The best Turf horse in the world headlined the Qatar Goodwood Festival

Baaeed, rated by the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings as the best Turf horse in the world after Flightline, maintained his nine-race unbeaten run of form with a scintillating victory in the mile Qatar Sussex Stakes (G1).

Baaeed, rated by the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings as the best Turf horse in the world after Flightline, maintained his nine-race unbeaten run of form with a scintillating victory in the mile Qatar Sussex Stakes (G1). In second and third were the Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner and subsequent Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Modern Games and the previous Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes winner and 2022 July Cup (G1) winner Alcohol Free, who was subsequently bought for 5 million guineas at the Tattersalls December Sale.

Baaeed, a son of leading sire Sea The Stars, was held up on the Sussex Downs, before making his move to lead inside the final furlong and quickly putting a length between himself and Modern Games, the Charlie Appleby-trained son of Dubawi. It was a straightforward victory for the William Haggas-trained star four-year-old.

Jockey Jim Crowley said: “He’s never going to be exuberant and win by 10l, but the feeling I got from him between the 3f and 2f, no horse can give you that sort of feel. He’s got everything. Good horses like that tick all the boxes.”

Baaeed went on from Goodwood to York where, stepped up in trip to 1m2f, he won the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes from Mishriff, and was retired, as was planned pre-race, after a below-par run in October’s Qipco Group 1 British Champion Stakes when fourth. He has stands at Shadwell Stud at a fee of £80,000 and is exciting new option for breeders.

LADY PRINCESS: THE ARABIAN QUEEN OF GOODWOOD

Goodwood’s Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA) held over 1600m is the first stage of the Triple Crown, which precedes the 2000m Qatar Arabian World Cup at Longchamp and culminates in the 2400m HH The Amir Sword in Doha.

Held at the Qatar Goodwood Festival, the race was a highlight for Arabians on the Sussex Downs and the race lived up to its billing.

As in 2021, Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s wonderful mare Lady Princess and Jim Crowley kept a top-class field at bay. She was winning the fifth leg in her sixrace sequence of top level victories.

She won by a neck from the Xavier ThomasDemeaulte-trained Hattal, who put in a promising run on his debut against older horses. He is owned by Yas Horse Racing Management

In third place was HE Sheikha Reem bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Samlla for Francois Rohaut and jockey Maxime Guyon with Abdullah bin Fahad Al Attiyah’s Djafar in fourth for Rohaut as well and jockey Tom Marquand.

The Speedy Khaadem Sprints To His King George Qatar Stakes Victory

Khaadem won the Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes (G2), a first Group 2 win for the six-year-old son of Dark Angel, who is trained by Charlie Hills. He proved the win was no fluke next time out with a fourth placing to the European sprinter of the season Highland Princess in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).

Nashwa Stamps Her Class In The Qatar Nassau Stakes

The Group 1 1m2f Qatar Nassau Stakes for fillies and mares was won by Nashwa, the daughter of Frankel building on her last-time-out Group 1 Prix de Diane Classic victory in June in France.

At Goodwood, she was held up in rear by her usual jockey Hollie Doyle, made headway 2f on the outside and went clear to win by just under 2l putting in her best performance of the season.

After a subsequent second in France in the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l’Opera and a fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, she is stayed in training for this season, connections believing she will be an even better filly as a four-year-old.

Sea La Rosa Climbs The Ranks In The Group 2 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes

Sea La Rosa chased down the strong running Urban Artist to take the Group 2 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes. It was the progressive filly’s first Group 2 victory and a building block to her Group 1 win in October’s Qatar Prix de Royallieu at ParisLongchamp.

She is tough and tenacious and a fine example of one by her sire Sea The Stars.