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The Arabian Racehorse Spring 2026

By Equine Creative Media

Focussing on the Al Nujaifi Racing Trophy at Royal Windsor

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Published: Jul 13, 2026
Pages: 16
Language: English

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Spring 2026THE ARABIAN RACE HORSE
'Sketch for Warrior'Bronze - Edition of 9 at Art & Horse Racing Gallery - Newmarket DEBORAH BURT
Page 33 THE ARABIAN
Page 44 Gharraa
Page 5Gharraa won several races in Iraq and was imported to France to Dr Al Nujiaif's racing and breeding manager Val Bunting's farm near Bordeaux and from there went into training with Pia Hoiom in Sweden. She won four races for Hoiom, as well as being placed third in the Group 1PA UAE President Cup - UK Arabian Derby to Kiss De Ghazal when it was run at Ascot in 2011. Returning to Sweden, she won a Group 3 PA over 2000m and then faced Kiss De Ghazal again in Paris in the Qatar Total Arabian Trophy des Juments (Gr1PA), finishing third. Having shown such good form, it was decided to keep her in France where there were better races
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Page 7Returning the following year to Hilal Al Zaman resulted in another black type filly, Ghurat Al Zaman (2017) who raced in Italy and France, winning three times including the Qatar Prix de L'Elevage (Gr2PA) in Toulouse over 2000m in 2022 as well as the Group 3PA Prix Damas at Bordeaux before her sale later that year as a five-year-old. Rested the following year, she then visited first- season sire Al Mourtajez, producing Al Ghadeer in 2019. He is now one of the most well-known Arabian racehorses outside of the sport, and became the world's highest rated Arabian, a landmark moment for any breeder.
Page 8This year's free nomination to the highest placed British owned mare in the race, generously provided by Al Nujiafi Racing, is to Al Agar. His sire is the American bred Burning Sand, one of the most prolific Arabian stallions who has been the leading sire in the USA for over 20 years. His pedigree is predominantly Crabbet blood blended with Polish, Russian and original Desert bred ancestry. Burning Sand's grandsire Mirzaz won the Polish Derby in 1961 and was then imported into the USA.
AF FARMSVICTORY FROM THE DESERT AF FARMS
Page 1010 Al Nujaifi Racing Trophy Preview
FAREEDHAT EL IZZ6yo Gr mare OR 87 Izz Al Khail x Fareedha (Dhahman Baghdad) Al Nujaifi Racing Mrs W Hassall Billy Loughnane
Page 1212 Hibikinada Du Mazet and Jack Mitchell at Windsor in September
Page 1313 VICTORIA
ZIZANIA DU MAZET5yo B mare OR 52 Rijm x Zamourehda (Saint Faust)
Page 15Arabian Racing Did You Know? more isit QATAR ALGHADEER
AL NUJAIFIAMIR AL ZAMAN Hilal Al Zaman x Hamya by Al Hasim

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Durat Al Zaman goes to post for the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments (Gr1PA) at ParisLongchamp in 2019 this year.

Then as a six-year-old in 2013 she was third to Al Mamun Monlau at Saint-Cloud in the President of the UAE Cup Coupe d'Europe des Chevaux Arabes (Gr1PA), next winning a Group 2 at La Teste as well as returning to Turkey in September for the IFAHR Trophy. This time partnered by Fabrice Vernon, she was drawn on the outside, tracking the leader in the early stages, closing upsides for the mid part of the race before readily pulling well clear in the home straight for an eased down win. Unplaced behind Mushrae in the Arabian World Cup the following month, she was beaten just over a length into fourth when trying for a third French Arabian Breeders Challenge Classic, and was then retired to stud having won ten races in four countries from 1400m to 2200m.

Her first cover was by Dr Al Nujaifi's dual Group1 PA winner Hilal Al Zaman, producing a filly, Durat Al Zaman (2015), a winner over 1900m and fourth in the 2019 Juments to Raahah. Bunting feels she could have been even better as a racehorse, but for breaking her pelvis as a two-year-old. She currently has her first foal, Faidh (by Dahess) in training with Francois Rohaut and has produced a colt by Morad

THE ARABIAN RACEHORSE

Gharraa then visited Burning Sand, producing Al Agar, who was sold and exported to Champion UAE owner-breeder Khalid Al Nabooda's AF Farms. His first UAE bred foals from 2022 are just reaching the track now, though in common with the Al Aweer Farm's policy of not rushing their offspring, most have only run in trials at this stage.

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