbs are (more or less) oriented perpendicular (up and down) to the stress of the load passing through them, while those of the vertebral chain are oriented parallel (horizontal) to weight placed upon the horse's back. Bottom line: you can sprain a horse's back (i.e., displace the vertebral growth plates) a lot more easily than you can sprain those located in the limbs. "And here's another little fact: within the chain of vertebrae, the last to fully "close" are those at the base of the animal's neck--that's why the long-necked individual may go past 6 yrs. to achieve full maturity. So you also have to be careful--very careful--not to yank the neck around on your young horse, or get him in any situation where he strains his neck." ~ Dr. Deb Bennett, Ph.D. is a 1984 graduate of the University of Kansas, and until 1992 was with the Smithsonian Institute. She is internationally known for her scientific conformation analysis.
11.01.2022 MESSI SCORES TO LAND JEWEL CROWN Racing on the Abu Dhabi turf on Friday was highlighted by the most valuable race to be staged in the capital all season, the 22...00m Group 1 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown and the valuable prize went to Belgium courtesy of Messi. Previously contested over 1600m, but increased 600m in distance this year, the new trip certainly suited the winner under a very polished and confident ride from Pat Dobbs. Sixteen may have gone to post, but very few managed to get seriously involved, Dobbs settling his mount in behind leader RB Frynchh Dude. When that rival came under pressure, Dobbs committed for home with about 275m remaining and the result was sealed in a matter of strides. Remarkably, the 8-year-old is the only horse in training for trainer Timo Keersmaekers and is homebred, as well as owned, by his family. This was his seventh career win, fifth on turf, but his first at Group One level and a delighted Keersmaekers said: That was brilliant! The horse has been in such good form all year and had been working well, so we were hopeful. Pat Dobbs has given him the perfect ride and I must thank Adrie de Vries for recommending Pat when it was clear he could not take the ride. My wife is here with our young daughter which makes it extra special. Dobbs added: I was always travelling strongly, though he was a bit on and off the bit until he saw real daylight. Then when he quickened, I knew it would take a really good one to get past us and nobody was able to challenge us. He is clearly a very good Purebred Arabian and it is amazing to win such a prize in one of the world’s biggest Arabian races. The main support race, one of four on the card over 1600m, was the Group 3 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan National Day Cup was won impressively by AF Alwajel, confidently ridden by Tadhg O’Shea in the colours of his main employer, Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda for the owner’s principal trainer Ernst Oertel. Several of the 15 runners threatened at some stage in the straight, but once O’Shea pressed go on the winner, they dashed to the front with about 250m remaining and never looked in any danger. The 5-year-old homebred entire shrugging off a penalty and making it win number five on just his tenth start. He earned his penalty with success in the 1400m Liwa Oasis on his previous visit to the capital, at the beginning of March. Al Nabooda said: As an Emirati owner and breeder this is one race I have always wanted to win. Now I have and I am so proud. O’Shea added: What a horse, what a trainer. It is a great result for everyone, especially the owner and this horse had quite a hard race on dirt at Meydan just a fortnight ago, so a lot of credit has to go to Ernst and his team for bringing him here in such great shape. Also over 1600m, the Thoroughbred equivalent carries Listed status and produced an absolute thriller with the lead changing hands several times over the final 300m when early leader, Wasim, was passed by Yaalail. His advantage barely lasted 50m before Medahim took over under Richard Mullen and remained in front until the very final strides when Ryan Curatolo delivered Boerhan with a perfectly timed challenge. They were virtually last entering the short home straight, but ahead of Mailshot who also finished fast and late, snatching third with the first three crossing the line in unison. A 4-year-old Sea The Stars gelding, the winner had doubled his career tally when landing the course and distance prep almost three weeks ago on his first UAE outing and since joining Nicholas Bachalard who trains at the Jebel Ali Stables of the horse’s owner, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It was a seventh success in the race, inaugurated in 1993, to carry the predominantly yellow silks of the owner. Curatolo, who appeared confident he had just prevailed crossing the line, said: We had the worst draw, widest of all in 16, so I had to be patient and ride for a bit of luck. When I asked him in the straight he really quickened nicely and that was a very good effort. I am delighted for the owner, the trainer and all the team at home who work so hard every day. Remember, this horse had been off the track for more than 460 days before winning the prep, so it is a great training performance. The jockey completed a double, landing a 1400m handicap aboard Harrab for Jean de Roualle and Yas Racing, the pair hitting the front inside the final 300m before scoring comfortably. Restricted to 3-year-olds, the opening 1600m HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival Purebred Arabian Cup, a conditions contest, was won stylishly by Hameen, who shot clear in the final 200m under Adrie de Vries. After a tardy start, the colt raced in about tenth of the 13 runners before making good progress on the home turn when briefly short of room. Once De Vries found racing room, his mount quickened to the front and had the race in safekeeping as soon as he hit the front. Saddled by Abdallah Al Hammadi for his main patron, Al Ajban Stables, the colt had won his only previous start, a 1600m maiden on the dirt at Al Ain, five weeks ago. He was chased home by stable companion and the same owner’s Ottoman to complete a memorable result for connections. De Vries said: We did not break too well, so I had to niggle him early on, but he is a bonny little horse who carried me into the race strongly. I had to wait for a gap, but when it appeared he picked up very nicely and was a good performance. Just 30 minutes later owner and trainer were celebrating a double, this time combining with Connor Beasley who was also aboard Ottoman, when Winked led close home to take the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Cup, also a conditions race over 1600m, but for fillies and mares. Top weight RB Money To Burn looked the likely winner entering the short straight, but seemingly tiring, she hung left towards the standside under Fabice Veron, initially forfeiting the lead to Hakeemat Muscat about 150m out. Veron’s mount tried to fight back but eventually had to settle for third behind Hakeemat Muscat in what was virtually a triple photo finish. Meanwhile, after a slow start, Beasley crept Winked into contention on the bend and his 4-year-old filly finished powerfully, leading in the closing stages to register a hard fought victory, her second career success after just five outings. I won a 1600m maiden at Al Ain on dirt on this filly, Beasley said. We were probably never headed that day, but this evening she half missed the break and I have had to be patient. She has finished the race very strongly and I was able to glance across so was pretty confident we had won. Beasley was also reunited with an old friend to land the concluding 1400m handicap for horses in private ownership, producing AF Alareeq to lead in the closing stages. The pair landed a 1600m maiden in the capital in March for trainer Ahmed Al Mehairbi and owner Saif Asheer Ali Sulaiman Al Mazrouei. Copy and image supplied by the Emirates Racing Authority.
11.01.2022 AJC TV takes you around the world of Arabian horse racing with highlights from France (AFAC), the United Kingdom (Arabian Racing Organisation), the United State...s, and, for the first time on the show, Brazil. Many of the races featured this month are part of the Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Racing Festival. So, our episode also looks at the impact the Festival's Wathba Stallions Cup series has made on Arabian horse racing across six continents. Plus, there's a special announcement at the end of the episode about two great friends to Arabian horse racing from Coady Photography. See more
07.01.2022 The Group 3 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan National Day Cup was won impressively by AF Alwajel, confidently ridden by Tadhg O’Shea in the colours of his main... employer, Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda for the owner’s principal trainer Ernst Oertel. Al Nabooda said: As an Emirati owner and breeder this is one race I have always wanted to win. Now I have and I am so proud. O’Shea added: What a horse, what a trainer. It is a great result for everyone, especially the owner and this horse had quite a hard race on dirt at Meydan just a fortnight ago, so a lot of credit has to go to Ernst and his team for bringing him here in such great shape.
06.01.2022 This AJC TV episode is a special about the UAE President Cup Races (The President Cup) ahead of the American race in the series in 2021 at the Preakness Stakes.... Jonathan Horowitz looks back at the race's history. Joe Nevills of Paulick Report visits Mount Pleasant Meadows in Michigan where Quick and Rich's journey to a 2017 UAE President Cup victory began. Gary Capewell of the Arabian Racing Organisation recaps the first two Arabian races of 2021 in the United Kingdom, with the country's UAE President Cup to take place at the St. Leger. The UAE President Cup Series is sponsoring AJC's coverage from Pimlico on Saturday. See more
06.01.2022 QATAR ARABIAN TROPHY DES JUMENTS GR1(F,4 ans) Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club H: LADY PRINCESS / T: Ecurie Fourcy /J: C. SOUMILLON H: UM TAJ / T: T. FOURCY / J: A. CRASTUS H: MEETHAG / T: T. FOURCY /J: J. CABRE
05.01.2022 The Arabian Racehorse podcast #1 A brief review of the Wathba Stallions Cup Maiden Stakes won by new trainer Jessica Quinlan with Al Shaamikh and a look ahead to the 2020 UAE President Cup - UK Arabian Derby at Doncaster
05.01.2022 The NEW REVELATION ... Based on the directives of HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan The Board of Directors of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Racing Festival announces its new corporate identity @dctabudhabi @abudhabisc @uaearchives @nffpm @emirates @nissanabudhabi @omeirtravelagency @areejalameerat @violacommunications @yassportstv @uaegwu @adfalconersclub @emirateseahs @abudhabiequestrianclub @imaginationglbl #sheikhmansoorfestival #arabian #horse #horseracing #new #reveal #identity #race #uae #abudhabi #the #capital
04.01.2022 Big shout out to Jamie Kah riding Prince Of Arran in today’s Melbourne Cup. NARA is proud to say that Jamie has ridden Arabian Racehorses in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival. Jamie is recognised as one of the best jockeys in Australia and a role model for young women thinking of becoming a jockey. We wish Jamie a safe and successful ride and will be cheering her on in joining Michelle Payne, who has also ridden an Arabian Racehorse, as a winning jockey of the Melbourne Cup.
03.01.2022 After UAE President Cup Races in the United States and in France kicked off the oldest global series for Arabian horse races in style for 2021, there will be mo...re races held around the world coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of the United Arab Emirates. Here's the schedule. Follow The President Cup for more. See more
03.01.2022 Another amazing photo
02.01.2022 AJC LIVE AT THE UAE PRESIDENT CUP AT THE PREAKNESS Live coverage of the richest Arabian horse race in America presented by The President Cup Series. The field ...for the UAE President Cup Races at Pimlico held after the Preakness features one of the most accomplished fields in American history with three Horses of the Year and two former winners of the Grade 1 race. Half the field of 12 have won Darley Awards. See more
02.01.2022 Great interview by Derek Thompson. Thommo, as he is known to Arabian Racing enthusiast, is an integral member of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Arabian Racing Festival as well as being a UK TV presenter, race caller etc.
01.01.2022 I am going to post some Editorials by 2 exceptional Breeders & then "Letters to the Editor" from the AHW, some 19 years ago. They are still sadly pertinent toda...y & show the slavish following of American trends & fashion in Australia & around the world. It may take a few minutes of your day, but for those who don't have a short attention span, they are very revealing & need to be digested. The 1st is Joe Cassel, then Judith Forbis in response & then 2 general replies. Some portions have been removed that were not associated with the direct topic, but do not distort the points being made regarding Arabian "TYPE". May be scrambled. See more
