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IFAHR’s President Offer Condolences over Passing of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin RashId Al Maktoum My heartfelt condolences to the United Arab Emirates, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and our horseracing family on the passing of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry. My deepest sympathies to the Royal family, the government and the people of the UAE. His legacy of dedication to serving his country and the horse industry will live on.…

Emirates Breeders Program is now in its third season of sponsoring the series in Sweden reaching out to the grass roots of arabian racing. It consists of four races with an added premium for the first locally bred horse home in each of them. This year the pandemic scare has taken its toll on racing and it's wonderful sponsors even through such times continue to support arabian breeding and racing wordwide. The optimism is there and this year's round one of the EBP races attracted eight swedish breds…

In the closed doors pandemic times where several sponsored races have been cancelled Scandinavian Arabian Racing Association is pleased and honoured the first running of the swedish leg of the UAE President Cup took place at Jägersro Racecouse 2/8-2020. Run over 1730 m on the dirt a field of 9 entered the gates including the best Scandinavia has to offer and one foreign raider. Athbah Racings homebred Mehdaaf Athbah trained in England by Philip Collington. His jockey JB Eyquem was satisfied to let…

IFAHR Pattern Committe Annual Report

The race, organized on behalf of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR), took place on Saturday, September 7 at the Istanbul Veliefendi Racecourse. On the first day of the International Race Festival, the last trophy appointment of the program (KV-9 / ULS-W) was the scene of an impressive first place among Arabian horses.

At the award ceremony held after the race, IFAHR Vice President Mats Genberg presented her trophy to Ömer Sönmez by proxy.

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We are pleased to announce the decision of the IFAHR Executive Committee to hold the 22nd Annual General Assembly and Committee meetings at the Le Meridian Paris Etoile on October 3rd, 4th & 5th 2019.

19 February 2019, Abu Dhabi,UAE ~ The calendar for the 2019 edition of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival was unveiled on Sunday with a total of 124 races scheduled in 90 countries around the globe. Addressing a press conference at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club racecourse on 17 February 2019, Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and Dr. Abdullah Al Raisi, Director General…

THE GREATEST RACE IN THE WORLD One of the greatest sporting events in the world, held at the truly spectacular ParisLongchamp Racecourse: an opportunity to experience a race with an intensity all of its own and witness the crowning of a legend. Share in the thrill, excitement and sheer adrenaline of an outstanding day of horse racing that brings the world

Dubai: It was a huge day for local Purebred Arabian breeders here as home hope AF Maher was ridden brilliantly to victory by Tadhg O

Capannelle, Rome: The international appeal of the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) was emphatically validated at Rome