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2012-2013 Qatar racing season set

Sixty meetings of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club mark the racing season for 2012-2013 at Doha’s Al Rayyan Racecourse.  The Qatari racing operation has organized substantially in the last several years, gaining greater awareness on the global calendar, and increased interest  from the UAE.  Last season, Ali Rashid Al Raihe trainee Happy Dubai, a [...]

Joshua Tree uproots Qatar International Cup

The Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) looks a likely next stop for former Ballydoyle charge Joshua Tree, who took Thursday’s Qatar International Cup by 2.5 lengths over Amico Mio and old stablemate Beethoven.  Now trained by Ibrahim Al Malki and ridden by Adrie De Vries, the victory was a reversal from previous preps.  Joshua Tree made all of the [...]

Plenty of Dubai racing alums going Saturday

A plethora of 2009 Dubai International Racing Carnival  and Dubai World Cup meeting graduates will grace the racing pitch on Saturday.  Balthazaar’s Gift, the winner of a 1200 meters handicap on the eighth night of the Carnival, will make his reappearance following a winter in Dubai in Saturday’s John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes (G3) at Newmarket [...]

Carnival grads Quijano, Age of Reason, fly high in Milan

Twelve months ago, Quijano (pictured below) broke a losing streak in the Gran Premio di Milano (G1).  The world traveling German-bred and trained son of Actatenango was victorious once again in the 2009 edition, holding off Godolphin’s Age of Reason for a one-length victory.  Trained by Peter Schiergen and partnered with Andrasch Starke once again, [...]