Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club to host prestigious Group Three Bahrain International Trophy
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The contenders of the Group Three Bahrain International Trophy have arrived in the Kingdom and are making their final preparations for the prestigious £600,000 race, taking place this Friday at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) in Sakhir.
The high-profile race is set to feature a field of 11 horses from all over the world confirmed.
Progressive dual-Group 3 winner Alflaila will not be lining up due to an injury picked up after routine work on Monday morning.
Trainer Owen Burrows, who was due to have his first runner in Bahrain, said: “Alflaila was having a routine canter at the racetrack at Bahrain.
“My head lad John Lake was riding him and he was happy with him and how he moved.
On the walk home, he felt he was a little bit short so got off him.
“He had an X-Ray as soon as he got back to the stables which showed a small fracture in the left fore fetlock.
“He’s had successful surgery and he’ll hopefully be good to return home in a few weeks.
“He’s been excellently looked after by the Baker McVeigh team on site.
It’s just very frustrating so close to the race but the main thing is that the surgery went well and he’s OK.”
Three locally trained horses are part of the field, namely Dilawar for Fawzi Nass, Litigator for Haider Ebrahim and Pensiore D’Amore for Mohammed Hassan.
Dilawar finished fourth in the Prix d’Ispahan (Grade One) for Francis Graffard in May, but has been bought to race for Fawzi Nass.
Litigator and Pensiore D’Amore join Dilawar and the trio will all be trying to emulate Simsir, who won the 2020 renewal.
The total prize money in the race has gone up to £600,000 for 2022—an £100,000 increase from last year.
The Bahrain International Trophy was first run in 2019 as a conditions race.
It was then upgraded to Group Three status for the first-time last year, with Lord Glitters narrowly beating Barney Roy in a pulsating finish to the 1m 2f contest.
The race has been supported by some of the world’s leading trainers, including John and Thady Gosden, Andrew Balding, Aidan O’Brien and Andre Fabre.
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