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Bahrain Turf Series 2025-26 Bahrain’s horseracing program continues to evolve, with the Bahrain Turf Series now forming the central platform for international competition throughout the season. The Turf Series offers $1,000,000 in prize money across its 12 races, with a further $80,000 in bonuses. The 2024/25 season demonstrated the strength and balance of the competition with all Turf Series races producing different winners. The combination of these valuable races alongside Bahrain’s premier international

races, provides a diverse and high-quality calendar for horses. When including premier races, the overall results showed an even split between Bahrainitrained and internationallytrained winners, reflecting the of quality and fairness that defines racing in Bahrain.

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HIGH COMMITTEE HIS HIGHNESS

SHAIKH ABDULLA BIN ISA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA HONORARY PRESIDENT HIS HIGHNESS

SHAIKH ISA BIN SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA CHAIRMAN OF THE HIGH COMMITTEE HIS HIGHNESS

SHAIKH FAISAL BIN RASHID BIN ISA AL KHALIFA VICE-CHAIRMAN

SHAIKH NAYEF BIN KHALID BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA MEMBER

SHAIKH MISHA’AL BIN MOHAMMED BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA MEMBER

YUSUF OSAMA BUHEJI MEMBER

KAMAL MURAD ALI MURAD MEMBER

ADNAN ABDULWAHAB ISHAQ MEMBER

ALI HABIB QASIM MEMBER

TAHER TAWFIQ AL ALAWI MEMBER

KHALED HUSSAIN TAQI MEMBER

AHMED YUSUF ABDULGHANI MEMBER

ZAID YOUSIF KHONJI MEMBER

SHAIKH SALMAN BIN RASHED AL KHALIFA

HIGH COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE, INTERNATIONAL RACING

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Yusuf Osama Buheji

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Shaikh Hasan Bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa CHIEF REGULATORY OFFICER

Edward Veale

DIRECTOR OF RACING & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Ebrahim Faisal Al Malki DIRECTOR OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Maryam Mohamed Mahmood DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & SERVICES

Aysha Al Nasser

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Abdulrahman Khalifa Bukhamas

DIRECTOR OF STUDBOOK

Sara Al Hadi

DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS & LEGAL ADVISOR

Mansoor Al Mansoor

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE

Mohammed Ahmed Al Nemah

DIRECTOR OF BAHRAIN JOCKEY FOUNDATION

Fatema Al Balooshi

DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT & FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

RACEDAY OFFICIALS

Paul Barton CHIEF STEWARD

Abdulkareem Abdali CLERK OF SCALES

Hani Marzooq Husain Ali Dr. Mahmood Mirza Mohamed Al Doy STEWARDS

Jehad Mohamed JUDGE

Andrew Waitt CLERK OF THE COURSE Philip Smith HANDICAPPER & RACING CONSULTANT Dr. Rob Van Pelt REGULATORY VETERINARY OFFICER Dr. Don Bosco SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR

Lamya Jumaa Mahdi Rafie Ahmed Abdulaziz Ahmed Osama PHOTO FINISH TECHNICIAN Darren Owen COMMENTATOR Hasan Huwaida Hani Kadhem Marzooq Mohammed Salah STARTERS

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

How to read a Racecard Racecards allow racegoers to study the form and find out more about the horses that are racing in front of them. There are usually 7-8 races taking place on each raceday and a racecard can appear quite confusing with a whole host of numbers, letters and facts to decipher. This quick guide has everything you need to understand and read a racecard.

01 Race number | Time | Title

The number of the race. Time the race is due off. Race name usually including sponsor.

02 Course | race distance

The track the horses are running on. The distance the horses will travel from start to finish during the race displayed in meters.

03 Jockey colours

The Owners colours that the Jockey will wear aboard the horse whilst racing. Each set of colours are unique to an owner. In the event of the owner having two runners the owner will change the cap colour so the judge can distinguish between the owner’s multiple runners. In some cases they may have more than one design of colours registered.

04 Horse’s saddlecloth number

The saddle cloth number assigned to the horse for the race. This is sorted by highest weight and then assigned alphabetically if horses are due to carry the same weight for handicap ratings.

05 Weight

his is the amount of weight each horse T carries including the Jockey. If the Jockey holds an apprentice licence (and they can claim in the race) the weight with the claim will be displayed in brackets.

06 Horse’s name

Name of the horse displayed in English and Arabic within the racecard.

07 Horse’s age

Age of the horse at the time of the race.

08 Form guide

The previous horses performances with details of date, distance, jockey, weight carried, race type, equipment worn i.e V for visor, placings, ratings, time, winners time, margins beaten or distance won by.

09 Stall number

The stall numbers are randomly generated by the racing administration system for all races apart from the Bahrain International Trophy where a manual stalls draw is completed. The stalls draw dictates which gate number the horse will start the race from.

10 Breeding – Sire - Dam - Damsire Sire (the father of the horse) Dam (the mother of the horse) Damsire (the father of the dam)

11 Owner

The owner/s of the horse.

12 Jockey’s name

The rider of the horse.

13 Breeder

The person/s responsible for breeding the horse.

14 Trainer

The person responsible for the training and welfare of the horse.

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04 05 03

06 07 09

08 10

15 11

15 Headgear

Headgear is used by trainers to try and help a horse’s overall performance. Headgear is displayed in the racecard as follows: B = blinkers | E = eye hood EC = eye cover | ES = Eye Shield | H = Hood HT = Hood and tongue tie | T = Tongue-tie CP = Cheek Pieces | V = Visor

16 Rating

his is the horses current handicap T rating for the race. On the form guide you can see previous ratings the horse has run off for its historic performances. A handicap rating is assigned to a horse by a Handicapper.

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