Doha: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) is all set to host the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe that will be held in Paris next month.
The QREC and Total will host a press conference at Ritz Carlton Hotel Doha on Sunday (September 21) to present the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
This year’s edition of the world-renowned horserace is scheduled to be held at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on October 5.
Total is proud to have partnered with Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the most prestigious horse race in the world.
Total is also the proud partner of the Qatar Arabian Trophy for colts, Qatar Arabian Trophy for mares and the Prix Marcel Boussac as well as the H H the Emir Sword Race in Qatar. Total has been involved with the QREC since 2008 and this famed event is part of Total’s commitment to the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Supporting sports is a main part of Total’s corporate social responsibility program; it is a major contribution to social development, as it values sports as one of the best tools to transcend cultural barriers and cultural integration.
Guillaume Chalmin, Managing Director of Total E&P Qatar and Group Representative, said: “Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the jewel in the crown of the Horseracing world.”
“The amazing victory of Treve, the fantastic horse of H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last year in Paris, gives the opportunity to live a very entertaining and intense race,” added Chalmin.
“I would like to thank H E Sheikh Mohammed Bin Faleh Al Thani, Chairman of QREC, and his team for providing Total with the opportunity of this valuable association. We are delighted to have established a longstanding relationship with QREC.”
H E Sheikh Mohamed Bin Faleh Al Thani, QREC Chairman said, “Total shares our vision for the promotion of Qatar by using business, sports and education to reach different sectors of the global community.”
“Our partnership with them is one of the most valuable and enduring of any sporting associations in region and we are proud to be able to include their name alongside our own at major events around the world, including the world’s two most valuable races on turf.”THE PENINSULA
