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Wanda Diamond League meeting in rescheduled to September 25 Tribune News Network Doha

The Wanda Diamond League on Monday an- Calendar 2020 nounced a further change to MEETING COUNTRY DATE Oslo NOR 11th JUN 2020 its 2020 calendar, with the (Impossible Games - WDL exhibition event) date for the Doha Diamond Zurich SUI 9th JUL 2020 League brought forward by (Inspiration Games - WDL exhibition event) around a fortnight. Monaco MON 14th AUG 2020 The fifth meeting of the Stockholm SWE 23rd AUG 2020 season was scheduled for Lausanne SUI 2nd SEPT 2020 October 9 after it could not (WDL exhibition street event) be held as the traditional Brussels BEL 4th SEPT 2020 season opener in April, but Rome/Naples ITA 17th SEPT 2020 Doha QAT 25th SEPT 2020 will now take place instead China2 CHN 17th OCT 2020 on September 25 . (venue tba) The plan is to stage 12 dis- The 2020 editions of the following meetings Caracole Du Loup landed her first victory winning the Prix Maderba-Prix des Vignerons de Glanes (maiden) ciplines. A list of athletes who have been cancelled: Eugene, London, Paris, at Royan-La Palmyre in France on Sunday evening. (Pic: Geraldine Prezeau) will compete in the Qatari Rabat, Gateshead, Shanghai. capital will be announced in due course. Caracole Du Loup’s first victory Due to the ongoing global health situation and ever- changing COVID-19 regu- events in Oslo and Zurich ear- series of events leading to a fi- Zurich as originally planned. for HH Sheikh Mohammed lations, the 2020 Wanda lier this summer, the competi- nal as is usually the case. Ath- A total of six meetings, in- Diamond League calendar re- tive season is set to begin in letes will therefore not earn cluding a street event, are cur- Tribune News Network a half-length margin. The Chafika, the pacesetter, mains provisional and subject Monaco on August 14. Diamond League points this rently scheduled to go ahead Doha chestnut filly, who is trained who is trained by Damien de to further changes. The 2020 Wanda Diamond season, and there will not be between August 14th and Sep- by Francois Rohaut, had been Watrigant, finished in second Following exhibition League will not be a structured a single, 24-discipline final in tember 25th. His Highness Sheikh Moham- the runner-up in a good race at under Laurie Foulard. med bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Toulouse last time out. Bahjah (Majd Al Arab), Caracole Du Loup (Josco du It was Chafika (General), who is trained by Charles Cayrou x Sirene Du Loup) who led the race with a very Gourdain, was further three landed her first victory, win- steady pace while Caracole quarters of a length behind in ning the Prix Maderba-Prix des Du Loup, ridden by Damien third under Clement Merille. Vignerons de Glanes (maiden) Morin, sat in third position. Bred by Jean-Marc Sa- Haydos fires Al Sadd at Royan-La Palmyre in France Wearing blinkers, Caracole phores, Caracole Du Loup is on Sunday evening. Du Loup showed a nice turn the sister of Faucon Du Loup The four-year-old Pure- of foot in the straight, over- (Darweesh), champion in bred Arabian managed to put hauling the leader and taking Russia and Gr1 P/A winner. the 2,200-metre race for four- the lead with ease, especially She comes from the famous to win against Ahli year-olds and older to bed by considering the four-kilo French dam line of NEVADA a very comfortable four and weight penalty. II (Djanor). QSC held to 1-1 draw by Promising Katara a new Listed Stakes Umm Salal winner for Al Shaqab Racing Tribune News Network Doha Tribune News Network Doha Hassan al Haydos’ long- range strike two minutes be- Al Shaqab Racing’s homebred fore half time helped Al Sadd Katara (Deep Impact) followed to a 1-0 win over Al Ahli in the up on her impressive win at QNB Stars League at the Al Kempton last time out with a Janoub Stadium on Monday. runaway Listed victory in the The maximum moves British Stallion Studs EBF Chal- the Wolves to 38 points, four ice Stakes for fillies & mares at points behind Al Rayyan Newmarket on Saturday. in second and eight behind Trained by Sir Michael leaders Al Duhail with three Stoute, the three-year-old filly matches left to play. looks to have an exciting year The reigning champions ahead having won this race, may also decide the destiny of her first attempt at Stakes the title when they take on Al level, by four lengths. Part- Al Shaqab Racing’s Katara scored a runaway Listed victory in the Brit- Duhail next weekend. A win nered by jockey Oisin Murphy ish Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes for fillies & mares at Newmar- for Duhail will seal the title for Al Sadd players celebrate with Hassan Al Haydos (centre) after he scored in the first half against Al Ahli in the 2,400-metre contest on ket in UK on Saturday. (Pic: Racingfotos) the Red Knights if Al Rayyan during their QNB Stars League match at the Al Janoub Stadium on Monday. the July course, she traveled in fail to beat Al Sailiya. mid-division and had the race ing that there are no stamina Shaqab racing in France at Al Sadd were without the minute, but Ivanildo kept it Wolves just before halftime In the day’s late match, well in hand when hitting the doubts for this filly. Expres- Haras de Bouquetot. She is inspiring due to out. Bounedjah connected with a long-range strike which Umm Salal held off Al Khor front 300 meters from the line. sionism (Galileo) was the run- by the late great Deep Impact injury but had new signing with the rebound to put the left Ivanildo no chance. to claim an essential point in This was her first attempt ner-up with Cosmic Princess and out of New Approach mare Rodrigo Tabata on the bench. ball in the net, only for the In the second half, Tabata a 1-1 draw at the Jassim Bin at this trip and she galloped (Kingman) finishing third. Asyad, a three-time winner Their superiority showed referee to rule it out for off- made his debut for Al Sadd Hamad Stadium. all the way to the line, show- Katara was bred by Al herself for Al Shaqab Racing. from kick off, and Baghdad side. Al Ahli soon found the when he replaced Haydos but The result sees Umm Salal Bounedjah missed an early net themselves, but the flag the Wolves failed to find a overtake Al Khor in the league opportunity as Ahli goalkeep- had gone up against Hernan breakthrough. standings up into 10th as the er Ivanildo Rodrigues stepped Perez despite a delightful Bounedjah thought he had relegation battle heats up. out of his goal quickly to make finish by the striker. scored a second in the 84th Sports Club took the Dahiya, a new 2YO winner for Al Shaqab Racing an important save. Haydos, making his first minute but Nam was flagged lead in 52nd minutes as the in- Jung Woo-young had start for the team since Febru- offside in the build-up as form Kayke Rodrigues latched metres from the line and, with a shot at goal in the 23rd ary, scored the opener for the Al Sadd held on for the win. on Sador Rashidov’s pass to apparent ease, held off Rapido send a lovely finish home. Presto (Pedro The Great), who However, Umm Salal lev- was running strongly on his Spanish star arrives in Doha elled with 20 minutes to go outside. The official distance when the referee awarded a was a short head. soft penalty against Abdulaziz Dahiya is trained by the Adel who was harshly ad- French maestro André Fabre judged to have fouled Umm in Chantilly. Sala’s Ayoub Azzi with barely Cheminaud commented any contact. Fahad Khalfan after the race, “He is still a stepped up and made no mis- baby, but he can certainly take from the spot. jump! He was caught for QSC also had a goal speed on his debut and I not given after the ball had thought he was more mature crossed the line before Umm Al Shaqab Racing’s homebred Dahiya (Invincible Spirit) broke his in his race today. He needed Salal goalkeeper Baba Malick maiden, second time up, in the Prix Irish River, a maiden, at Deauville the run to bring him on. He’s scrambled the ball out. Still, in France on Saturday. (Pic: Scoopdyga) definitely an improving horse the referee indicated no goal, and he hasn’t yet shown all despite VAR available for con- Tribune News Network Normandy features a month of he is capable of. I expect big sultation. Doha top-class racing. things from him!” The result means QSC has Dahiya had finished fourth Dahiya is out of Jadhaba, failed to win since beating Al Al Shaqab Racing’s home- on his debut at Chantilly a a daughter of Galileo who ran Sadd back in November. They bred two-year-old colt Dahiya fortnight ago. He was drawn just three times before injury remain ninth with 18 points. (Invincible Spirit) broke his on the inside in this 1,200-me- cut her career short. She none- Results: Al Ahli 0 Al Sadd 1 maiden, second time up, in tre race on the straight track theless counts two wins and a (Hassan Al Haydos 43’) the Prix Irish River, a maiden, under jockey Vincent Chemin- third place in the Group 3 Prix Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla, who has joined his former international teammate Hernandez at Qatar SC 1 (Kayke Rodrigues at Deauville in France on Sat- aud. He raced in the middle of Penelope in her race record. Al Sadd, arrived in Doha late on Sunday night. He was received by the club officials at the Hamad 52’) Umm Salal 1 (Fahad Khal- urday. The first weekend of the pack with plenty of pace in She also ran in the Al Shaqab International Airport. fan 72’ pen). the annual August meeting in the race. He hit the front 100 racing silks.