A thrilling ‘dead heat’ was the highlight of yesterday’s horse racing at Sakhir. Two upset victories also added to an exciting day out in the desert.
The ‘dead heat’ occurred in the last race of the day which was for the National Guard Cup for locally bred horses. The race carried a cash prize of BD3,000.
Pre-race favourites No Doubt, owned by H and R Stables, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Brett Doyle, and Harash, owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Abdulla Faisal, battled it out till the very end before the race was declared a ‘dead heat’.
The owners, trainers and jockeys of the two horses shared the trophy.
Rising Sun was third and Lazaal fourth.
Steed, owned by Raed Ahmed Yousif Alboainain, trained by Yousef Alboainain and ridden by Abdulla Faisal, caused one of the two upsets of the day when it beat Taffe by one-and-three-fourth-length to win the Shaikh Sultan bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for imported horses which carried a cash prize of BD3,000.
Autumns Blush was third and Celtic Man fourth.
Chopin, owned by Maher Ebrahim Lutfalla, trained by Abdulla Kuwaiti and ridden by Alberto Sanna, caused the only other upset of the day when it beat Vale Do Sol by three-and-half-a-length to win the Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for imported horses which carried a cash prize of BD2,000.
Crown of Aragon was third and Bahamian Desert fourth.
Thorkhill Star, owned by Al Nasseriyeh, trained by Alan Smith and to be ridden by Brett Doyle, lived up to expectations when it beat Rogue Wave by a length to win the Batelco Cup which carried a cash prize of BD3,000.
Mayo Lad was third and Gen I Am fourth.
Sun Dancer, owned by Al Nasseriyeh, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Brett Doyle, beat Doc Holiday by three-and-half-a-length to win the Batelco Cup for locally bred horses which carried a cash prize of BD3,000.
Riyaah was third and Murjana fourth.
Al Jellabhieh 1622, owned by Al Sakhir, trained by Jaffar Marzooq and ridden by Andrew Elliott, was another favourite to oblige when it beat Al Hamdanieh 1508 by a neck to win the Shaikh Sultan bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for Arabian horses which carried a cash prize of BD2,000.
Al Rabda 1605 was third and Al Musannah 1518 fourth.
Tickity Boo, owned by H and R Stables, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by Tristan Normand, beat Shamikh by a head to win the Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup which carried a cash prize of BD2,000.
Tishreen was third and Basmaan fourth.
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