French King Wins Amir Trophy Sheikh Mohamed’S Ebraz Wins Amir Sword for the Third Time and the Triple Crown
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GOLF | Page 6 CRICKET | Page 7 DeChambeau Williamson, leads by one Taylor ensure shot as birdies New Zealand abound lead India Sunday, February 23, 2020 FOOTBALL Jumada II 29, 1441 AH Marvellous Messi GULF TIMES hits four as Barca hammer Eibar 5-0 SPORT Page 3 HORSE RACING / HIS HIGHNESS THE AMIR SWORD FESTIVAL Double-triple for ‘legend’ Ebraz; French King wins Amir Trophy Sheikh Mohamed’s Ebraz wins Amir Sword for the third time and the Triple Crown By Mikhil Bhat Doha is Highness Sheikh Mo- hamed bin Khalifa al- Thani’s Ebraz proved to be an absolute “legend” Hwhen he raced to an unprece- dented double-triple to bring His Highness The Amir Sword Festi- His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani applauds as His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani lifts the His Highness val to a spectacular conclusion at The Amir Trophy after French King won the 2,400m race yesterday. a lively Al Rayyan Park yesterday. On a day of stars, His Highness rails midfi eld even as stablemate lier was beaming about his part- Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al- Aaley Al Magam took charge up ner. “This was better compared Thani’s French King was unstop- front with Olivier Peslier-rid- to how he won last year. He start- pable as he emerged victorious den Yazeed right behind. Com- ed really well. He wanted to go in His Highness The Amir Tro- ing off the far bend, De Mieulle almost 600m out and I let him,” phy (Group 1), the million dollar duo Yazeed and Soufi ane Saadi- said the French rider. Thoroughbred feature, for the helmed Tayf moved up front. The owner-trainer-jockey second straight year. Guyon found a gap between combine of His Highness Sheikh Julian Smart-trained Ebraz, the two leaders and managed to Mohamed, Smart and Guyon had ridden by Maxime Guyon yester- go past them before easing to a registered another Group 1 vic- day, not only won His Highness spectacular victory. tory earlier in the day. The Amir Sword (Group 1 PA) for Al Shahania Stud manager Methgal registered his fi rst a record third time, having bagged Dean Lavy added: “It’s amaz- Group 1 win when the four-year- the title previously in 2017 and ing. What a fantastic horse; to old bagged the Qatar Interna- 2019, but also the Triple Crown. win three Amir Sword and then tional Cup (Group 1 PA) in thrill- “He is the best horse in the to make it a Triple Crown. Right ing fashion. Ebraz trainer Julian Smart (left) hugs jockey Maxime Guyon after the world,” Smart said after the now, yes he is (the greatest Ara- Guyon had the TM Fred Texas victory in His Highness The Amir Sword yesterday. PICTURES: Juhaim win that saw the colt fi nish al- bian horse). This will be very dif- colt stay in the mix for the bulk of most two lengths ahead of Umm fi cult to duplicate.” the mile, before joining Thomas al-Kuwari, when the Thomas enough pace at the business end Qarn’s Alban de Mieulle-trained Umm Qarn and Peslier, how- Fourcy-schooled French raider Fourcy charge raced to a domi- of the six-furlong sprint to edge duo Tayf and Yazeed. ever, had already tasted victory Shalaa in the front. Half-a-fur- nant 11-length victory in the His out Oisin Murphy ridden Izzt- “It is unbelievable. Every- winning the Thoroughbred fea- long out, Methgal dipped into his Highness The Amir Silver Sword. hatright at the post by a length. body said it (Triple Crown) was ture with Henri-Alex Pantall- reserves and steadily began eas- Trainer Henri-Alex Pantall (left) leads in His Highness Sheikh Abdullah With Soumillon again in the sad- The victory was Ibido’s second impossible. One mile in July at trained French King, who was in ing past the Julien Auge-ridden bin Khalifa al-Thani’s French King, Olivier Peslier (second from left) dle for the al-Kuwari silks, the Group level win in Qatar, after Goodwood (Qatar Internation- a league of his own when he beat horse for a fi ne win much to the astride, after the win in His Highness The Amir Trophy yesterday. fi lly stayed behind another Four- the Khor Al Adaid Cup back in al Stakes), 2,000m in October American raider Standard Devia- delight his connections. cy ward, Emporio, before taking January 2018 with Otwo, while at Longchamp (Qatar Arabian tion and French contender Pedro Champion trainer Jassim Mo- up behind Georges Mikhalides- year-old and older Thorough- charge coming off the bend and Izzthatright missed out on the World Cup) with the (heavy) Cara, both in the colours of His hamed Ghazali saddled a winner schooled Think Big last time breds. then she was unstoppable. win for the third straight year. ground and 2,400m here. Look at Highness Sheikh Mohamed, by in the Al Biddah Mile (QA Group round, but the former just about Ridden by Cristophe Soumil- After guiding Stefano Ibido- The day began with a thrilling the tracks, look at the conditions, two-and-a-half lengths. 2) after the acquisition from the managed to turn the tables at lon for Frenchman Fabrice Chap- schooled Dark Pursuit to two victory for Sheikh Faisal bin Ha- look at the countries, look at the “He is a good horse and has UK, Sir Arthur Dayne, made good the post yesterday, scraping past pet, the fi ve-year-old stayed course and distance victories this mad bin Jassim al-Thani’s Surra weather. Transportation. I mean evolved to be better now (than on the promise he showed on his Tom Marquand and his mount within striking distance early on season, jockey Luca Maniezzi Man Raa, who avenged his defeat it takes an absolute legend to do last year),” Pantall said a f t e r Qatar debut earlier this month. while on the rails for a win by in the 2,000m race before tak- was once again astride Abdulhadi to Al Jeryan Stud’s Al Lusail in the that,” said Smart, who has now the win, adding that The three-year-old colt, half-a-length. ing the advantage coming off the Mana al-Hajri-owned gelding Trials earlier this month. Soufi - won Qatar’s fl agship Purebred he “hopes” to come helmed by British champion The al-Kuwari silks entered bend, and then holding on for a and two did not disappoint in the ane Saadi helmed the Ibrahim al- Arabian race for the seventh time back next year jockey Oisin Murphy in the winner’s circle once again fi ne win. sprint feature — Breeders’ Cup- Malki-trained gelding to a close in a decade. for a hat- the colours of Khalifa after French raider Al Malhouf Another French raider, Lady sponsored Dukhan Sprint (QA short head victory ahead of Ronan Coming out of Gate 1, the trick. bin Sheail al-Kuwari, bagged His Highness The Amir Princess, completed a hat-trick Group 3). Thomas-ridden Al Lusail in the Guyon-ridden colt stayed on the Pes- had fi nished runner- Shalfa, a handicap race for four- for last year’s leading owner The four-year-old found 2,000m Al Rayyan Breeders Cup. Maxime Guyon (right) rides Ebraz to His Highness The Amir Sword (Group 1 PA) victory yesterday. RESULTS Race 2: 1. Methgal (Maxime Maniezzi), 2. Izzthatright (Oisin Bentley), 4. Happy Bere (Olivier zalona). Won by: 1 ¼, ¾, Dh. Time: Khalifa bin Sheail al-Kuwari. Khalifa al-Thani. Trainer: Henri- Race 1: 1. Surra Man Raa (Soufiane Guyon), 2. Shalaa (Julien Auge), Murphy), 3. Shobrom (Ivan Rossi), Peslier). Won by: ½, 1 ¼, 1 ½. Time: 2:02.39. Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail Trainer: Thomas Fourcy. Alex Pantall. Saadi), 2. Al Lusail (Ronan Thomas), 3. Marid (Olivier Peslier), 4. Bin 4. Gulliver (Jason Hart). Won 1:33.42. Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al-Kuwari. Trainer: Fabrice Chappet. Race 7: 1. French King (Olivier Race 8: 1. Ebraz (Maxime Guyon), 3. Shaman Bu Thaila (Eduardo General (Ronan Thomas). Won by: by: 1, ¾, ¾. Time: 1:11.39. Owner: al-Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim Mo- Race 6: 1. Lady Princess (Cristo- Peslier), 2. Standard Deviation 2. Tayf (Soufiane Saadi), 3. Yazeed Pedroza), 4. Abu Samrah (Theo 1, 2 ¼, 1 ¼. Time: 1:40.93. Owner: Abdulhadi Mana al-Hajri. Trainer: hamed Ghazali. phe Soumillon), 2. Emporio (Oisin Murphy), 3. Pedro Cara (Olivier Peslier), 4. Khataab Bachelot). Won by: Shd, 1, 1 ¼. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Stefano Ibido. Race 5: 1. Al Malhouf (Cristophe (Julien Auge), 3. Ginkeau (Faleh (Tony Piccone), 4. Noor Al Hawa (Jerome Cabre). Won by: 1 ¾, ¾, Time:2:06.83. Owner: Sheikh Faisal bin Khalifa al-Thani. Trainer: Race 4: 1. Sir Arthur Dayne (Oisin Soumillon), 2. Pazeer (Eduardo Bughanaim), 4. Goingfor Al (Tom Marquand). Won by: 2 ½, 1 2. Time: 2:31.22. Owner: His High- bin Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani. Julian Smart. Murphy), 2. Think Big (Tom Mar- Pedroza), 3. Hajaj (Faleh Bugha- Baraka (Adrie de Vries). Won by: ½, 1 ¾. Time: 2:25.91. Owner: His ness Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Trainer: Ibrahim al-Malki. Race 3: 1. Dark Pursuit (Luca quand), 3. Perfect Empire (Harry naim), 4. Zamharer (Mickael Bar- 11, 5, 1 ½. Time: 1:52.60. Owner: Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin al-Thani. Trainer: Julian Smart. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, February 23, 2020 EQUESTRIAN HIS HIGHNESS THE AMIR’S SWORD SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIP Salman clinches Amir’s Sword aft er Big Tour win Al-Emadi, who was placed sixth after the first round, put on a clinical show with The Toymaker in the second to triumph By Sahan Bidappa Doha alman Mohamed al- Emadi won the feature event at the His High- ness The Amir’s Sword SShowjumping Championship yesterday.