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TAR Autumn 2026

By Equine Creative Media

Covering the two UAE President Cup series for Arabian racehorses in the UK in 2026 at Newbury and Doncaster.

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Sep 12, 2026
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When asked the inevitable question about whether he finds training Arabians different to thoroughbreds Griffiths is surprisingly warm and direct

No difference between them He s on the same feed the only slight difference to the thoroughbreds is instead of having one day off a week the Arabians have two We also ride in the woods it s a change of scenery for both of us

I think they re kinder animals they re a pleasure to be around when I was training thoroughbreds I didn t have as much involvement as I have with him I d didn t lead up for example he s a bit too strong for Kierra and I ride him every day I think they know you I ve got that thing back that I lost when I was training before Arabians have got me back into enjoying it I ve genuinely got back the love for the sport I love training these guys hopefully we can get more Arabians not just with me but with other trainers too It s easy to plan a campaign with just 18 races across the season The smaller programme is very family friendly it s been great to enjoy our days racing as a family It started as a hobby but it s more of a project now

Speaking this week ahead of the Derby on Saturday Griffiths was delighted with Al Sharid s preparation saying He had two weeks break after Goodwood as he d had three runs quite quickly He s come back lovely he s put on a bit of weight too which is good and I think he s looks better than he did before Goodwood He went to Southwell last week with a visor on and worked very well I think he s in a good place

Regardless of the result providing he comes out of Doncaster well the next goal is to head to France for the Qatar Arabian World Cup on 4 October He s realistic about Al Sharid s chances there but doesn t let that dent his ambition he s happy to hit the crossbar

I always said with the thoroughbreds if you reach for the stars you might get as close as the clouds sometimes

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Al Sharid FR and John Egan winning at Bath in May

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