Jockey Alberto Sanna picked up their second win of the day when Nasser Saeed MS al-Eida-owned Seulomonde won the Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup, Thursday’s feature at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) turf.
Trainer Gassim Ghazali’s six-year-old ward bounced to winning ways and came with a big run to prevail by a quarter of a length in the 3200m Thoroughbred Open Race for the four-year-old+.
Wathnan Racing’s Hamaki came second and Rashid Awajan KA al-Khayarin’s Toromona finished third. Ali, Fahad, Mubarak and Mohamed, sons of the late Yousef al-Romaihi, crowned the winners.
Sanna was in the winners’ enclosure earlier in the day when he guided Al Wasmiyah Farm’s Kadovar to the 1600m race for the Thoroughbred Novice Plate for three-year-old+.
HE Sheikha Iman bint Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani’s Dawi won the Purebred Arabian Conditions for the four-year-old+ to give trainer Rudy Nerbonne a double. In the opening race of the day, Nerbonne-schooled Maza’aj Al Shahania, in the colours of Al Shahania Stud, won the Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate for four to six-year-olds.
![Jockey Alberto Sanna guided Seulomonde to Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup victory on Thursday. Jockey Alberto Sanna guided Seulomonde to Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup victory on Thursday.](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://gulf-times.com/gulftimes/uploads/images/2024/03/07/150417.jpg&w=800&q=100&f=webp)
Jockey Alberto Sanna guided Seulomonde to Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup victory on Thursday.
![Connections of Seulomonde celebrate after the six-year-old won the Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup at the Al Rayyan Racecourse on Thursday. Pictures: Juhaim Connections of Seulomonde celebrate after the six-year-old won the Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup at the Al Rayyan Racecourse on Thursday. Pictures: Juhaim](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://gulf-times.com/gulftimes/uploads/images/2024/03/07/150418.jpg&w=800&q=100&f=webp)
Connections of Seulomonde celebrate after the six-year-old won the Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup at the Al Rayyan Racecourse on Thursday. Pictures: Juhaim