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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 12 Off to the races! Eight individual Group One winners among £500,000 Bahrain International Trophy entries TDT | Manama

uadruple Group One winner Qheads a stellar list of en- tries for the second running of the Bahrain International Tro- phy at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) in Sakhir on November 20. There have been a total of 61 entries (up from 46 in 2019) from eight different nations: The entries show the Britain (22), Ireland (14), France confidence trainers (nine), Bahrain (six), UAE (six), and owners have in Norway (two), (one) and Bahrain and our race. Germany (one). We are very hopeful Globetrotting sensation Bar- that The Bahrain ney Roy has won four Group Barney Roy in action at a previous race Global Giant competing earlier this year International Trophy Ones in three different countries in his career to date and will and will continue his prepara- One winners entered are: Da- last year. REHC Executive Director will become a key date be looking to add a fourth in tion there. We’re delighted to vid O’Meara’s Lord Glitters, a British Champion trainer Shaikh Salman bin Rashed Al in the international Bahrain in November. His lat- have the invitation from Bah- winner of last year’s Group One John Gosden finished second Khalifa commented: “To have racing calendar for est Group One at Baden-Baden rain, and we are thrilled to be at Royal in the race last year with Tur- so many high-quality horses many years to come took his career earnings past £1 able to support the race with a Ascot, David Simcock’s Desert genev and is bidding to go one entered, from eight different SHAIKH SALMAN BIN RASHED AL KHALIFA million. horse like Barney Roy.” Encounter, a dual winner of the better this year in the shape of countries, and an increase in His trainer Charlie Apple- Amongst the other seven Group One Canadian Interna- Global Giant. The five-year-old class from our first year is very REHC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR by said: “It’s a race we’ve been Group One winners that have tional Stakes at Woodbine, Saeed is owned by REHC deputy chair- exciting. keen to support, and we feel that been entered, two brilliant bin Suroor’s Dream Castle, last man His Highness Shaikh Isa “The entries show the con- the race is a huge boost for us. we’ve got the right horse in Bar- mares in the shape of Billesdon year’s Group One Salman Al Khalifa. fidence trainers and owners We are very hopeful that The ney Roy to take to Bahrain. He’s Brook, a dual-Group One and winner, Fabrice Chappet’s Intel- Gosden said: “Global Giant’s have in Bahrain and our race. Bahrain International Trophy got a great profile leading into Classic winner and the brilliant logent, the 2018 Group One Prix in great form. It’s been the plan To have horses like Barney Roy, will become a key date in the the race off the back of his Group Japanese mare, Deirdre are no- Jean Prat and finally, Roger Var- all year to go to the Bahrain In- and Billesdon Brook and trainers international racing calendar for One in Germany. He’s been table entries. ian’s , who scored ternational and we’ve been very like Aidan O’Brien, John Gosden many years to come.” shipped out to Dubai already The remaining five Group in the Group One Prix D’Ispahan happy with him.” and Charlie Appleby support Last year’s winner, Royal Ju- lius, who ran in Sunday’s Group One Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe, has been entered by trainer Je- By The Numbers rome Reynier, who will be hop- 61 entries ing he can repeat his success from last November. 22 British-trained There is one more race that 14 Irish-trained will grant “Automatic Invita- tion” to the winner even if that 9 French-trained horse is not originally entered, 6 UAE-trained and that takes place this Satur- day at Newmarket in the Group 6 Bahrain-trained Three Darley Stakes over 1 mile 2 Norwegian-trained 1 furlong. Six locally trained horses have 1 Japanese-trained been entered, with at least two 1 German-trained guaranteed a space in the race. A maximum field of 14 will go to post.

SRH deliver all-round performance to defeat KXIP ANI | Dubai

unrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Sdelivered an all-round per- formance against Kings XI Pun- jab (KXIP) to register a 69-run win over the opponents in the (IPL) yesterday. and stitched a 160-run stand for the first , help- ing their side post a huge to - tal of 201 runs on the board. took three while Thangarasu Natarajan David Warner and Jonny Bairstow fist bump during the match and Khaleel Ahmed picked two wickets each in the match to the former was sent back to the wickets as and take SRH over the line. pavilion by Abhishek Sharma. also failed Chasing a massive target of Glenn Maxwell was the next to impress. Khan then hand- 202 runs, KXIP witnessed a poor batsman. Poorna then shifted ed SRH with the much-needed start as was gear and struck four sixes and breakthrough as he got hold of run out in the second over of a boundary to Abdul Samad in Pooran (77) in the 15th over. the innings. The next batsman the ninth over to complete his Khan, on the very next , Simran Singh scored just 11 half-century off just 17 balls. dismissed , runs before being dismissed by Pooran, along with Maxwell, who was given LBW. Under the patronage of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khaleel Ahmed in the fifth over. took the team over the 100-run SRH were just two wickets Khalifa, Bahrain Football Association (BFA) President Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa presented the champions’ trophy The skipper KL Rahul was mark in the 11th over but in away from the win and the of the 2019/2020 Nasser bin Hamad Bahrain Premier Football League to Hidd Club on yesterday night. The presentation then joined by the same over, Maxwell (7) got bowlers easily took the team took place in an awarding ceremony at Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town, in the presence of BFA officials and Hidd team on the field but their partner- run out. over the line as KXIP were all and club members, while adhering to all health and precautionary measures. Hidd claimed their second title in the ship also did not last long as KXIP continued to give away out on 132 runs. history of the national football league

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