Tribune News Network
Doha
Bakir claimed a hat-trick of victories for Wathnan Racing also claiming the prestigious The Late Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed Trophy during the 15h Al Rayyan Meeting of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club’s (QREC) on Saturday.
At the Al Rayayn Racecourse, in 1500m contest for Local Purebred Arabians, the seven-year-old gray horse teamed up with trainer/jockey combination of Alban de Mieulle and Alberto Sanna to beat Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Mirage by three quarters of a length to win the day’s feature. Wathnan Racing’s Sealine came third.
In the penultimate race of the day, Abdullah bin Fahad AH Al Attiyah-owned and Francois Rohaut-trained Djafar edge out Jabalah by a short head and land the spoils in the Gr2 PA Qatar National Day Trophy in 2000m race for Purebred Arabians under jockey Maxime Guyon.
HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, Minister of Sports and Youth, in presence of HE Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, QREC Chairman, crowned the winners.
Earlier, the colours of Wathnan Racing were in the winners’ enclosure as Haunted Dream marked his Qatar debut with a Gr3 QA victory, landing the Al Safliya Cup.
The Hamad Al Jehani-trained four-year-old gelding pulled almost three lengths clear of her rivals, in the 2350m contest for Thoroughbreds, in the hands of jockey Gerald Mosse. Bader Mohammed Al Darwish, QREC Acting CEO, presented the trophies to the winners.
Wathnan Racing claimed its first win of the day, when Equinoxe sprouted wings in the home straight to land the Halul Island Cup for the third year running. The Alban de Mieulle-trained six-year-old star managed to hold on under jockey Alberto Sanna to clinch victory by a neck from Sky Blue in the 2000m Local Thoroughbred Open Race.
The Mohamed Abdulhadi S Al Hajri-owned and Rashid Al Jehani-trained General Panic won the Al Busayyir Cup as the four-year-old colt ran out a half-length winner of the 1500m Thoroughbred Conditions under jockey Tomas Lukasek, who was in the winning seat for the second time on the day.
The Al Wasmiyah Farm-owned Eddie’s Boy also marked his second start in Qatar with a victory, winning the Falcon Cup for trainer Georges Mikhalides. The three-year-old colt took the 1200m Thoroughbred Conditions, getting the better of last year’s winner Taxiwala by a head, under the in-form Lukas Delozier, who notched his third win on the day.
