New racing season gets underway on Friday
An exciting new season of racing at the Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club gets underway on Friday 27th October. The opening day features an eight-race card, starting at 1.30pm, with all races run in honour and in memory of HH Shaikh Rashid Bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The feature event is race 7, due off at 4.10pm. Run over 1600m, the six-horse line-up includes one of the Kingdom’s winning most horses, Byline, owned by Al Adiyat Racing, while leading UK based rider, Jason Watson, takes the ride on the youngest horse in the race, Gumais, for owners Al Mohamediya Racing.
Following further investment by the Bahrain Turf Club in facilities and prize money, the 2023-24 season will be more valuable than ever. Highlights include the $1m Bahrain International Trophy on Friday 17th November and the return of the popular Bahrain Turf Series, running from December through to March. After the turn of the year, attention will switch to the Crown Prince’s Cup on 2nd February and the season finale, the King’s Cup, on 8th March.
The Club will be staging racing every Friday, as well as on seven Saturdays, until 8th March 2024 and there are plenty of opportunities for families to enjoy a great day out. A warm welcome awaits racegoers on each and every race day, with something for everyone, including a range of places to eat, exciting sport to watch and on-site entertainment in the Turf Village for younger racegoers.
Yusuf Buheji, CEO of the Bahrain Turf Club said:
“This racing season promises to be our best yet in terms of the quality and competitiveness of the sport.
“Naturally, we are excited at the prospect of staging the first Bahrain International Trophy to be run for $1m and the calibre of the entries suggests it will be a race to not to missed on 17th November, but we are also looking forward to every race day due to the improved customer experience we will be offering, together with some thrilling action on the track.”
For more information and details of all the upcoming dates in the season click here
for the Bahrain Turf Club website.