HM Alchahine produced a devastating turn of foot yesterday at Deauville (France), sweeping past the entire field to capture the G1-PA Prix Manganate, the fourth Group 1 victory of his career. Bred by H. Mousli and N. Mousalli, the six-year-old son of our stallion Al Mourtajez once again confirmed his status as a world-class champion. Congratulations to all of his connections. Mister Ginoux also enjoyed a memorable day on August 4 at Deauville (France), thanks to a top-level p

Al Mourtajez continues to update his tally of winners courtesy of Athena, who scored on 2 August at Royan-La Palmyre racecourse (France). Bred by H.M. Al Ghatani and owner Haseg, the four-year-old filly opened her account over 2,300 metres, winning by two lengths on her third start. A daughter of Al Mourtajez, she is out of Ocyrrhoe, herself the winner of the Group 1 Qatar French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge at Saint-Cloud under the guidance of her current trainer, Elisabeth B

Our graduate AD DEBEL won today opening race at Mont-de-Marsan racecourse (France), securing his first black-type success by landing the Listed-PA Prix Burkeguy. A winner as a three-year-old at La Teste-de-Buch, he finished second on his seasonal reappearance at Bordeaux (France) before claiming victory at black-type level on his second start of the season under the ride of Alexandre Gavilan and the training of Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte. Our homebred is out of a Group 2 PA-plac

Our colours were represented by two more winners this week as DEMAH and BASHA each added a second career victory with convincing performances in France. Demah registers her second career success at Compiègne (credit APRH) The first success came at Compiègne, where our homebred DEMAH landed the Prix de Dreslincourt, a Class 2 contest over 1600 metres. Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard and ridden by Mickaël Barzalona, the daughter of MEHMAS returned to winning ways in polished

ARMOR continues to set an exceptional standard with his second crop as BIG JET PLANE becomes his sixth individual two-year-old winner, further strengthening the remarkable statistics of the Haras de Bouquetot resident. The colt opened his account on July 24 in the Prix de Grez-Neuville at Le Lion d'Angers over 1,400 metres. Trained by M. Blancpain and ridden by Jérôme Claudic, BIG JET PLANE built on a series of consistent efforts to deservedly get off the mark at his fourth s

Our homebred MEMORY added his name to the list of winners bred and raced in our colours with a convincing first success in the Prix Christiane Head at Vichy. Trained by Henri-François Devin and partnered by Alexis Pouchin, the three-year-old settled comfortably before asserting in the straight to prevail over 2,000 metres, putting together a polished performance on his fourth career start. A son of MEHMAS, MEMORY is out of the regally-bred January, a daughter of Siyouni whom

Al Mourtajez pictured at Haras de Thouars Al Mourtajez continues to excel in the top races of the calendar, most recently through Moneer, who captured the Group 2-PA Prix Deryan – Coupe du Sud Ouest on July 11 at La Teste-de-Buch, France. Bred by Mr. Al-Najafi, the three-time Group 1-placed performer secured his third Group victory ahead of HM Alchahine, another son of Al Mourtajez, who finished third in the race. Mister Ginoux pictured at Haras de Thouars Mister Ginoux was a

A rewarding afternoon saw two of our three-year-olds reach an important milestone, with WID and HATTEEN each registering their first career victory in Britain. The first success came at Carlisle, where our homebred WID made every yard of the running to land the mile novice for Ralph Beckett and Jason Hart. The daughter of Wootton Bassett showed a willing attitude when challenged in the straight, rewarding the promise she had shown on her previous outing. There was added signi

ARMOR strengthens an already exceptional season as HARMONY IN BLUE becomes his fifth individual two-year-old winner, lifting our Haras de Bouquetot resident to an outstanding 42% winners-to-runners strike-rate with his juveniles. Harmony In Blue breaks her maiden at Saint-Cloud (credit APRH) The juvenile filly opens her account at third asking over 1,200 metres in the Prix des Bains de Mer. Trained by P. de Chevigny and partnered by Cristian Demuro, she races for a partnershi

Our homebred BASHA broke his maiden in impressive fashion at Aix-les-Bains on Tuesday, producing a decisive display to land the 1800-metre contest on just his second career start. Trained by Christopher Head and ridden by Sebastiano Deriu, the son of Toronado was building on the promise of his debut effort, having finished a close second at La Teste last month. Stepping up in trip, he travelled comfortably throughout before drawing clear to score by eight lengths. The perform

The first weekend of July brought another notable set of results for ZELZAL, headed by a new Group winner at Deauville and two further victories at Saint-Cloud on Sunday. Combined with a string of winners throughout the week, the Haras de Bouquetot stallion continues to strengthen his position at the top of the French sires' standings. Saturday's highlight came at Deauville, where MISE EN BOITE secured the biggest success of his career in the Prix de Ris-Orangis Gr.3. Bred an

MISTER GINOUX recorded another first-time winner with his three-year-old daughter NORSHAN, who captured the Prix de Bournazel over 1,200 metres at Pompadour, France, on June 29. Bred by E. Alhtoushi, she scored an impressive 3.5-length victory against several more experienced rivals. AL MOURTAJEZ was also in the spotlight at Pompadour through MINEDOR DE BOZOULS, winner of the Prix Pierre Pechdo over 1,600 metres. Bred by Mezagri, he showed plenty of determination to open his