Sheikha Reem’s Ebraz proves his class again
The Purebred scores Gr3 PA victory at La Teste De Buch
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Ebraz GB Amer x Massamarie carried the colours of his owner Her Excellency Sheikha Reem bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani to victory for the 18th time when taking the Group 3 Coupe de Sud-Ouest des urSang Arabes at La Teste De Buch in France, on Tuesday, only 30 minutes following Her Excellency Sheikha Yasmeen bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani- owned Mon’nia’s Gr 2 victory at the same course.
The seven-time Group 1 winner Ebraz is trained by Julian Smart and was ridden to victory, in the 1900m contest for four-year-old and older
urebred Arabians, by Maxime Guyon.
Having broken on terms with the field, Ebraz was quickly positioned towards the rear of the peloton by Guyon.
With a strong pace being set up front, Ebraz was about eight lengths off the leader as the field left the back straight, but was still travelling with a lot of purpose. Turning for home, Guyon slipstreamed Al Shaqab Racing’s Khataab
FR Amer x Djelana as the pair made ground on the outside of the field.
Still with over three lengths to find 200m from home, Ebraz produced a phenomenal effort to get the better of Al Shaqab Racing’s Mounjared Al Cham FR Azadi x Al Moutawakila and went on to score by of a length, claiming his second win in the race.
Mounjared Al Cham took the second place for trainer Thomas Fourcy and jockey Olivier eslier while the other Thomas Fourcy’s trainee Khataab was further of a length behind to finish third under Jerome Cabre.
Bred by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Thani, Ebraz is by the most successful Arabian sire Amer
Wafi and along with Ebraz, dam Massamarie Tidjani has produced multiple Group 1 winners, including Raahah Asraa Min Albarq winner of the Group 1 Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments in 2020, Mared Al Shara Amer winner of the Group 1 HH The Amir Sword and Mu’azzaz Amer winner of the Group 1 Dubai International Stakes at Newbury.