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LeS PLuS beLLeS cOurSeS de JuiLLeT & AOûT The French <strong>Purebred</strong> <strong>ArAbiAn</strong> #36 - SePTembre 2016 - 42<br />
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH (FRA), 23rd JULY 2016<br />
priX BurKeguy – WathBa stud farm cup<br />
Listed PA - 1,400m - €25,000<br />
alsaKer’s deVastating<br />
turn Of fOOt<br />
Still unbeaten this year, alsaker (Af Albahar) was presented as a big rival in this Prix Burkeguy -<br />
Wathba Stud Farm Cup (Listed PA). Tayf’s win, a few minutes ago, reinforced his nomination,<br />
knowing that Alsaker had just won in front of him in the Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabes de 4 ans<br />
(Gr. I PA). The line seemed good and the Élisabeth Bernard trained horse proved he had to be the<br />
favourite on the track.<br />
He created a difference very clearly in the home straight, before winning easily. His trainer had said<br />
before the race: “I played the speed card with Alsaker today because I would like to prepare him a<br />
little program that goes by Istanbul and Abu Dhabi. Being on the spot, the horse is a little more<br />
nervous than normal and I think that the 1,900m of the Prix Dormane would have been a bit long<br />
for him. It’s why I am presenting him in this Listed.”<br />
On tOp Of the lOt<br />
With a big action, tharwah (Munjiz) set a good rhythm to the race, with the future winner in his<br />
back. Alsaker was not asked to go by Julien Augé in the first part of the straight and he came easily.<br />
In the middle of the finale phase, the jockey asked him with the hands and the horse came up and<br />
won by two lengths. It is finally majida (Majd Al Arab) who took the second place from Tharwah.<br />
She well defended herself stopping her training companion djelamer (Amer) from a place on the<br />
podium.<br />
tOWards turKey Or england<br />
Élisabeth Bernard was happy with this success: “You know, when you see the program a month<br />
earlier, you are sure you are going to win. Five minutes before the start, we are scared as hell… So<br />
I am relieved! I thought it would be a canter, and it was the case.”<br />
Going on shorter was a good idea: “Yes I found him a little keen but he has a great speed, that’s for<br />
sure! For the rest, I will talk with Jean-Pierre Deroubaix. I would like to go to Turkey. I don’t know if<br />
it is prudent for the moment and he thought more about England. I love Istanbul’s racecourse and<br />
the Malazgirt Trophy (Gr. I PA) will be a perfect race for him. We already won it. I think we will go<br />
there in September.”<br />
This Prix Burkeguy-Wathba Stud Farm Cup is part of Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s<br />
<strong>Purebred</strong> Arabian International Racing Festival. This series of the Wathba Stud Farm Cup supports<br />
‘small’ breeders around the world. Four dates are planned in France. Three have already been<br />
organized. The next one, the Prix Nedjari, is planned on the 27th September at Bordeaux-Le<br />
Bouscat.<br />
tWO hassan mOusli Bred hOrses at the tWO first places<br />
Alsaker was bred by Hassan Mousli and Nada Mousalli, just like Majida, second. His sire af albahar<br />
(Amer) only has seven horses in France, including two black types. He stands at the Haras de<br />
Thouars. Alsaker is a full brother to Bint Jakkarta who won the Al Rayyan Cup (Gr. I PA). This family<br />
also counts al charif (Akbar), a brother of Alsaker, best 3yo in 2009 after his success in the Qatar<br />
Total French Arabian Breeder’s Challenge (Gr. I PA).
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