17 November 2016 www.aladiyat.ae ISSUE 596 Dhs 5 RB Burns off opposition to wear Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown Bin Suroor, Appleby and O’Shea saddle big race winners on historic day for on same card in Australia Photos ©www.godolphin.com Saeed bin Suroor Charlie Appleby John O’Shea 17 November 2016 3 Domination elusive thus Contents NEWS 3-15 far in domestic ranks BLOODSTOCK 16-23 SPINNING WORLD 19 ONOURS were even at Jebel Ali last Friday ENDURANCE 25 afternoon with six different NICHOLAS GODFREY 26 H owners, trainers and jockeys HOWARD WRIGHT 27 sharing the winners. JOHN BERRY 28 These included a first victory DEREK THOMPSON 29 of the new campaign for trainer TOM JENNINGS 30 Ahmad bin Harmash, as well as Salvadori becoming the first horse MICHELE MACDONALD 31 to win twice this season. QATAR 33 His success was also a second for REVIEWS / RESULTS both trainer Rashed Bouresly and JEBEL ALI (FRI) 34-35 jockey Bruno Reis, while Saeed ABU DHABI (SUN) 36-37 Al Mazrooei’s feature race victory PREVIEWS / CARDS aboard Beachy Head was, at the time, a second from as many rides Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Ernst Oertel MEYDAN (THU) 38-43 for the apprentice. All three Oertel winners were After the first three weekends AL AIN (FRI) 44-51 The action moved to Abu Dhabi owned by Khalid Khalifa Al of UAE racing, Doug Watson, SHARJAH (SAT) 53-59 on Sunday with trainers Eric Nabooda who now has five, Richard Mullen and Sheikh ABU DHABI (SUN) 60-65 Lemartinel and Ernst Oertel, who impressive considering all were Hamdan, in his case courtesy of also enjoyed a Jebel Ali winner, Purebred Arabians for whom there prize money earned, lead their Editorial celebrating doubles. have only been 16 races this season. respective tables. Editor/writer Mark Jackson Head of Designing English Division Eng. Mohamed Maher Assistant Designer Nisar Shaikh Ismail KV Writer Duane Fonseca Graphic & Scanner Abdul Majeed Richard Mullen Doug Watson Eric Lemartinel Nadim Ahmed Library Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics OWNERS (by winners, then prize money) JOCKEYS (by winners, then prize money) TRAINERS (by winners, then prize money) Abdulla Khalifa K. Aboobacker Sheikh Hamdan (bin Rashid) 5 Richard Mullen 6 Doug Watson 5 Photographers Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 5 Royston Ffrench 4 Eric Lemartinel 4 K.P. Majeed Sheikh Khalifa (bin Zayed) 4 Fernado Jara 3 Musabbeh Al Mheiri 4 Abdul Razzak Sh Mansour (bin Zayed) 2 Tadhg O’Shea 3 Ernst Oertel 4 Sh Hamdan (bin Mohd) 2 Satish Seemar 2 Correspondents Adrie de Vries 3 Bouresly Racing Syndicate 2 Patrick Dobbs 2Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 2 Sh Sultan bin ( bin Zayed) 1 Salem bin Ghadayer 2 Overseas Xavier Ziani 2 John BERRY Nicholas GODFREY Feedback Tom JENNINGS English Editorial Tele.:+971- 4 342 9999 - Fax: +971- 4 342 2121 Michele MACDONALD For Back Numbers, Subscriptions and Photography enquiries, please contact: Alastair NICOLSON Essa Hassan Al Basher, Mobile: +971-50 452 6636 Derek THOMPSON P.O. Box 53300, Dubai, UAE. mail: [email protected] Al-Adiyat is published and printed by the Dubai Horse Racing Information Centre. Howard WRIGHT All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the Bloodstock prior written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in Al-Adiyat do not necessarily reflect Beverley TOWNSEND those of the publishers. 17 November 2016 5 No new contract for Hanagan AUL HANAGAN will no longer be employed as first Pjockey to Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum after five years in the role it was announced last week. The former Champion Jockey has not had his contract renewed. Hanagan, champion in both 2010 and 2011, was recruited by the owner after the retirement of Richard Hills and enjoyed his greatest successes on the filly Taghrooda, winner of the Oaks and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2014. Sheikh Hamdan’s racing manager, Angus Gold, said: “Paul’s contract was on a renewable annual basis, and I can confirm the contract will not be renewed for 2017. “On behalf of Sheikh Hamdan I would like to thank Paul very much for all his work for us Taghrooda over the last five years; we have enjoyed some great days together, highlighted by Taghrooda, Muhaarar and Mukhadram, and he has contributed enormously to their successful racing careers. “On a personal level I would like to pay tribute to Paul’s tremendous attitude and fantastic worth ethic; he has been a wonderful team player and a pleasure to work with, and I wish him every success in the future.” Hanagan, 36, said: “I would Mukhadram Muhaarar like to thank Sheikh Hamdan for giving me the opportunity to ride wish him and the team at Shadwell The pair’s best year together three of 15 wins at Group level some very special horses both in every success in the future. came in 2014 when they teamed up shared by jockey and owner. Europe and Dubai over the past “I am disappointed our with Taghrooda and also won the Although 2016 began well when five years. I have some great partnership has come to an end, Coral Eclipse with Mukhadram. Muarrab won the Group 1 Dubai memories particularly of our seven but I have to put these things into The following year they Golden Shaheen at Meydan, it has Group One wins, two of them on perspective particularly at this combined with the Charlie Hills- not been the best of years in Britain Taghrooda, who gave me my first time when my close friend Freddy trained Muhaarar who completed a for the partnership with Hanagan Classic success in the 2014 Oaks. Tylicki has suffered life changing Group One sprint treble for them riding 73 winners, his lowest tally “Sheikh Hamdan is a true injuries. I am sure I speak for with wins in the Darley July Cup, since 2003, 51 of those being for gentleman, it has been a privilege everyone when I say that we are all Prix Maurice de Gheest and Qipco his retained owner though only to ride for him and I would like to praying for him.” Champions Sprint. They were three at Group level. Soft Falling Rain and Hanagan win Godolphin Mile Muarrab 17 November 2016 7 WEEKLY CHILL WITH ‘THE FONZ’ BY DUANE FONSECA Equine events heating up, in some cases literally! QUESTRIAN activity around the Emirates is Estarting to simmer even as the mercury is starting to slowly but steadily drop. There is a hint of an untruth in the second part of that statement, though, for if you were at the Al Wathba Challenge, a CEN 120km Endurance Ride at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi last Saturday, you would have found things to be the other way around. I’m not saying the endurance ride fell short of providing the basic thrills often associated with long distance riding, but just that it was a challenge being out there in the scorching UAE sun. Isn’t it November and doesn’t it start to cool around this time, with the visibility perfect and a soothing cool breeze making the every move around the stables and also the weather that will start to Head’s legendary UAE trainer outdoors ideal? reporting areas. make you sweat. Ali Rashid Al Rayhi who did not The race was thrillingly perfect, Himself an endurance rider of A day earlier, last weekend, hide his admiration for the rider but even as a viewer one was much stature and the winner of at the Flat races in Jebel Ali the when he claimed he definitely challenged to his spectating core the 2012 FEI World Endurance Thoroughbred action was top class has the potential to become an and to how much someone will Championship, Sheikh Mohammed with the only odd fixture on the Emirati great. go through to soak in the action. followed the 140+ riders around card, the HH Sheikh Hamdan On Sunday, it was time for the It is perhaps ironic that a column the course with his entourage in bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE running of the world’s richest with a name such as this gets tow and was quick to congratulate Breeders’ Society Challenge a race for Purebred Arabians in Abu rolling with a topic as stifling as Al Kitbi on what was a fine victory. 1400m trip for Purebred Arabians Dhabi and the action that panned the scorching desert sun, but then On the whole, it was a brilliant also dishing out a fine contest out absolutely justified the hype if you look at the larger picture day to be at Al Wathba and if between the top three finishers surrounding the €1.2 million prize the race provided what was one of you consider yourself an equine with AF Tebyan owned by Khalid purse of the second running of the coolest finishes in recent years loving foodie, then you couldn’t Khalifa Al Nabooda being given a the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al with the winner Salem Hamad have asked for a better fare than run for his money towards the end Nahyan Crown Jewel. Saeed Malhoof Al Kitbi clocking what was dished out, with the by Aasal Al Reef and only winning The race had attracted the success for M7 Stables on Burkaan chefs throwing a wide variety by a head. attention of the Arabian superhorse just a second ahead of Mansour on the ‘barbie’ and the entire But the day easily belonged to Al Mourtajez from France, and Saeed Mohammed Al Faresi of menu a fine blend of Arabic and Saeed Al Mazrooei, the Emirati with the winner of the inaugural MRM Stables.