BALESTRA was among one of the big winners at yesterday’s horse racing at Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir.
Balestra, owned by Al Mohamediya Racing, trained by Hisham Al Haddad and ridden by Adrie De Vries, beat Coolagh Forest to win the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup for imported horses carrying a cash prize of BD3,000.
Tamerlane was third and Starboy fourth.
Jazeel, owned by Victorious, trained by Hesham Al Haddad and ridden by Adrie De Vries, beat Port Douglas to win the Bahrain Jewellery Centre Cup for imported horses carrying a cash prize of BD3,000.
Macaque was third and Saajid fourth.
Yaoud, owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Andrew Elliott, beat Ramani to win the Porsche Cup for locally bred horses carrying a cash prize of BD3,000.
Harash was third and Sadara fourth.
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Five Angels, owned by Victorious, trained by Yousif Taher and ridden by Abdulla Faisal, beat Gold Spinner to claim the Porsche Cup, a handicap race, carrying a cash prize of BD3,000.
Android was third and Punk fourth.
Al Saqlawy 1772, owned by Al Riffa, trained by Yousif Alboainain and ridden by Marcialis Jaures, beat Tuwaisan 1762 to win the Chevron Cup for Arabian horses carrying a cash prize of BD2,000.
Al Krush 1751 was third and Al Mlolesh 1748 fourth.
Shajer, owned by Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Abdulla Faisal, beat Blue Angel to win the race for locally bred horses carrying a cash prize of BD2,000.
Safwa was third.
Gharaieb, owned by Al-Afoo Racing Stable, trained by Mohammed Saeed and ridden by Lee Newman, beat Dushanbe to win the Bahrain Jewellery Centre Cup carrying a cash prize of BD2,000.
Pink Ribbon Girl was third and Valentine fourth.