Lukasek rides Fuwairat to victory Sheikh Faisal Bin Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani’s FUWAIRAT (Amer x Sakina De Faust) was well held in Group 1 company last time round but Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki trained horse bounced back with a victory with Tomas Lukasek guiding the 5yo to a C&D victory in the PUREBRED ARABIAN GRADUATION PLATE, on March 4. In the 1700m race, Fuwairat started the widest of the nine contenders but did well to win by three lengths and three quarters. Umm Qarn’s BADDA (Seraphin Du Paon x Raqiyah) picked up a second C&D victory this season with the Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle saddled mare topped the PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP (90 & below) in a thrilling fashion on Wednesday. In the 1700m run on dirt, the 5yo was partnered by Soufiane Saadi for the second straight time, and the two started on the inside off Gate 2 and managed to hold off as many as five other contenders for a fantastic victory with three-quarters of a length to spare.
Qatari rider Faleh Bughanaim helmed his fifth winner this season on Wednesday. Bughanaim was astride Osama Omer Al Dafea’s GINKEAU (Divamer x Eauvation Des Cedres) for the second straight time, and the colt showed versatility moving from turf to dirt and stepping down in distance to six furlongs in the PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (Div 2). The two followed up their third-place finish in the top notch Silver Sword race two weeks ago with a thrilling victory by a neck. Injaaz Stud’s AWAMIR (Nizam x Assana D’Aroco) had shown promise on his debut when he finished fifth over a mile in October. On Wednesday, the Mohammed Gassim Ghazali trained colt stepped down in distance to a six-furlong sprint in the PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (Div 1) with JP Guillambert in the saddle once again. The 4yo managed to pick up a thrilling victory, winning by a short head at the post. Arabian Horse Intl
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