It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Susan Meyer February 2, 2024, at her farm Meyercrest Arabians in Raleigh, North Carolina surrounded by her cherished horses and her devoted husband Jim. Sue lived a life of beautiful duality,...

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has been informed that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program has proposed enforcing the screening limit of phenylbutazone at 300 ng/mL in blood,...

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium's (RMTC) Scientific Advisory Committee has performed an analysis of HISA's proposed Anti-Doping and Medication Control program (ADMC) and, where data permits, developed withdrawal guidance associated with the ADMC Screening...

Dear members of the Arabian Racing Community: I would like to thank everyone who has reached out and shared their best wishes during my recovery. With the recovery being more intense and taking longer than hoped, I have asked Jonathan Horowitz to serve as Acting...

Join us For the Love of Racing Arabians! Due to the continued worries of COVID, and the logistics of transporting horses from track to track, California and Colorado have decided it is in the best interest of all concerned to take the California Wathba Cup races to...

The Arabian Jockey Club (AJC) is pleased to announce that the richest Arabian horse race in the United States will once again be part of one of America’s biggest days of racing in 2022. The $100,000 UAE President Cup (G1) will be run on May 21, 2022, at Pimlico...

 AURORA, CO – In 1995, the Arabian Horse Trust began an honorary program that recognized great Arabian racehorses (Racing Hall of Fame) and leadership individuals within the sport of Arabian racing (Tent of Honor). In 2008, all voting privileges and decisions were...

2021 UAE President Cup Nominations The Arabian Jockey Club (AJC) is pleased to announce that the richest Arabian horse race in the United States will once again be part of one of America’s biggest days of racing in 2021. The $100,000 UAE President Cup (G1) will be run...

Arabian Racing has lost an icon. Pat Buckley was one of the founding members of Arabian racing in the United Arab Emirates. After a successful career as a steeplechase jockey, including winning the Grand National on one of the Queen’s horses, Pat was asked to help get...

Aurora, CO – The Arabian Jockey Club (AJC) is pleased to announce that the richest Arabian horse race in the United States will be part of one of America’s biggest days of racing in 2020. The $100,000 UAE President Cup (G1) will be run on October 3, 2020 at Pimlico...

In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, The AED 5 million Group 1 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown , *one of* the world’s richest horse races for Purebred...

Emirates Breeders races are heading to Colorado in August! Mark your calendars for this exciting Arabian race series – including a concluding VIP race based on qualifying points – at Arapahoe Park offering additional purse money courtesy Emirates Breeders: 2020...

Just a reminder as racing starts back up. Any horse without a physical lip tattoo, needs to get a digital tattoo. Contact the TRPB representative so that they can scan your microchip, take pictures and certify your digital tattoo. If your horse has a physical lip...

Thank you for your patience as the racing world was put on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic. As race tracks are approved for re-opening, we ask that you please adhere to all safety precautions and protocols for each location. We will publish updated information which...

Contrary to rumors that California racing will not occur in 2020, the California Authority of Racing Fairs will be finalizing dates as early as next week. These dates and locations will then be considered by the California Horse Racing Board at their next board...

May 2020 update - Delaware Park has now opened for horses and personnel coming from out of state. All stable staff will be assigned bunkhouses. All CDC guidelines must be practiced. Temperatures will be taken each time an individual enters the backside. Racing is...

Arapahoe Park barns opened on Friday, May 1, 2020. The track hours will be 7-11 a.m., with no break. Below are protocols and forms required for the backside. Please note the requirements for bleach and alcohol are highly recommended and may be waived due to the...

As we all navigate the new realities that Covid-19 has imposed on racing and our daily lives, our return to racing has been put on hold in many states. Delaware is no exception. As we approach the scheduled opening date for racing at Delaware Park of May 27, it is...

The Racing Medication & Testing Consortium issued their recent Horsemen’s Bulletin, which addresses stopping the use of medroxyprogesterone, often known as Depo Provera.  This bulletin also provided updates to the Uniform Classification of Foreign Substances....

The nominations have been published for two races at Delaware Park, available through a pdf download below. The 27th running of the Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff Handicap, $45,000 Guaranteed, (Grade 1), for Arabian fillies and mares three-years old and upward, will...

The following rulings were handed down by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission in the case of two horses, So Big Boy and Bigg Girl, owned by Mark Powell and trained by Gary Scott Powell, being raced last year at Delaware Park under fraudulent Certificates of...

Please find below the official invitees of the $100,000 President of the UAE Cup Sponsored by the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs (G1) to be run Saturday, June 15 at Churchill Downs. Mark your calendars to watch live coverage of this important race on AJC LIVE...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION President of the United Arab Emirates Cup Grade 1 Stakes Sponsored by UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs $100,000 Guaranteed June 15, 2019, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky Nominations Close Saturday, June 1, 2019 Nomination Form and...

President of the United Arab Emirates Cup $100,000 Guaranteed - Grade I To Be Run: Saturday, June 15, 2019 For Arabian Four Year Olds and Upward. By subscription of $150 each, which MUST accompany the nomination or by Supplementary Nomination of $2,500 by time of...

Following an investigation, the Arabian Horse Association has cancelled the Certificate of Registration for the following two horses on the grounds that neither of the horses were the subject of the Certificate of Registration issued. So Big Boy 669936 owned by Mark...

From the State of Delaware, Department of Agriculture, Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission dated October 13, 2018: Delaware Park Stewards Ruling (92-2018) On October 12, 2018, a hearing was conducted for owner/trainer Mark Powell, DOB: 01/05/1967, RCI ID: 592832,...

The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup Grade 1 Stakes, Sponsored by Abu Dhabi Sports Council is September 29, 2018, at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. $100,000 Guaranteed. Click to DOWNLOAD the NOMINATION LIST Nominations Closed Saturday, September 15,...

Want to follow the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference being held in Madrid May 1-5? AJC LIVE's Jonathan Horowitz will be in Madrid providing updates on conference sessions, entertainment and races throughout the week! Be sure to check the AJC Facebook page...

Coming off a spectacular Darley Awards weekend in Los Angeles, the AJC extends its warm congratulations to the winners of the USA Darley Awards and the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies International Awards: 2018 USA Darley Awards (for performances in the year...

The Top Three Nominees Announced for HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies International Awards: TOP 3 OWNERS Ms. Aisha Bint Yousuf Al Balushi (Oman) Mrs. Deniz Kurtel (Turkey) Mrs. Lori Powell (United States of America) TOP 3 BREEDERS Mrs. Mouna Begeloun (Morocco)...

Nominations are open for the $100,000 Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Stakes, Gr.1 to be held on April 7, 2018, at Santa Anita Park. We are excited to be a part of Santa Anita Derby Day, the biggest day of racing at Santa Anita Park. Please get your nominations in...

The Arabian Jockey Club is delighted to announce the following nominees for the prestigious 2018 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies International Darley Awards. Congratulations to each of the nominees in the following categories: 3 Year Old Filly - RB KINKIE BOOTS...

Paddys Day became the first Arabian racehorse in American history to earn more than $1 million with his victory in Thursday's Mazrat Al Ruwayah at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates. The two-time Darley Award Horse of the Year in the United States has now...

Aurora, CO – On September 30, 2017, it was announced at the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) General Assembly in Paris that Susan Meyer was elected president of the Arabian Jockey Club by the Board of Directors, stepping up from her long-time...

Solvang, CA | USA – The second Arabian race in 2017 to offer the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) added money took place this past Saturday, October 7th at Delaware Park. The $4,000 is divided to the owner and breeder of the top three HARC-nominated horses in the...

$100,000 Guaranteed - (Grade I) ONE AND ONE SIXTEENTH MILES, TO BE RUN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 FOR ARABIAN FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD By subscription of $100 each, which should accompany the nomination or by Supplementary Nomination of $2,500 by time of...

Aurora, CO – It came as no surprise when the reigning Darley Horse of the Year was dubbed the morning line favorite in the field of six running in the $50,000 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Diamond Jewel this past Monday at the historic Monmouth Park Racetrack in...

Solvang, CA | USA – Now in its second year of races in the United States, the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) offers lucrative added money bonuses in predetermined races for HARC-nominated horses.  The first HARC race took place this past Saturday, August...

The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nayhan Flat Racing Festival and the Wathba Stallion Series has announced that, effective immediately, all sponsored races will be Lasix free. The Arabian Jockey Club is in complete support of this new condition and looks forward to...

The $100,000 UAE President's Cup Grade 1 Stakes will again be held at Churchill Downs on September 23, 2017, during their exciting Downs After Dark event. This is the only night racing held at Churchill Downs and is always a packed crowd with amazing entertainment....

The Arabian Racing Cup announces the following nominees for the coveted USA Darley Awards. These nominees were selected by the Cup Stewards as the best of Arabian Racing in the U.S. for the year 2016. Beginning next week, the Darley Voting Academy will review detailed...

Aurora, CO – In 1995, the Arabian Horse Trust began an honorary program that recognized great Arabian racehorses (Racing Hall of Fame) and leadership individuals within the sport of Arabian racing (Tent of Honor). In 2008, all voting privileges and decisions were...

Aurora, CO – The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown, dubbed the world’s richest Arabian race with a purse of €1.2 million, not surprisingly drew the top-rated Arabian racehorses in the world last Sunday to Abu Dhabi. The field of 16 horses including eight...

Aurora, CO – The 2017 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference will be returning to Marrakesh, Morocco May 1-7, 2017 under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Racing Festival. ­The announcement was made during a press conference...

Aurora, CO – Three of America’s finest Arabian race horses are headed to Abu Dhabi for the world’s richest Arabian race: The EUR 1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (Group 1) on November 13, 2016 at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club. “The United...

There was something of a fairytale element to the result of the $100,000 Grade I UAE President Cup at Churchill Downs, Kentucky, on Saturday when champions Paddys Day and Calvin Borel combined to take the Purebred Arabian feature. Taking place over a mile and one...

Aurora, CO – In a race for the ages, Sand Victor and Paddys Day left their spectators breathless in a mighty duel for the majority of the stretch run in Saturday’s $48,700 HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Stakes(G2) at Los Alamitos Racetrack in Orange County,...

The Arabian Jockey Club is pleased to announce the President of the UAE Cup, Sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, returns to the home of The Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, on September 24, 2016.  This long established Grade 1 race offering a purse of $100,000...

Jonathan Horowitz - Aurora, CO – June 18, 2016 Uptown Dannys Boy is finding his funk at Arapahoe Park.  In his first start at the Colorado track on May 22, the 4-year-old gray colt broke a 15-year-old track record for five furlongs.  Then on Saturday, he prevailed in...

Sam Houston Race Park hosted two prestigious Arabian stakes on Saturday, March 5, the $48,000 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup- Amethyst Jewel (G1) and $41,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies IFAHR Cup, both at a distance of seven furlongs. Royal Richess...

Entries Close on Saturday, February 27, 2016 for the H.H. SHEIKHA FATIMA BINT MUBARAK LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (IFAHR), to be held Saturday, March 5, 2016 - $38,500 Estimated, for Arabian fillies and mares, four years old and upward. All horses are to be ridden by...

Sam Houston Race Park welcomed a family-friendly crowd for Dollar Day and they were treated to two entertaining Arabian stakes features. Trainer Jerenesto Torrez had an excellent night, saddling the winners of both the $30,000 Texas Yellow Rose for fillies and the...

Aurora, CO – With the rise in popularity, purse money, stakes races, and support from the Middle East in Arabian racing, the Arabian Jockey Club (AJC) is proud to announce its partnership with Arabian Horse World (AHW) magazine as the “Official Media Partner of the...

The Arabian Jockey Club, the nationally chartered non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and education of Arabian racing in the United States, is now administering an Eblast service serving the global Arabian racing community. “We are passionate about...

Here’s a wrap-up of the recent 2015 Graded Stakes races at Delaware Park, along with photos of the winning horses for each race: July 11 - CreRun Oaks Distaff  3 & 4 yr old fillies  Gr 2   1 1/16 m dirt, time:1:58.59 RB Frynch Broad All N All Taylors Touchof Class...

Here are the results from the Arabian Racing Grade 3 Oaks and Derby in Texas on Saturday, August 29 2015 at Retama Park: Race 1 - $20,000 - Texas Arabian Derby, Grade 3 -  1 1/16 Miles.  Paddys Day overtook Es Mi Cielo in the stretch to win by 2 lengths. The other...

Jonathan Horowitz - Aurora, CO June 22, 2015 When Paddys Day took the lead in Sunday’s Jerry Partin COBRA Sprint Sponsored by Quarter Moon Ranch at Arapahoe Park, he also took the baton of Arabian racing in Colorado.  The 4-year-old rising star ridden by Kelsi Purcell...

The committee of the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) are delighted to announce that 4 races in the USA have been added to their international schedule for 2015. DIAR shares a patron with Shadwell Estate Company Ltd in the UK in HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al...

Jonathan Horowitz – Aurora, CO - June 14, 2015 Ms Dixie became the first horse in the history of Arapahoe Park to win the same stakes race four times with a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s COBRA Distaff Sprint Sponsored by MKP Enterprises.  Owned by the Quarter Moon...

Jonathan Horowitz - May 24, 2015 Aurora, CO Es Mi Cielo’s second victory in one week in the His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and Ms Dixie’s successful Colorado homecoming highlighted the Arabian action on a busy...

Another victory for NIVOUR DE CARDONNE's daughter: OUR PRINCESS! After a brilliant 2014 season (5 wins in 5 starts, including a Gr.3, a Gr.2 and a Gr.1), and a 4th place in a Gr.1 earlier this year, OUR PRINCESS added another victory to her great record. The 5yo...

By Jonathan Horowitz - May 18, 2015, Aurora CO Horse racing in Colorado is in the midst of a renaissance.  With Colorado’s live horse racing season in 2015 scheduled to begin on May 22, Arapahoe Park is launching the theme of “Where Horses Come First” to reflect the...

AURORA, CO – In 1995, the Arabian Horse Trust began an honorary program that recognized great Arabian racehorses (Racing Hall of Fame) and leadership individuals within the sport of Arabian racing (Tent of Honor). In 2008, all voting privileges and decisions were...

April 6, 2015, Los Angeles, CA - Valiant Boy SBFAR topped off an undefeated season in 2014 by winning his second Horse of The Year trophy (he also won it in 2012) as well as one for Older Horse, at the 28th annual Darley Awards sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin...

AURORA, CO – The Arabian Jockey Club (AJC) is excited to be a part of the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC), a new worldwide racing association aimed at growing a solid base of Arabian racing bloodlines and participation at the grass roots level. The attached press...

Watch the $1 million Dubai Kahayla Classic for purebred Arabians live online this Saturday, March 28 with a post time of 8am EST. Follow these directions: Go to http://www.dmi.ae/dubairacing/ As the page is loading - look for your browser to load the help box that...

In 2014, the Arabian Racing Cup Stewards renewed their support of breeders through bonus money and sponsorship of the two Arabian Racing Cup Stallion S. (G3) held in Texas. This additional funding will be spread out around our racing states in different years. With...

Sand on Fire Springs the Upset in the $38,500 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies IFAHR Cup A field of nine Arabian fillies competed in the $38,500 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR Cup. The race featured all female jockeys for the...

Burning Fleet Front Running Victor in the $45,000, Grade 1, HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup - Amethyst Jewel A talented group of eleven colts and geldings showed their mettle in the Grade 1, HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup. Betty and Joseph Gillis's...

Just announced  by the AJC is the list of the USA International Ladies Darley Award nominees  for the 2014 season.  Click on the link below to see who the nominees are...... Darley Award Nominees  

PADDYS DAY Makes a Statement in the 2015 Grade 2 Texas Six Shooter Arabian Stake by Stephanie Corum, Arabian Finish Line Magazine Sam Houston Race Park, February 21, 2015 - PADDYS DAY was out to prove a point and emerged victorious in the $27,750 Texas Six Shooter for...

ALL IN ALL holds off RB Frynch Broad in the Grade 2 Texas Yellow Rose Stake Sam Houston Race Park, February 21, 2015 - - The 3rd race of the evening was the Grade 2 Texas Yellow Rose for 4 Year Old Purebred Arabian Fillies. The 7 furlong challenge paid a prize of...

  IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION

Article Courtesy of Retama Park, November 22, 2014, race 2 The coupled entry from Delaware, OUR PRINCESS and Royal Richess, finished 1-2 in the Grade 3 Texas Arabian Oaks for 4 year old purebred Arabian fillies. OUR PRINCESS was ridden by Kirsten Swan, and Laura...

Article Courtesy of Retama Park, November 22, 2014, race 1 BURNING FLEET proved much the best over his competitors in the Grade 3 Texas Arabian Derby for four year old Arabian colts and geldings. Running on a very muddy track he set the early pace, clear by two...

By Diantha Brazzell October 18, 2014 – Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, TX VALIANT BOY SBFAR Gets Eighth-Straight Victory in Colt & Gelding Division The owner-trainer-jockey team of Guy Neivens, Elizabeth M. Merryman, and Ramon Guce were the shining stars at Lone...

By Stephanie Corum - October 1, 2014 When three fillies were scratched (two by the track veterinarian and one by her trainer) only four 3-year-old fillies were left to contest the Delaware Park Arabian Juvenile Filly Championship S. (G3) sponsored by Rosebrook Farm....

By Stephanie Corum - September 27, 2014 The first big test for the youngsters at Delaware Park came on September 27 in the Delaware Park Arabian Juvenile Championship S. (G3). The favorite was Mark Ashby’s homebred Lazur Hess, who broke his maiden at first asking by...

Valiant Boy SBFAR is turning out to be the latest superstar of Purebred Arabian racing in the US. Bred by His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan in France, the 6-year-year old grey scored an astounding victory in the first running of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin...

There will be 2 overnight races offered per week from mid-May to early October. The overnights will average $13,000 from claiming races up to various conditioned allowance races including maiden special weights. There will be 4 stakes races run in 2015. The Cre Run...

By Stephanie Corum - September 1, 2014 The Bob Magness Memorial Arabian Derby (G2) had a bit of unexpected drama at the beginning of the race. RB Code, who was breaking from post position #1, veered towards the gap just after the start and unseated rider Yamil...

By Stephanie Corum - September 1, 2014 Our Princess, winner of the recent Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff H. (G1), looked to solidify her position as the leading 4-year-old filly in the Cre Run Oaks Arabian Distaff S. (G2). The 1 1/16 mile race featured a $30,000...

9-5 - Maiden fillies $7,000 9-6 - Derby for 4 yr olds open $12,000 9-7 - Open fillies and mares $8,000 9-12 - Maiden colts $7,000 9-13 - Allowance NW2 $7,500 9-19 - N/W 3 $7,700 9-20 - Sheik Zayed Stakes est. $47,000 9-21 - Open maiden $7,000 CLICK HERE for additional...

By Jonathan Horowitz – August 14, 2014 – Aurora, CO Some of the most accomplished Arabian fillies and mares in the United States will line up in Saturday’s Grade 3 COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle, and a group of up-and-comers will try to take the next step to...

By Jonathan Horowitz – August 8, 2014 - Aurora, CO Breezell Lzp took the lead at the top of the stretch, and then Friday’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup at Arapahoe Park in Aurora, Colorado became a one-horse race.  The 6-year-old chestnut mare ridden by Karlo Lopez powered...

By Jonathan Horowitz August 4, 2014 - Aurora, CO Arapahoe Park in Aurora, Colorado will host the Wathba Stud Farm Cup on August 8, the Grade 3 COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch on August 16, and the Grade 3 COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley on August...

Sammy V won the first HH Sheika Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race held in Sacramento, California, July 19, 2014, breaking the Sacramento track record set last year by Ayers. Sammy V winning by 10 1/2 lengths easily broke the Sacramento track...

By Stephanie J. Corum The top 2 finishers in the President of the UAE Cup S. (G1), Valiant Boy SBFAR and RB Champagne Taste, met again on July 12 in the $50,000 Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1). The race was held immediately following the Delaware H. (G1), the...

By Stephanie Corum Imagine your thrill when all four of your charges in a race have a chance to win a prestigious grade 1 race. That was the exact position Lynn Ashby was in when the horses turned for home in the $35,000 Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff H. (G1). Top...

July 5, 2014, Pleasanton, California ~ In an exhilarating display of raw speed, 6-year-old Sammy V under Juan Sanchez, smashed the record for a 6-furlong (1200 metres) race in the US and also registered one of the biggest margin of victories with a 13-length win in...

By Jonathan Horowitz July 2, 2014 Aurora, CO Saturday, July 5, will be a big day in the United States for the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Arapahoe Park in Aurora, Colorado will host the Wathba Stud Farm Cup as part...

By Jonathan Horowitz July 4, 2014 Aurora, CO Trainer Ken Danyluk won the Kerry Danyluk Memorial at Arapahoe Park, a race named for his son who died in Afghanistan this year, with Lil Rich Girl. United States Marine Corp Combat Logistics Battalion 453 from Buckley,...

Following is a list of the 2013 COBRA (Colorado Owners and Breeders of Racing Arabians) awards: ARAPAHOE PARK 2013 AWARDS 3-Year-Old Filly of the Year: My Vaz Is Hot - Sam Vasquez, Owner 3-Year-Old Colt of the Year: Para Que Sluffy - Sam Vasquez, Owner 4-Year-old...