FAVOURITES made a clean sweep of all major races at yesterday’s horse racing at Shaikh Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir.
Thorkhill Star, owned by Al Adiyat Racing, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Gerald Mosse, was the biggest winner of the day beating Allergic Reaction to claim the Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for imported horses which carried the richest prize money of BD8,000.
Bartack was third and Fujaira Bridge fourth.
Milyar, owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Andrew Elliott, beat Farange by one-and-one-fourth-length to win the second richest race of the day for the Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for locally bred horses carrying a cash prize of BD4,000.
Brightsideoflife was third and Harash fourth.
Imported
Evergate, owned by Al Adiyat Racing, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Gerald Mosse, beat Celtic Man by one-and-half-a-length to win the Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for imported horses carrying a cash prize of BD2,500.
Tulip Fever was third and Likethelook fourth.
Austin Powers, owned by Ramadhan Stable, trained by Jaber Ramadhan and to be ridden by Robert Tart, beat Dawn Mirage by two lengths to win the Shaikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Cup carrying a cash prize of BD2,000.
Goodwood Crusader was third and and Northern Thunder fourth.
Gharaieb, owned by Al-Afoo Racing Stable, trained by Mohammed Saeed and ridden by P Convertino, beat Masharif by six lengths to win the Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Cup for locally bred horses carrying a cash prize of BD2,000.
Shomukh was third and Wakria fourth.
Al Hamdany 1697, owned by Safra, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Gerald Mosse, beat Kuheilan Aafas 1675 by one-fourth-length to win the Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for Arabian horses carrying a cash prize of BD3,000.
Al Jellaby 1544 was third and Kuheilaan Aafas 1695 fourth.
Emoji, owned by Victorious, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Gerald Mosse, beat Jayyash by a neck to win the Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa Cup carrying a cash prize of BD2,000.
Al Saida was third and Lazzam fourth.
Riyada, owned by Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Brett Doyle, beat Confirm A Friend by one-and-half-a-length to win the Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup carrying a cash prize of BD2,500.
Stevie G was third and Magsood fourth.