First-time entrant Emma Berry, European Editor of the Thoroughbred Daily News, won the print media category of the Dubai International Arabian Races Journalists Competition for a story entitled 'Arabian World Series a Growing Force' that appeared in the July 28 TDN (click here). The Dubai International Arabian Races is a European showcase of Arabian racing staged each July at Newbury, and has inspired a series of international Arabian races run under the DIAR banner.
The winners of each of the three categories receive a prize of £2,000, and Berry also won an all-expenses paid trip to Dubai in 2017 for the winner that was deemed to have contributed the most to Arabian racing. A £2,000 charitable donation will also be made to Berry's nominated cause, World Horse Welfare.
Abdulla Al Ansari, Head of Media on the DIAR Committee, said, “The judges made Emma's entry the winner by a clear margin. The article is educational and informative and clearly establishes DIAR's position on the global stage. The panel was impressed by both the quality and the content of the piece, which in our opinion represents a further breakthrough for Arabian racing, commanding space in a well-respected but primarily Thoroughbred-focused international publication.”
Berry said, “I am thrilled to win this award and grateful to the organisers and sponsors for making it possible. There are many more opportunities to see Arabian racing now with high-profile races appearing regularly on Thoroughbred cards. I was very impressed when I went to Newbury with the effort that had been made to attract a family crowd which must be a positive step towards attracting new followers of the sport. The thrill and excitement of racing is the same whether they are Arabians or Thoroughbreds and it is natural, therefore, that there will be crossover in the coverage and interest.”
Also presented were the Digital Media award (Nabila Ramdani); Photographer of the Year (Phil Cannings) and the High Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Special Recognition Award (Royal Cavalry of the Sultinate of Oman).
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