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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
Paul Barton CHIEF STEWARD
Hani Marzooq
Husain Ali
Dr. Mahmood Mirza
Mohamed Al Doy STEWARDS
Andrew Waitt CLERK OF THE COURSE
Philip Smith HANDICAPPER & RACING CONSULTANT
Dr. Rob Van Pelt REGULATORY VETERINARY OFFICER
Dr. Don Bosco SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR
RACEDAY OFFICIALS
Abdulkareem Abdali CLERK OF SCALES
Jehad Mohamed JUDGE
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
This is the amount of weight each horse 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.
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
16
CP = Cheek Pieces | V = Visor
Rating
This is the horses current handicap 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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Friday 27th March 2026 (Inner Track)
RACE 1: AL WASMIYA CUP (WAHO)
BHD 1500 (1200, 400, 240, 160)
For MAIDENS (4 & 5 Years Only) - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Entry:
Declaration:
BD 7.5
BD 7.5
Top Weight: 57kg
Allowance: Fillies & Mares 2kg
RACE 2: (IMPORTED)
BHD 2000 (1200, 400, 240, 160)
For horses rated 0 - 75 (Ho rses Ra ted 76 & 77 m a y en ter) 3YO &UP
Entry:
Declaration:
BD 10
BD 10
Top Weight: 62kg
RACE 3: FUTURE STARS SERIES (BAHRAIN BRED)
BHD 4000 (2400, 800, 480, 320)
For 4th CLASS & MAIDENS 3YO ONLY
Entry:
Declaration:
BD 20
BD 20
Weight: 58kg (Winners will carry 60kg)
Allowance: Fillies 2kg
RACE 4: FUTURE STARS SERIES (BAHRAIN BRED)
BHD 4000 (2400, 800, 480, 320)
For 4th CLASS & MAIDENS 3YO ONLY
Entry:
Declaration:
BD 20
BD 20
Weight: 58kg (Winners will carry 60kg)
Allowance: Fillies 2kg
RACE 5: (BAHRAIN BRED)
BHD 3000 (1800, 600, 360, 240)
For CLASS 1 – DOMESTIC GRADE 3 3YO&UP - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Entry:
Declaration:
Weight:
BD 15
BD 15
5YO+ = 58kg Mares = 56kg
4YO = 57kg Fillies = 55kg
3YO = 56kg Fillies = 54kg
Penalties: A winner on or a fter 27th March 2025 winner of a DOMESTIC GRADE 3 race = 1.5kg winner of a DOMESTIC GRADE 2 race = 3kg winner of a DOMESTIC GRADE 1 race = 4.5kg
Allowance: (No Apprentice Allowance)
RACE 6: (IMPORTED)
(STR)
RACE 5: (BAHRAIN BRED)
BHD 3000 (1800, 600, 360, 240)
For CLASS 1 – DOMESTIC GRADE 3
3YO&UP - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Entry:
Declaration:
BD 15
BD 15
Weight: 5YO+ = 58kg Mares = 56kg
4YO = 57kg Fillies = 55kg
3YO = 56kg Fillies = 54kg
Penalties: A winner on or a fter 27th March 2025 winner of a DOMESTIC GRADE 3 race = 1.5kg winner of a DOMESTIC GRADE 2 race = 3kg winner of a DOMESTIC GRADE 1 race = 4.5kg
Allowance: (No Apprentice Allowance)
RACE 6: (IMPORTED)
BHD 3000 (1800, 600, 360, 240)
For horses rated 0 - 90 (Ho rses Ra ted 91 & 92m a y en ter) 3YO &UP
Entry: BD 15
Declaration: BD 15
Top Weight: 62kg
RACE 7: LATE MR. ABDULLA AHMED NASS CUP (SPONSORED BY NASS CORPORATION AND A.A NASS & SONS (IMPORTED)
BHD 10,000 (6000, 2000, 1200, 800)
For CLASS 1 – DOMESTIC GRADE 1
3YO&UP - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Entry:
Declaration:
BD 50
BD 50
Weight: 4YO+ = 58kg Fillies & Mares = 56kg 3YO = 56kg Fillies = 54kg
Penalties: A winner on or after 27th March 2025 winner of an In ternational Group or Listed = 1.5kg
Allowance: (No Apprentice Allowance)
RACE 8: (BAHRAIN BRED)
BHD 2000 (1200, 400, 240, 160)
For MAIDENS 4YO &UP - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Entry:
BD 10
Declaration: BD 10
Top Weight: 58kg
Allowance: Fillies & Mares 2kg
RACE 9: (BAHRAIN BRED)
BHD 2000 (1200, 400, 240, 160)
For horses rated 0 - 40 (Ho rses Ra ted 41 & 42 m a y en ter) 3YO &UP
Entry: BD 10
Declaration: BD 10
Top Weight: 62kg
RACE 10:APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITY CUP (IMPORTED)
BHD 3000 (1800, 600, 360, 240) 1
For horses rated 0 - 85 (Ho rses Ra ted 86 & 87m a y en ter) 3YO &UP
Entry: BD 15
Declaration: BD 15
Top Weight: 62kg
