Wathnan Racing and jockey James Doyle completed a quick-fire double in the day’s feature contest, as Dark Trooper took the QA Gr3 Barzan Cup, 1400m race for Thoroughbreds at the Al Uqda Racecourse on Thursday.It was a thrilling finish as the Alban de Mieulle-trained four-year-old winner held off the charge of Fuwayrit by a neck, marking the start of his career in Qatar with a black-type success.Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, presented the trophies to the winners of the race.The QA Gr3 Thoroughbred Guineas saw a thrilling finish with three horses, all in the colours of Wathnan Racing, battling in the closing stages of the 1400m race and it was Garfield Shadow who stole a march to win for trainer Hamad al-Jehani. In the hands of Doyle, the three-year-old bay colt prevailed by 1¾ lengths from Soldier’s Gold, who was two lengths ahead in front of Native America.Al-Khbaib, carrying the colours of Al Shaqab Racing, made his Qatari debut a success by winning the Purebred Arabian Guineas. Trained by Jean de Mieulle, the four-year-old colt was ridden by Faleh Bughanaim, who waited until the final 200m to unleash his mount’s turn of foot and he sauntered clear to win the 1400m race by 1¾ lengths. Saad Ali al-Kubaisi, Deputy Director of the QREC Registration & Studbook Dept crowned the winners of the race.On seasonal debut, Dawi continued his impressive performance with a victory, winning the Sheraouh Island Cup for owner HE Sheikha Iman bint Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Thani. Under a front-running ride from Tomas Lukasek, the seven-year-old, trained by Rudy Nerbonne, stretched clear in the final 200m of the 2100m contest for Purebred Arabians to win by 2¼ lengths.In the card opener, Abdulatif bin Hussain Z aL-Emadi’s Pazeer won the 2100mThoroughbred Handicap (85 & above) for four-year-old contest. Jockey Lukas Delozier guided the Khalifa Hamed Nasser al-Sawai-trained 10-year-old bay gelding to beat Sharq Stud’s El Chaco by a quarter of a length to emerge as winner.RESULTS 6th Al Rayyan Race Meeting – Guineas & Barzan Cup (Div 1)Winners (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)Barzan Cup - Thoroughbreds (Class 1 QA Gr3)Dark Trooper, Alban Elie De Mieulle, James DoyleThoroughbred Guineas (3yo only) (Class 1 QA Gr3)Garfield Shadow, Hamad al-Jehani, James DoylePurebred Arabian Guineas (4yo only) (Class 2)Al Khbaib, Jean de Mieulle, Faleh BughanaimSheraouh Island Cup - Purebred Arabian (Class 2)Dawi, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Tomas LukasekThoroughbred Handicap 85 and above (Class 2)Pazeer, Khalifa Hamed Nasser al-Sawai, Lukas Delozier
November 21, 2024 | 10:54 PM