Bint Mohaather seals Qatar Oaks honours

Doha, Qatar: Al Jeryan Stud’s Bint Mohaather won the QA Listed Qatar Oaks for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at the QREC’s Al Rayyan Racecourse yesterday.

The day’s feature saw the bay filly double her tally, rewarding a string of recent placed efforts with a decisive success. Settled off the pace for much of the 2000m contest, she produced a sweeping move in the home stretch, hitting the front inside the final 300m and holding on to score by a length for trainer MHK Al-Attiyah under Lukas Delozier. QREC Acting CEO Bader bin Mohammed Al-Darwish crowned the winners of the race, with Ali bin Hamad Al-Attiyah receiving the trophy on behalf of Al Jeryan Stud.

Wathnan Racing’s War Lady broke her maiden on just her second career start by winning the Local Thoroughbred Oaks for three-year-olds over 1850m. The bay filly delivered an emphatic display to win by 3½ lengths. Tracking the leaders throughout, she was set alight in the closing stages to surge clear, completing a straight treble on the evening for the in-form trainer Alban de Mieulle, while also retaining the Oaks title for the same connections for the second consecutive year under Soufiane Saadi.

QREC Acting CEO Bader bin Mohammed Al-Darwish crowned the winners of the Qatar Oaks. 

Wathnan Racing’s Chdia once again underlined her exceptional quality as the bay filly scoring decisively by three lengths to record her sixth win from seven career starts to win the Purebred Arabian Oaks for four-year-olds. Trained by Alban de Mieulle and ridden by James Doyle, she completed a quick-fire double for owner and trainer and led home a one–two in the 2000 race for the same connections with Intisar De Monlau finishing second while also retaining the title for the owner–trainer–jockey trio for the second consecutive year; a performance that firmly stamps her as a true champion.

Wathnan Racing’s Shama’ah Bu Thaila opened her campaign in style by winning the Local Purebred Arabian Oaks for four-year-olds run over 2000m. The grey filly settled towards the rear in the 2000m contest before biding her time and unleashing a sharp late run in the home straight. She reeled in the leaders to score by 1¼ lengths for trainer Alban de Mieulle, with jockey Faleh Bughenaim completing a quick-fire double in the evening. In doing so, she retained the Oaks title for her owner and trainer for the second consecutive year.

Ahmed Amanalla Al-Sheebani, QREC Deputy CEO presents the Local Thoroughbred Oaks trophy to trainer Alban de Mieulle.

Al Shaqab Racing’s Dhariya retained the Purebred Arabian Oaks title for three-year-olds. Jean de Mieulle-trained grey filly extended her winning run with a third success from four career starts, remaining unbeaten in Qatar with a polished pillar-to-post display over 1600m under jockey Faleh Bughenaim. She travelled smoothly in front, set her own rhythm throughout and lifted the tempo in the home straight, never allowing a rival to mount a serious challenge as she scored decisively by 1¾ lengths. Abdulla Rashid Al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, presented the trophy to Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Mansour, Chief Operating Officer of Al Shaqab Racing, after Dhariya retained the Oaks title for her owner and trainer for the second consecutive year.

Grace Secret in the colours of Umm Al Shukhut Farm, bounced back to winning ways as she claimed the Local Purebred Arabian Oaks for three-year-olds despite the widest draw, securing her third career victory and maintaining a flawless record of finishing in the first four in all her six starts. The bay filly raced in first and second throughout the mile race before digging deep in the home stretch to edge clear by a neck from her half-sister Kendah Al Shahania.

Trained by Ibrahim Khaled Elahmed, she was guided home by Pierre Charles Boudot, who completed his third win of the evening. Ahmed Khalid Belal owner of Umm Al Shukhut Farm received the trophy from QREC Acting CEO Al-Darwish.