His Highness Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup

Following a review by the Asian Pattern Committee, the King's Cup will be run as a Group 3 for the first time in 2025, it was announced by the Bahrain Turf Club on Monday. Run in March over a mile and a half, the King's Cup was won this year by the George Scott-trained Isle Of Jura (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) as he secured the Bahrain Triple Crown following wins in the Crown Prince's Cup and HH Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup. The second of those races has...

A $40,000 bonus prize is up for grabs when the fifth and final round of the 2023-24 Bahrain Turf Series takes place at the Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club on Friday, February 16. The bonus is awarded to the leading points scorer in the middle-distance division which is currently the George Scott-trained Isle Of Jura (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) with 25 points, ahead of old rival Lucander (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) on 22 points. However, neither horse is eligible to run in the Vision 2030 race (sponsored by Beyon), the final...