Arab Races in Deauville
August in Deauville is the magnificent setting for two famous Group 1 races for Pure Bred Arab horses.
The first, Prix Kesberoy, was for three-year-old juveniles, colts and fillies, at 1900m on sand fibre and was won in grand style by the paddock eye catcher, Forgehill Cezanne (Domane Fr).
Forgehill Cezanne was not the favourite; it was Raqiyah GB (Amer SKA) and owned by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar.
The winner was bred by Valerie Bunting who is English and lives in the South West of France.
Forgehill was trained by David de Watrigant for owner Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE.
In the final Group 1 for Pure Bred Arab horses, the Prix Shadwell Manganate, for four and five-year-old males, 1900m on sand fibre, the favourites did win.
Four horses competed from the Al Khalediah Stables almost as a team. It was only a question of which one would prevail.
In the end, it was Jalab Al Khalidiah KSA (Amer KSA) who beat its stablemate Nashwan Al Khalidiah KSA (Tiwaiq KSA) and the French favourite Adjinn D'Aroco (Tidjani Fr) who came in third and is owned by the generous sponsor Shadwell (stud operation of Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum).
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The first, Prix Kesberoy, was for three-year-old juveniles, colts and fillies, at 1900m on sand fibre and was won in grand style by the paddock eye catcher, Forgehill Cezanne (Domane Fr).
Forgehill Cezanne was not the favourite; it was Raqiyah GB (Amer SKA) and owned by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar.
The winner was bred by Valerie Bunting who is English and lives in the South West of France.
Forgehill was trained by David de Watrigant for owner Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE.
In the final Group 1 for Pure Bred Arab horses, the Prix Shadwell Manganate, for four and five-year-old males, 1900m on sand fibre, the favourites did win.
Four horses competed from the Al Khalediah Stables almost as a team. It was only a question of which one would prevail.
In the end, it was Jalab Al Khalidiah KSA (Amer KSA) who beat its stablemate Nashwan Al Khalidiah KSA (Tiwaiq KSA) and the French favourite Adjinn D'Aroco (Tidjani Fr) who came in third and is owned by the generous sponsor Shadwell (stud operation of Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum).
Racing International http://www.racingint.com
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