Marco Casamento guides Texas to victory.
Doha: Texas with Marco Casamento in the saddle was tough to beat in last night’s third meeting as the Al Bida Stud’s entry landed the Asherij Cup title, winning the Local Purebred Arabian Conditions at Al Rayyan racecourse.
A victory in yesterday’s feature race – worth QR100,000 – was also second of the night for jockey Casamento. Texas is trained by Zuhair Mohsen, who also bagged his first win of the season along with Al Bida Stud.
Owaida Salem Al Hajri-trained Ghanayem, guided by Anas Al Seyabi, was second in the 1200m race while AJS Berline finished third with Szczepan Mazur in the saddle.
QREC Acting CEO Bader bin Mohammed Al Drawish (centre) with the connection of Texas after the Al Bida Stud’s entry landed the Asherij Cup title, winning the Local Purebred Arabian Conditions at Al Rayyan racecourse, yesterday.
Also yesterday, Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s Hidalgo Du Croate started the season on a bright note, sealing a dominant 8¼ length victory to win the PA Conditions over 1700m . With the victory, the Mohammed Hussain Afroz-trained four-year-old colt, guided by Casamento completed a double in the event.
Onaiza Racing’s Tilaawah was also impressive yesterday, claiming his third Thoroughbred Handicap (0-90) victory. Lukas Delozier guided the Hamad Al Jehani-trained three-year-old colt to a 2-length win in the 1100m run.
In Thoroughbred Handicap (0-75), Angelic Queen, helmed by Qais Al Busaidi, was victorious while Al Mukhadram, Queenshala, Hope Cove and Suheal Qatar also clinched titles last night.
WINNERS
(HORSE, TRAINER, JOCKEY)
1 - Asherij Cup - Local Purebred Arabian Conditions
(Fillies & Mares) Texas (QA), Zuhair Mohsen, Marco Casamento
2 - Purebred Arabian Conditions
Hidalgo Du Croate, Mohammed Hussain Afroz, Marco Casamento
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 3)
Tilaawah, Hamad Al Jehani, Lukas Delozier
4 - Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 5)
Angelic Queen, Mohammed Ghazali, Qais Al Busaidi
5 - Local Thoroughbred Novice Plate
Al Mukhadram, Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki, Tomas Lukasek
6 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (4yo only)
Queenshala, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi
7 - Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 6)
Hope Cove (GB), Mohammed Ghazali, Qais Al Busaidi
8 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (3yo only)
Suheal Qatar, Abdulaziz Hamad Al Marri, Rashid Ali Al Marri
