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Tomas Lukasek completed a double as he steered Yousuf Abdulla Al Lingawi-owned Harab Al Naif to Asherij Cup triumph to land the day’s feature race for trainer Mohamed Al Kuwari during Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) 3rd Race Meeting at the Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday.
QREC’s Racing Manager Abdulla Al Kubaisi crowned the winners.
The 1200m run for Local Purebred Arabian Conditions was run with excitement as Eng. Mohamed Rashid Seif Al Kuwari-trained Harab Al Naif picked up pace in the final stages to claim the feature by half a length.
Moneeaty, ridden by Hugo Besnier, was a distant second, while Giuseppe Cultraro led Alzubarah Katara to third place in the feature race, which carried QR100,000 in total prize money.
It was Asherij Cup Day’s second win for Lukasek, who earlier led Al Sraiya Stud’s Ayaath Alsraiya to a half length victory in the 1700m Thoroughbred Handicap.
Jockey Szczepan Mazur also completed a double as he rode Osama Al-Dafea-trained Baker De Saularie to a dominating 5 length victory in 1700m Purebred Arabian Conditions.
Earlier, Mazur kicked off the Asherij Cup Day by guiding Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Rasheed to a commanding victory in Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (3yo only).
The MHK Al Attiyah-trained colt raced to a 3¼ length win over Alberto Sanna-led Al Hammam in the opening race of the day.
The horse racing season, which began last week, will include many race meetings at both Al Rayyan and Al Uqda Racecourses and will conclude with the End Of Season Cup meeting on April 24, 2023.
The new season racing programme includes 52 race days at Al Rayyan Racecourse and 17 at Al Uqda, making a total of 69 days to be run on both turf and sand over six months and 12 days.
3rd Race Meeting - Asherij Cup
WINNERS (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 – Asherij Cup - Local Purebred Arabian Conditions (Fillies & Mares)
Harab Al Naif, Eng. Mohamed Rashid Seif Al Kuwari, Tomas Lukasek
2 - Purebred Arabian Conditions
Baker De Saularie, Osama Al-Dafea, Szczepan Mazur
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 70-90 (Class 3)
Millions, Abdulaziz Ali Al-Kathiri, Rashid Ali Al-Marri*
4 - Thoroughbred Handicap 55-75 (Class 5)
Ayaath Alsraiya, Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki, Tomas Lukasek
5 - Local Thoroughbred Novice Plate
Al Mukhadram, Khaled Mohamad Alahmad, Alberto Sanna
6 - Thoroughbred Handicap 0-65 (Class 6)
Attache, Wasim Al Sahn, Jefferson Smith
7 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (3yo only)
AJS Rasheed, M.H.K Al Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur.
