Series overview

Bahrain’s horseracing programme continues to evolve and following a successful second edition of the Turf Series, where 50% of the winners were trained outside of Bahrain, the 10 races will again return in December 2023.

The programme specifically targets international horses rated 85-100 to compete against the locally trained horses in Bahrain. Visiting horses will be based within the region from December through to February.

The Bahrain Turf Series will be interlinked and run alongside the best racing in Bahrain with International horses competing in the series also eligible to run in any other domestic races in the 2023-24 imported programme. Priority for inclusion will be given to visiting horses from Europe with two spaces in each race reserved for horses from the GCC.

Nomination procedure

To nominate for stabling, please email Max Pimlott, max @irbracing.com by Thursday 26th October 2023.

Prior to nomination, please ensure all import requirements are met and horse vaccinations are up to date. For more information regarding this, please refer to page 34 on Shipping.

Entries for series races will be by the Monday of the race, 10am (Bahrain).

Declarations for series races will be by the Tuesday of the race, 10am (Bahrain). Declarations to include jockeys.

Prize money

The race series will have a total of $800,000 prize money fund + $80,000 in bonuses. $80,000 is allocated per series race with the purse distributed as follows:

$48,000 to the Winning Horse

$16,000 to the Second.

$8,000 to the Third.

$4,800 to the Fourth.

$3,200 to the Fifth.

The turf series will also have a bonus point system attached depending on where horses finish. Points will be awarded accordingly:

1st - 15pts 2nd - 10pts 3rd - 7pts 4th - 5pts 5th - 3pts Completed finish - 1pt

$40,000

Bonus For Pot Winner

The points will be added at the end of the series. The owner of the horse with the most points in each pot will get $25,000 and the trainer of the horse with most points will get $15,000 This will mean an extra $80,000 in total prize money. Should there be a tie for 1st place, the winner will be awarded by most wins. Should the results still be tied, the prize will be shared.