The six-year-old HH The Amir Sword winner kicked clear in the final 300m and then chased his own shadow until he won the 2,000m race for four-year-old+ Purebred Arabians by five lengths, completing a double for trainer Alban de Mieulle and a treble for jockey Ronan Thomas.
The Abdulatif Hussain al-Emadi-owned Jewel House also produced an impressive performance to win the Group 1 Qatar Gold Trophy. Under jockey Muanis al-Siyabi, the Bader al-Balushi-trained nine-year-old cruised into the lead in the final strides and won the 2,200m race for the four-year-old Thoroughbreds by three quarters of a length.
Jockey Szczepan Mazur and the colours of Al Jeryan Stud were quickly back in the winner’s enclosure with the M H K al-Attiyah-trained AJS Jamran winning the Qatar Silver Sword. The bay colt got the better of Ramrod PY in the final strides to win the 1,850m race for the four-year-old Purebred Arabians by a short head. Issa bin Mohamed al-Mohannadi, QREC Chairman, presented the trophies to the winners.
Al Jeryan Stud’s homebred AJS Sarhan, having finished runner-up last time out, bounced back to winning ways taking the Qatar Silver Trophy. Trainer Gassim Ghazali and jockey Szczepan Mazur teamed up to good effect as the six-year-old won the mile race for four-year-old+ Local Purebred Arabians by a length and a quarter ahead of his nearest rival. Jean Baptiste Faivre, ambassador of the French Republic to the State of Qatar, presented the trophies to the winners in presence of Bader Mohamed al-Darwish, QREC acting CEO.
Earlier in the day, Studio City continued his good efforts registering his second straight win and giving the trio of Al Shaqab Racing, trainer Eric Lemartinel and jockey Faleh Bughanaim a second winner in the evening. The chestnut colt came with a late surge in the final furlong to land the Al Wajba Trophy, a 1,850m race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, by a length and a half. Bader Mohamed al-Darwish, QREC Acting CEO, presented the trophies to the winners.
The Osama Omer al-Dafea-owned and trained Taxiwala regained the winning thread with a valuable victory. As ever, he proved the fastest in the 1,200m contest for three-year-old+ Thoroughbreds. It was a quick-fire double by jockey Thomas who guided the six-year-old to win the Sealine Sprint Trophy by a length.
In the second race of the meeting, Wathnan Racing’s Equinoxe once again showed his class, registering his fifth victory in a row. The Alban de Mieulle-trained six-year-old star came with a sweep in the last 200m to take the 1,850m Local Thoroughbred Open Cup for four-year-old+ in impressive fashion by three and a half lengths under jockey Thomas. Ahmed Amanalla al-Sheebani, Director of QREC Support Services Department, crowned the winners.
Al Shaqab Racing’s homebred Felowah began the meeting getting off the mark impressively, as she landed the Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden Cup, having prevailed in the 1600m contest for four-year-olds by a length and a half for trainer Eric Lemartinel and jockey Faleh Bughanaim. Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.
Results 48th Race Meeting - Qatar Gold Sword & Trophy
(Horse, Trainer, Jockey)1 - Qatar Gold Sword (Gr1 Pa) - Purebred Arabians (Far Bend)
Abbes, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Ronan Thomas
2 - Qatar Gold Trophy (Qa Gr1) - Thoroughbred (Class 1) (Far Bend)
Jewel House, Bader al-Balushi, Muanis al-Siyabi
3 - Qatar Silver Sword - Purebred Arabian (4yo Only)
AJS Jamran, MHK al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur
4 - Qatar Silver Trophy - Local Purebred Arabian
AJS Sarhan, Gassim Ghazali, Szczepan Mazur
5 - Al Wajba Trophy - Thoroughbred (3yo Only) (Class 2)
Studio City, Eric Lemartinel, Faleh Bughanaim
6 - Sealine Sprint Trophy - Thoroughbreds (Class 1)
Taxiwala, Osama al-Dafea, Ronan Thomas
7 - Local Thoroughbred Open Cup
Equinoxe, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Ronan Thomas
8 - Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden Cup (4yo Only)
Felowah, Eric Lemartinel, Faleh
Bughanaim
