It was a festive evening at Al Rayyan for our homebreds. SHAYEG was the first to carry our colours to victory in the 1,600-metre Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate, leading a 1–2 finish for our homebreds and stallions. Our four-year-old homebred son of Al Mamun Monlau opened his winning account on debut with a 5.5-length success under jockey Faleh Bughanaim, while our homebred daughter of  Al Mourtajez , FIAFI, finished second, showing marked improvement from her previous start un

Zelzal, Haras de Bouquetot In the opening race of the meeting, ZELZANA a three-year-old filly by ZELZAL out of BURSA (FRANKEL) broke her maiden in the Prix Marcel Maschio, a Flat race run over 2,000 metres on standard ground. Ridden by Anthony Crastus, she carried the colours of Olivier Martinelli, trained by Manon Scandella-Lacaille, and bred by Guy Pariente. WEWILLDANCEAGAIN secured the third victory of her career in the Prix Gris de Gris, run over 1,500 metres on the all

Amilcare, Chantilly On Friday afternoon, AMILACRE , a three-year-old colt by WOODED  out of MONT JESS (MONTJEU), opened proceedings with victory in the Prix du Mont-Griffon, run over 1,900 metres on the Chantilly all-weather track. Trained by Mario Baratti, he travelled behind the leaders under Maxime Guyon, carrying the silks of Scuderia Scolari and bred by Mathieu Daguzan-Garros. It was then a son of ZELZAL  who opened the November account, scoring at Durtal in the Prix de

Clavis, Chantilly The final two races of the October 28th meeting at Chantilly highlighted the progeny of WOODED  and ZELZAL , each represented by a winner. In the 7th race, the Prix de la Route des Blanchisseurs, CLAVIS AUREA , a 3-year-old filly by WOODED  out of KAHINA (CAMELOT) , broke her maiden over 1,600 metres on the all-weather track. She carried the silks of Beaumelles Racing for trainer Pierre Groualle, partnered by Clément Lecoeuvre, and was bred by Francis Joseph

Zelzal, Haras de Bouquetot LE CONQUERANT , a three-year-old son of ZELZAL  out of WALTZ KEY (HENRYTHENAVIGATOR), bred by one of his co-owners Écurie La Vallée Martigny, landed the closing race of the day, the Prix d’Assezat, contested over 2,400 metres on testing ground at Toulouse. Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and partnered by Hugo Mouesan, he carried the colours of Écurie de Pradel to victory. Congratulations to all connections!

Al Mourtajez  continues to enhance his stellar Group 1 record as a sire, adding another performance to his roster on October 27 at Toulouse, France, courtesy of Molfit, who finished third in the  G1-PA French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge Classic – Wathba Stallions. Bred by MBF, the son of our Haras de Thouars-based sire recorded a third Group 1 performance to his tally, showing a strong turn of foot in the home straight. Al Mourtajez pictured at Haras de Thouars

His largest crop will hit the tracks in 2025, after he topped the French sire rankings as leading first-crop sire despite limited first crops. Our Haras de Thouars-based stallion  Mister Ginoux  is already the sire of dual Group 1 winner Hoggar de l’Ardus, and he further enhanced his record this season with an exciting generation of three-year-olds. Karama del Roc captured the  G2-PA French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge – Pouliches earlier in the season, while  TS Waseema  and

Chibitty, Saint-Cloud Yesterday at Saint-Cloud, CHIBITTY  produced a fine performance to finish third in the Prix Perth (Gr.3), contested over 1,600 metres. In a strongly run race led by SPARKS FLY and EXXTRA, the Mikel Delzangles-trained gelding showed patience, travelling in the second half of the field before finishing strongly to snatch third place after a good battle with ELIM. Ridden by Théo Bachelot, CHIBITTY carried the silks of Mme Philippe Arsac. The three-year-old

New Way Baby, Deauville NEW WAY BABY , a three-year-old filly by WOODED  out of NOUVELLE VOIE (OLYMPIC GLORY), secured her second consecutive victory within just twenty days. Partnered by Maxime Guyon, she landed the Prix de l’Écluse François Ier, a 1,300-metre contest run on the all-weather track at Deauville. Bred by Al Shaqab Racing and SCEA des Prairies, she carried the silks of Jean-Pierre Vanden Heede for trainer J.-P. Macedo da Costa Oliveira. Congratulation to all con

Wooded, Haras de Bouquetot TEXAS WOOD , a two-year-old colt by WOODED  out of TEXALILA (SUNDAY BREAK) , opened his account today with a confident victory in the Prix d'Arudy  on the Pau all-weather track. Bred by SCEA des Prairies, he carried the silks of Mme Sophie Midy, trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and was partnered by Jean-Bernard Eyquem. Patiently ridden throughout the 2,000-meter contest, TEXAS WOOD  delivered a decisive turn of foot in the final stages to score on just

Wooded, Haras de Bouquetot On Tuesday, SPORT WOOD , a two-year-old colt by WOODED  out of SPORT GAME (AZAMOUR), made a successful debut when landing the Prix Philippe de Watrigant at Bordeaux-Le Bouscat. Bred by Mme S. Dupray, he carried the silks of Gérard Augustin-Normand, for trainer Philippe Sogorb and jockey Alejandro Gutierrez-Val. The colt showed professionalism and authority to secure victory in the 1,900-metre contest, run on soft ground and restricted to unraced two