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No doubt you were either there or read all about it…I’m referring to the 25th Silver Anniversary DARLEY AWARDS celebration that took place 3 weeks ago. A big hand goes to the ARC Stewards and the team of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival headed by Lara Sawaya. It was a very exciting weekend, starting with the Saturday evening races at Sam Houston Race Park, including the first ever HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies IFHAR Cup held in the U.S., while on Sunday evening the spotlight was on the black tie Darley Awards banquet. Both big events were glued together by frequent trips to the Galleria across the street from the JW Marriott, keeping everyone entertained nonstop.
It was fantastic seeing so many international faces in the crowd; From the UAE dignitaries and racing officials, IFHAR Board members, and the Chairs of most Arabian racing organizations from around the world, it was truly an international event.
So with the great connections and new friends we’ve made, I suggest we invite them back with their horses to join us in racing here in the U.S. We have a big backyard to play in and lots of money up for grabs, and we’re willing to share it with our new found friends. First stop, Delaware Park, noted for its great location half way between New York and Washington, DC, its big prize money, its top stakes program, and its countryside gallops reminiscent of Newmarket. From there, you can go anywhere in the U.S., including Pimlico Race Course, home of the PREAKNESS, just down the interstate highway. Delaware Park and EARA is setting up their welcoming committee now. Intrigued? I’ll put you in touch with the who’s who.
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See the CHNDAKA daughters Elegant Dancer MHF and Ms Charisma MHF on the Mandolynn Hill Farm Pavilion.
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I’m receiving more inquiries for prospects than at this time last year, which I interpret as a positive sign for U.S. breeders. With racing expanding globally, there is going to be a need for more “inventory” to fill races at all race venues. I’m hopeful savvy breeders will recognize this and plan accordingly.
That reminds me, possibly the “hottest” new sire to come on line this breeding season is the Shadwell-owned champion, NO RISK AL MAURY, who retired from racing after his Group I win in the International Malazgirt Trophy stake in Istanbul this past September. In the 6 years of his race career, he started 25 times, amassing 17 wins, 4 seconds, and 3 thirds, including 6 Group I wins, 6 Group I places, 5 Group II wins and 1 Group II place, in 4 countries, and on all 3 surfaces types : turf, dirt and all weather. Easy to see why he was recently ranked by the Pattern Race and Handicapper Committee as the Number #1 horse with a rating of 128 in the first ever International Purebred Arabian Rankings. Needless to say, I am extremely proud to be managing his U.S. breeding book. Along with Shadwell’s other champion sires, MADJANI, CHNDAKA, NIVOUR DE CARDONNE, and KAOLINO, Race Street’s 2012 U.S. stallion roster is quite the powerhouse!
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