Sports Thursday, April 18, 2019 19 Qatar Motorsports AJS Wathanan storms Academy to host season-ending to Al Wakra Cup races for trainees A grand triple for trainer Jassim Ghazali at 44th Race Meeting at QREC Racecourse Tribune News Network ter the break there will be the DOHA Superpole Races for both cat- egories. The Superfinal Races Qatar Motorsports Acad- are scheduled at 6pm for Flat emy will celebrate its first year Track 70 and Flat Track 125 at with races for its trainees this 6.30pm. month. On the following weekend Launched last November (April 26 and 27), the QMA with more than 60 children End Season On Road Races registered, the conclusion of will be organised in three dif- the first season will be marked ferent categories - Minimot- by two successive weeks of rac- ard 70, Supermotard 125 and es on April 20, April 26 and 27. MiniGP 110. The QMA End Season Off On Friday, Free Practices Road Races will take place at and Superpole Races for all the academy’s off road facili- categories are scheduled and ties on Saturday and there will Saturday will have warm-up be two categories: Flat Track and the Superfinal Races will 70 (70cc bikes) and Flat Track conclude at 5pm 125 (125cc bikes). Losail Circuit Sports Club The event will start at 11 has offered free entry to spec- am with the warm up and af- tators.

Al Ghazali Stud-owned AJS Wathanan’s connections pose after the triumph in the Al Wakra Cup at the QREC Racecourse in New Al Rayyan on Wednesday.

Tribune news Network DOHA Results 44th Race Meeting – Al Wakra Cup Day (dirt) Onwer: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim Prize Money: QR60,000 (1st 34,200 2nd 13,200 3rd Al Ghazali Stud’s AJS Ghazali LOCAL THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP 1,700m 6,600) Trainees at the time of the launch of the Qatar Motorsports Academy THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE (Class 6) 1,200m Prize Money: QR55,000 (1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 3rd 1. Garraffah (Ronan Thomas), 2. Badda (Mathieu at Losail. Wathanan displayed tremen- Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) 1,900m 6,050) Pelletan), 3. Tahar (Damien Morin, -5kg) dous pace and determination 4,950) Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd 1. Al Huwailah (Al Moatasem al Balushi), 2. Musaiter Bu Won by 1, 5.75. Time 1:59.56 as he was ridden to a big vic- 1. Hitchslap (Anas al Seyabi), 2. Show Of Strength (Ivan 5,500) Thaila (Ivan Rossi), 3. Admiral (Tomas Lukasek) Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle tory in the Al Wakra Cup by Rossi), 3. Leafy Moss (Jean Baptiste Hamel) 1. Nautical Mile (Ivan Rossi), 2. Noble Ancestry (Alexis Won by 2.25, 0.25. Time 1:51.80 Won by neck, 0.5. Time 1:12.19 Pouchin, -5kg), 3. Dheban (Mathieu Pelletan) Owner: Injaz Stud. Trainer: Mohammed Jassim Ghazali AL WAKRA CUP 1,900m Anas al Seyabi at the 44th Owner & Trainer: Osama al Dafea Won by 1.75, 0.75. Time 2:2.73 Prize Money: QR100,000 (1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 3rd Race Meeting at the Qatar Owner: Al Jasra Stud. Trainer: Tareq Essa Abdulla PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP 1,200m 11,000 4th 6,000 5th 4,000) Blue Jackets, Islanders Racing and Equestrian Club THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) (Qatari Riders Prize Money: QR55,000 (1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 3rd 1. AJS Wathanan (Anas al Seyabi), 2. Nomas Al Shajaa Racecourse in New Al Rayyan Only) 1,200m PUREBRED ARABIAN GRADUATION PLATE 1,700m 6,050) (Alexis Pouchin, -5kg), 3. AJS Al Moheeb (Al Moatasem al Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd 1. Lekhraib (Al Moatasem al Balushi), 2. Stam Al Naif Balushi), 4. AJS Al Maha (Tadgh O’Shea), 5. Al Mustafiz complete sweep on Wednesday. 5,500) 5,500) (Adnan Hawa), 3. Fazan (Ronan Thomas) (Tomas Lukasek) The seven-year-old gray 1. Lo De Nalane (Ali Khalid al Mosallam, -5kg), 2. Bint 1. Husam (Ronan Thomas), 2. Jabal Aramoon (Anas al Won by 4.25, 2.5. Time 1:18.92 Won by 6.25, 4.75, 0.5, 12. Time 2:11.86 AFP pleted a 4-0 series win a the gelding was a poor 10th in Saffian (Meteb Ali al Marri, -5kg), 3. China Club (Abdulla Seyabi), 3. Bsheer (Faleh Bughanaim) Owner: Al Ghazali Stud. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali Owner: Al Ghazali Stud. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali Los Angeles Nationwide Arena. his last race in the Zubara Mubarak al Maadeed, -5kg) Won by nose, 4.74. Time 1:58.53 Pierre-Luc Dubois had a Won by 2.5, 2.5. Time 1:12.23 Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle PUREBRED ARABIAN PLATE (4 Year Olds) 1,700m Trophy in February. But he The Tampa Bay Lightning goal and two assists while Al- looked very sharp and keen were sent crashing out of the exandre Texier scored twice in the 1,900m race for the Lo- ters of a length. AJS Al Maha cal Thoroughbred Handicap was the first winner of the day Trainer Alban de Mieulle Stanley Cup playoffs on Tues- for Columbus, who will play cal Purebred Arabian rated 90 was fourth and Al Mustafiz 1,700m with Al Moatasem al for both owner Khalifa bin and rider Ronan Thomas col- day as the Columbus Blue either the Boston Bruins or and conditions for older and secured the fifth spot, finish- Balushi guiding Al Huwailah Sheail Kuwari and trainer Jas- lected a double for owners Jackets completed a stunning the Toronto Maple Leafs in the four-year-old horses on the ing 12 lengths behind fourth- to an over-two-length triumph sim Ghazali. The win took Lo Umm Qarn Farm. They start- first round clean sweep with a second round. dirt track and controlled the placed AJS Al Maha. against Musaiter Bu Thaila De Nalane’s record in the sea- ed off with Husam, who edged 7-3 victory in Ohio. The Lightning mean- proceedings before outpacing Earlier, Seyabi launched (Ivan Rossi). This was the sec- son to three in nine races. Jabal Aramoon by a nose to The Lightning entered the while were left reflecting on Nomas Al Shajaa by over six the day well, pushing ond consecutive winner for Balushi and Lekhraib clinch the Purebred Arabian playoffs as proud owners of an abrupt end to a campaign lengths. Hitchslap, owned and trained the five-year-old chestnut filly, scripted an easy win over Stam Graduation Plate 1,700m for the Presidents’ Trophy, the which had promised so much This was his third win of by Osama al Dafea, to a thrill- who clinched the Local Thor- Al Naif in the Purebred Arabi- his first victory of the season. honour handed to the NHL after a regular-season which the season in eight races, tak- ing neck win in the Thor- oughbred Maident Plate sprint an Handicap 1,200m race. The Then Gharraffah followed up franchise which finishes the saw them accumulate a re- ing his overall tally to fifth oughbred Maiden Plate (Class last week. seven-year-old chestnut colt with a one-length triumph regular season with the best cord-equalling 62 wins. in 23 runs. This win also 6) sprint against Show Of Khalid al Mosallam helmed has been in good from since over Badda, another ward of record. Elsewhere Tuesday, the wrapped up a double for rider Strength (Ivan Rossi). Leafy Lo De Nalane to a victory in his first victory in March. Af- de Mieulle, in the Purebred But the Florida outfit be- Pittsburgh Penguins were shut Seyabi and owner, while fetch- Moss was third by half a the Thoroughbred Handicap ter collecting two runner-up Arabian Plate for four years came only the third Presi- down once again by the New ing a fine triple for trainer length. (Class 5) for the Qatari riders spots, he was won by four and old horses. This was the sec- dents’ Trophy winning team York Islanders, losing 3-1 to Ghazali. AJS Al Moheeb was For Injaz Stud, the previ- only, beating Bint Saffian by a quarter lengths to continue ond successive win for the to suffer a clean sweep in the bow out of the playoffs at the third by four and three quar- ous victory came off in the Lo- two and a half lengths. This his impressive run in Doha. chestnut colt. postseason as Columbus com- first hurdle with a 4-0 sweep. Bairstow, Warner power Sunrisers past

IANS 14 runs in the first four overs. Hyderabad Thereafter, they tried to up the ante and hit some lusty blows Johnny Bairstow and David to take the team’s score to 41 at Warner struck blistering half- the end of powerplay. centuries to help Sunrisers Both Watson and du Ples- Hyderabad (SRH) halt their sis looked in great touch and losing streak in the ongoing added 79 runs for the first (IPL) before both of them as they defeated Chennai Su- got out at their individual per Kings (CSK) by six wick- scores of 45 and 30. Thereaf- ets at the Rajiv Gandhi In- ter, the Chennai innings fell ternational Stadium, here on apart and they lost in Wednesday. a heap only to put pressure on SRH reached the 133-run themselves. target with 19 balls to spare to Owing to the slow nature move to the fifth spot on the of the wicket and some bril- points table. liant performance by Runners-up Al Gharafa and champions Al Sadd during the just-held Qatar Cup handball final in Doha. Chasing the target, SRH the SRH bowlers, the visitors got off to a flying start as both amassed just 30 runs in the Warner and Bairstow contin- final five overs and crawled Amir Cup handball at Duhail ued with their rampage and to 132-5 in their stipulated collected 66 runs in 5.4 overs quota of 20 overs. It was the before the Australian got out second defeat for the CSK in complex from today after scoring an explosive 25- nine games, while SRH now ball fifty which included 10 have five wins from their eight Tribune News Network Al Khor will be pitted against be held on April 25. fours. Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers (right) and Jonny games they have played. DOHA Qatar Cup champions Al Sadd The qualifying phase of Skipper Kane Williamson, Bairstow run between the wickets during the 2019 Indian Premier SRH will now take on Kol- on Saturday in the quarter- the Amir Cup involves the who came in next, couldn’t League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings kata Knight Riders at the same The Amir Cup Handball finals. teams ranked seventh to 10th stay much at the crease and at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on venue on April 21, while CSK Championship starts at the Last year’s runners-up in the League. Two teams became the victim of leg-spin- Wednesday. (AFP) will travel to Bengaluru to lock Duhail Sports Complex with Qatar Sports Club will clash are promoted to the quarter- ner Imran Tahir at his individ- horns with Royal Challengers two qualifiers - Al Rayyan ver- with Al Gharafa and defend- finals alongside the top six ual score of 3. studded with three fours and na captained the side. It was Bangalore the same day. sus Al Shamal and Al Ahli ver- ing champions and League teams of the league. They However, Bairstow stayed three sixes. for the first time since 2005 sus Al Khor – being played on winners Al Wakrah have been are: Al Wakrah, Al Duhail, at the other end to continue The visitors surely missed that Dhoni had missed an IPL Brief scores: Thursday. drawn to taken on Al Duhail Al Sadd, Al Gharafa, Al Arabi his prolific run in the ongoing the experience of M.S. Dhoni match. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 137/4 in 16.5 overs The winner of Al Rayyan in other two last eight stage and Qatar SC. Al Wakra won IPL and collected boundaries -- who had to sit out because Earlier electing to bat, (Johnny Bairstow 61, David Warner 50, Imran versus Al Shamal will pro- matches. the Amir Cup last season af- at will. The explosive England of a back injury -- especially Chennai started off slowly Tahir 2/20) beat Chennai Super Kings: 132 ceed to face Al Arabi, while The semi-finals are slated ter defeating Qatar 27 to 22 in opener remained unbeaten while defending the target. In with openers in 20 overs ( 45, Shane Watson the winner of Al Ahli versus on Monday and the final will the final. at 61. The 44-ball inning was Dhoni’s absence, Suresh Rai- and Faf du Plessis fetching just 31, Rashid Khan 2/17) by six wickets