Qatar Prix Jean Prat a Huge Success, Win for Sheail Al-Kuwari's Saqr
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GGOLFOLF | Page 6 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 Warren ends Ronaldo 6-year title double salvages drought with 2-2 draw for Austrian win Juventus Monday, July 13, 2020 FORMULA 1 Dhul-Qa’da 22, 1441 AH Hamilton wins GULF TIMES Styrian GP in Mercedes one-two SPORT Page 2 HORSE RACING MOTORSPORT Qatar Prix Jean Prat a QMMF set to resume huge success, win for 2020 season Sheail al-Kuwari’s Saqr in October Nine-race meet at Deauville was on first day of racing open to public since March By Sports Reporter Doha Agencies Deauville, France Sheikh he Qatar Motor and Mohamed’s Motorcycle Federation heail bin Khalifa al-Ku- T(QMMF) is set to resume wari’s Saqr raced to a Alsaher wins its’ 2020 season in Octo- Sdominant victory in what ber, after the events were brought was the fi rst day of racing Prix Nez d’Or to a sudden halt in March due to open to the public since March the coronavirus pandemic. as Qatar Racing and Equestrian Alsaher, a three-year-old Amro al-Hamad, QMMF’s Club’s (QREC)-sponsored Qatar Purebred Arabian colt bred Executive Director, said the mo- Prix Jean Prat meeting at Deau- and owned by His High- torsport body was in touch with ville in France emerged as a huge ness Sheikh Mohamed bin FIA (international automobile success yesterday. Khalifa al-Thani and trained federation) and FIM (interna- Later in the afternoon, it by François Rohaut, made a tional motorcycling federation) was Charlie Appleby-trained perfect debut at La Teste de and will follow the medical pro- Pinatubo that took the coveted Buch in France on Saturday, tocols put in place by both the Qatar Prix Jean Prat, the Group 1 winning the Prix Nez d’Or by world federations and by the Qa- feature of the nine-race meeting. a short head under jockey tar government before zeroing in The QREC’s sponsorship of Valentin Seguy. on the resumption dates. the fantastic meeting is part of In second, was Muqla, a “Once we get the go-ahead QMMF’s Executive Director Amro its strategy to enhance Qatar’s homebred for His High- from the FIA, the FIM and the al-Hamad. presence at the world’s top rac- ness Sheikh Abdullah bin Qatar government, we shall ing events. Khalifa al-Thani. The grey filly resume our events,” al-Hamad is expected to run as part of the Trained by Fabrice Chappet is trained by Didier Guillemin Vincent Cheminaud rides Sheail bin Khalifa al-Kuwari’s Saqr to Qatar Prix des Yearlings victory at said. “We hope to resume the QMMF calendar, while the Bata- in Chantilly, Saqr opened the and was ridden by Alexandre Deauville in France yesterday. (Scoopdyga) season with the 2020 Qatar Na- bit events will also merge into the bumper card, keeping his perfect Gavilan. Al Shaqab Racing’s tional Sprint Championship, calendar of events, al-Hamad scorecard when winning the Qa- homebred Alhareth finished taking this coveted Group 1 prize a series that is very popular in revealed. More details of the two tar Prix des Yearlings, as Deau- a further nose behind in back to Newmarket for Appleby. Qatar. The dates of the 2020 Qa- series will be made available once ville enjoyed the sun and a festive third. The bay colt was rid- Appleby came to Deauville tar National Sprint will be an- negotiations with sponsors are atmosphere, with racing profes- den by Julien Auge. with confi dence, and with rea- nounced in the coming weeks. complete, he added. sionals and public delighted to be son. He was also the winning We wanted to complete the sea- With track events on hold, back at a racecourse. trainer in the Qatar Prix Amand- son before March but when the QMMF has been at forefront in The two-year-old colt came ning trainer in the Qatar Prix de ine, a Listed race for three-year- Covid-19 restrictions were ap- conducting online events. So far here off an impressive two-and- la Place Morny (handicap), with old fi llies, with Althiqa, and the plied by the government of Qatar, four editions of the Qatar Online a-half length win on debut last Kilfrush Memories winning the second Group race of the day, we quickly halted our events,” he Racing Championships (QORC) month. He was ridden again by six-furlong run by a little more the Qatar Prix de Ris-Orangis added. were conducted in April, May Vincent Cheminaud yesterday, than a length. (Group 3) with Royal Crusade. The QMMF Executive Director and June, with regional racers and once inside the fi nal 400m, The two leading two-year- Another horse making a long- hoped the popular Qatar Nation- from Oman and Kuwait also par- he took the lead. Never in danger, old colts of 2019, Earthlight and awaited comeback was Watch al Sprint championship will once ticipating. While QMMF riders he stretched his legs and pulled Pinatubo, were both entered in Me, by Al Shaqab Racing sire again attract a record number of also took on Moto2 riders from clear to win again by the same Deauville, in the Qatar Prix Kiste- Olympic Glory. Last year’s Cor- participants. Leopard Racing in the virtual margin in front of Central Park na (Listed) and the Qatar Prix Jean onation Stakes (Group 1) hero- “The Qatar National Sprint championship, which they came West, also a winner on his debut. Prat (Group 1) respectively. Earth- ine, all eyes were on her in the had a record participation of out as winners. “He’s a good colt. He won light was making his return to the Qatar Prix de la Calonne – Fonds 64 entries in the last round we “We are confi dent that motor- well on his debut, but it wasn’t track following a delayed start to Européen de l’Élevage, a Listed staged. We saw 56 entries in the sport activities will resume with a strong race. Today, he’s shown the season due to injury and did race for four-year-old and older second round and we are aiming fanfare,” al-Hamad said. “As a that he’s improved. He had the not disappoint, storming home fi llies and mares. for a new participation record in motorsport enthusiast, I don’t race won from a long way out to a two-and-a-half length vic- She put any doubts to rest 2020 when we resume action,” want to just end the season be- and wasn’t touched with the tory under Mickael Barzalona for when showing an extraordinary al-Hamad said. cause of the Covid-19 situation. stick. We’ll see him in the big trainer Andre Fabre. turn of foot in the fi nal furlong “We are also looking at hosting So many federations around the two-year-old races this sum- Pinatubo, not to be outdone, to win in an excellent time and last two rounds of the 2020 Qatar world stopped sports action. I mer,” Chappet said after the win. made short work of his oppo- by two-and-a-half lengths for William Buick rides Pinatubo to Qatar Prix Jean Prat victory at National Baja. Three rounds have want to complete the remaining Chappet was also the win- nents in the Qatar Prix Jean Prat, trainer Francis Graff ard. Deauville in France yesterday. (Scoopdyga) already been staged. The aim of part of the season, seal the sea- QMMF is to seal these two na- son with strict medical protocols tional events despite the delays announced for everyone’s safety. and postponements because of I want to get a champion for Qa- the Covid-19 restrictions,” al- tar National Sprint Champion- CRICKET: West Indies win fi rst Test against England Hamad said. ship and the Qatar National Baja The Redbull Drifting series this season,” he added. West Indies’ John Campbell and Jason Holder celebrate winning the first Test as England’s Rory Burns and teammates look on dejected at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, United Kingdom, yesterday. West Indies beat England by four wickets on the final day of the first international Test since the coronavirus break, taking a 1-0 lead in the three- Test series thanks to a 95-run knock by Jermaine Blackwood. (Reuters) MORE ON PAGE 2 The dates for the 2020 Qatar National Sprint will be announced in the coming weeks, QMMF said. Gulf Times 2 Monday, July 13, 2020 SPORT CRICKET Blackwood shines as West Indies beat England in fi rst Test Reuters Scorecard Southampton, United Kingdom ENGLAND 1st innings 204 Total (all out, 111.2 overs) 313 S. Brooks lbw b Archer 0 est Indies beat Eng- WEST INDIES 1st innings 318 Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Burns), R. Chase c Buttler b Archer 37 land by four wickets ENGLAND 2nd innings (o/n 284-8) 2-113 (Burns), 3-151 (Denly), 4-249 J. Blackwood c Anderson b Stokes 95 on the fi nal day of (Stokes), 5-253 (Crawley), 6-265 W R. Burns c Campbell b Chase 42 S. Dowrich c Buttler b Stokes 20 the fi rst interna- (Buttler), 7-278 (Bess), 8-279 tional Test since the coronavirus D. Sibley c Dowrich b Gabriel 50 (Pope), 9-303 (Wood), 10-313 J. Holder not out 14 break yesterday, taking a 1-0 lead J. Denly c Holder b Chase 29 (Archer) Extras (lb7, nb1, w5) 13 Bowling: at the Ageas Bowl in a three-Test Z. Crawley c and b Joseph 76 Roach 22-8-50-0; Total (6 wkts, 64.2 overs) 200 series thanks to a 95-run knock Gabriel 21.2-4-75-5 (3nb); B.