HORSERACING – RASHID Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) hosts a nine-race card this evening in the second meeting of its 2026-27 Golden Jubilee season.
Headlining the programme, to be held under lights and kicking off at 5.30pm, will be two cups sponsored by Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co (GPIC) along with the Late Abdulhadi Al Afoo Cup.
The GPIC in the evening’s eighth and penultimate event will be for imported horses and run over 2,000 metres, offering a total prize purse of BD4,000.
There will also be the GPIC Sprint Cup up for grabs in race two, to be held over a 1,200m straight and contested by Bahrain-bred horses, who will be battling for BD2,000 in total prize money.
The Late Abdulhadi Al Afoo Cup will be held as the evening’s fifth race, covering a distance of 1,400m. Scheduled to take place for imported contenders, the event will offer BD3,000 in winnings.
The 2026-27 calendar at the world-class Sakhir turf track boasts an action-packed schedule of 30 events. Tonight’s meeting follows the hugely successful season-opening race night held last weekend.
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