QNA
"Thaye" claimed her ninth title of the 2026/27 local horse racing season at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), winning the Al Thakira Cup at Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday.
The victory came in the eighth and feature race of the ninth meeting, which featured eight races over various distances and attracted a large number of owners, trainers and jockeys.
Owned by Nasser Owaida Salem Al Hajri, Thaye won the 1700m Local Thoroughbred Premium Maiden for horses aged 3 to 6, finishing four lengths clear after dominating the race from the start.
The five-year-old chestnut mare delivered a strong performance in a field of seven, securing the victory under jockey Abdulla Rashid Al Hajri and trainer Owaida Salem Al Hajri.
Ghara Alseej, owned by Lekhreib Stud, ridden by Salman Fahad Al Hajri and trained by Abdulla Dhabit Aldosari, finished second, while Qahir, owned by Al Jeryan Stud, ridden by Szczepan Mazur and trained by Mohammed Hamad Khalifa Al Attiyah, came third.
Following the feature race, QREC Chairman Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah presented the Al Thakira Cup to the winners.
The other seven races produced the following results: In the opening 1200m Thoroughbred Handicap (0-60) for horses aged three and above, Harmonised, owned by Al Ghaf Stud, ridden by Nicolas Baudet and trained by Hamad Al Jehani, finished first by 4 and three-quarter lengths.
Billythekid Pompadour, owned by Sharq Stud, ridden by Alberto Sanna and trained by Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Al Sulaiti, won the second race, the 1200m Purebred Arabian Handicap (50-70) for horses aged three and above, by half a length.
In the third race, the 1900m Local Thoroughbred Handicap (0-55) for horses aged three and above, Al Gamamah, owned and trained by Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki and ridden by Patrick Cosgrave, took first place by 1 and three-quarter lengths.
Noble Patron, owned by HE Meshaal bin Ali Al Attiyah, won the fourth race, the 1200m Thoroughbred Handicap (60-80) for horses aged three and above, by a head. He was ridden by Salman Fahad Al Hajri and trained by Mohammed Balasim Al Jumaili.
Al Mutaghatris, owned by Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari, claimed the fifth race, the 1900m Local Purebred Arabian Handicap (70-90) for horses aged four and above, by two lengths. He was ridden by Soufiane Saadi and trained by Hamad Al Jehani, who secured his second win of the meeting.
September Leaves, owned by Al Eida Racing, won the sixth race, the 1700m Thoroughbred Conditions contest for fillies aged three and above, by 2 and a quarter lengths. She was ridden by Marco Casamento and trained by Gassim Al Ghazali.
In the seventh race, the 1000m Local Purebred Arabian Show Horses Maiden for horses aged four and above, Kadheem Al Shaqab, owned by Al Rakaben Stud, finished first by 4 and a half lengths under jockey Mohammed Moussa and trainer Fahad Salman Al Hajri.
The QREC local racing season continues on Thursday with the 10th meeting, the Derby Trial.