Dilawar

SAKHIR, Bahrain--The G3 Bahrain International Trophy may have been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of the fancied Alflaila (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) through injury on Monday, but Friday's highlight at the Bahrain Turf Club will still very much live up to the international part of its title. Ten runners will face the starter, the line-up including horses from Britain, Ireland, France, Denmark, Dubai, and of course Bahrain for the fourth running of the 2000-metre contest. And it's not just the four-legged stars boasting international pedigrees as the £600,000 race...

A field of 12 was declared Sunday for the fourth running of the £600,000 G3 Bahrain International Trophy to be run over the 2000 metres Friday, Nov. 19, at the Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club. Magny Cours (Medaglia d'Oro) was beaten less than one length into third behind the since-retired Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) in last year's main event, and the US-bred galloper could be one of as many of four entrants this time around. The seven-year-old was victorious in the G3 Prix Perth at Saint-Cloud in 2021, but was...

Officials at Arqana have released the first 32 horses that will go under the hammer at The Arc Sale, set to be held Sunday, Oct. 1, following the conclusion of racing at Saint-Cloud Racecourse. Among the offerings at this stage is lot 16, the 108-rated Master Gatsby (Fr) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}), who is offered by trainer Fabrice Chappet. The 3-year-old son of Moonee Valley (Fr) (Aqlaam {GB}) has won three of his nine trips to the race, including a 9-1 surprise in the G3 Prix Gerald de Geoffre at...