Bahrain horse race targets quality field

The Bahrain International Trophy can be a “stepping stone” for more international horse racing to be held in the Gulf nation, Sheikh Salman bin Rashed Al Khalifa, the executive director of Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club, said. The £200,000 (Dh920,000) race will take place on November 22 and will be run on turf over 1m2f. “Our main goal for the Bahrain International Trophy is to get a good field of highly rated horses. We’re definitely looking for international runners,” Sheikh Salman said. “We’re hosting one race this year and it’s definitely going to be a stepping stone towards bigger events in the future. Dubai is around the corner and a lot of people send their horses there during the winter to race, so we thought it would work nicely for people to have another option in the region. We have to start somewhere. It’s a very good start and it’s going to be a learning curve for everyone involved.”