qatar racing

The Queen’s Plate is always a significant occasion for Woodbine Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Jim Lawson because of its rich history, but this year will be more than just ceremonial for him because of a horse that has ties to his family and to Queen Elizabeth II. Federal Law, a horse Jim bred and then […]

Roaring Lion, the world champion 3-year-old of 2018 and Cartier Horse Of The Year, who stands at Tweenhills Stud in England, has taken to stallion duties with ease and has had his first mares scanned in foal, including Qatar Racing-owned Common Knowledge. Common Knowledge is the dam of dual stakes winners Astrophysical Jet and Coral Wave and boasts […]

With heavily favored River Boyne bottled up late, longshot True Valour rallied from off the pace to take Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes by a half length while providing trainer Simon Callaghan with his second stakes win on the day and Italian-born Andrea Atzeni, 27, with his first ever Santa Anita stakes victory. […]

Roaring Lion has been revealed as the 2018 Cartier Horse Of The Year at the 28th annual Cartier Racing Awards, European horseracing’s equivalent of the Oscars. Owned by Qatar Racing Limited, the outstandingly talented and consistent 3-year-old colt becomes the fourth Cartier Horse Of The Year in the last five years to be trained by […]

Four-time Group 1 winner Roaring Lion has exited his victory in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day in great shape, according to attheraces.com. The 3-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy is expected to retire to stud for the 2018 season, but owner Sheikh Fahad has one more start in mind: Roaring Lion has been pre-entered […]

orses from the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Ireland and Italy feature in a high-class 16-runner renewal of the Emir’s Trophy, the Thoroughbred highlight of the two-day $2.95 million (£2.2m) Emir’s Sword Festival at Al Rayyan Racecourse in Doha, Qatar, on Friday and Saturday. The $1 million mile-and-a-half race is, like all six international races at […]

Toast Of New York made a triumphant return to action in the Betway Conditions Stakes at Lingfield. Jamie Osborne’s six-year-old entire had not been seen since being agonizingly beaten by a nose in the Breeders’ Cup Classic of 2014, an absence of 1,130 days during which time he had a spell at stud in Qatar. […]

According to a Starlight Racing press release, the ownership group has reached an agreement to sell a half interest in Dubai World Cup contender Neolithic to Qatar Racing. Neolithic, a 4-year-old son of former Starlight Racing color-bearer Harlan’s Holiday, exits a third-place finish in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 28 […]

Globetrotting Grade 1 winner Just The Judge delivered her first foal earlier this week, a bay colt by Dubawi, at Britain’s Tweenhills Stud. Just The Judge, a 7-year-old mare by Lawman, captured the G1 Irish One Thousand Guineas in 2013 and took the G1 E.P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine the following year. According to the […]

Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, and Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, today announced a new partnership. The first of its kind for the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, the Thoroughbred horseracing brands will exchange presenting sponsor titles at their respective championship races – The H.H Emir’s Sword Festival at Al […]