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Bucharest to stage HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival's 2019 World Arabian Horse Racing Forum The Romanian capital of Bucharest was named as host for the 2019 edition of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s World Arabian Horse Racing Forum (WAHRF) on the final day of the 2018 WAHRF which came to an end in the Spanish capital on May 6, Sunday night.

HH Sheikh Hamdan’s Ajaayib wins Zayed Cup in Seville; Golden day for UAE lady riders in Madrid It was a memorable day for the UAE in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival events, both on the endurance circuit in Madrid and the Gran Hippodrome De L’Andalucia race course in Seville in Spain on Saturday, May 5, 2018.

Lively discussions on second day of World Arabian Horse Racing Forum in Madrid HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival-supported race meeting in Sevilla on Saturday The action in the ongoing three-day 9th edition of the World Arabian Horse Racing Forum at the Eurostars Madrid Tower Hotel will soon shift to the endurance circuit and to Seville for ‘Year Of Zayed Race Day’ meeting.

Call for standardization of rules governing Arabian racing There was a strong call for standardization of rules and regulations governing the sport of Purebred Arabian racing on the opening day of the three-day 9th edition of the World Arabian Horse Racing Forum which began at the Eurostars Madrid Tower Hotel on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival helps Seville stage its first-ever Listed race Seville will stage its first ever Listed horse race and will also be the venue where the HH Sheikha Lateefa Bint Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Pony International race series will kick off, all on the sidelines of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s annual World Arabian Horse Racing Forum (WAHRF) which opened in Madrid on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

IFHRA member-countries urged to encourage apprentice jockeys The International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) held its General Assembly in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The meeting at Eurostars Madrid Tower Hotel was held ahead of the World Arabian Horse Racing Forum, which is scheduled to be held in Madrid from May 2-4.

Stage set for HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s World Arabian Horse Racing Forum The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s annual World Arabian Horse Racing Forum (WAHRF) opens in Madrid from May 1, 2018 along with a range of other events, all being organized under the umbrella of the Festival.

The World Arabian Horse Racing Forum - Madrid Spain 2018

April 30, and May 1 st arrival of guests to the Eurostars Madrid Tower*****
May 1
10 am - 12 pm
General Assembly 
(IFHRA members only and journalists) @Eurostars Madrid Tower*****
5 pm
Press conference at Barcelona Room 4 @ Eurostars Madrid Tower *****
Followed by a Madrid Goyesco Welcoming Cocktail
Dress Code: Chic for Ladies and smart for men

May 2
10 am
World Arabian Horse Racing Forum Conference & Exhibition kick off from the Barcelona Room 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Word of HE Dr Hessa Al Oteiba , Our UAE Ambassador to Spain
- Word of HE Aref Alawani , Secretary General Abu Dhabi Sports Council
- Word of HE Dr Abdulla Alraisi ,Director General of National Archive
- Word of ERA
- Word of Mr Faysal Rahmani Chairman Of IFAHR
- Word of Mubarak Alnuaimi , Director of Overseas Promotion DCT Abu Dhabi
- Word of Mr Edward Hamod General Manager of National Feed and Flour Production & Marketing Co LLC

10.30 am- 11am
Presentation by Dr Abdulla Alraisi 
Zayed: A Man Who Built a Nation

11.30 am - 1 pm - Breeding Session
Moderator: Derek Thompson 
- Khalid Al Nabooda (UAE)
- Emanuel Cesac(Fr)
- Omar Scalli (Morocco)
- Garrett Ford (USA)
- Sheikh Mutlaq Bin Meshraf Al Qahtani( KSA)
- Val Bunting ( FR)
- Lynn Bennett (USA)
- Richard Lancaster (UK)
- Thierry Delegue (FR)
1pm to 2 pm Lunch break @Barcelona Room 4

2pm - 3pm - Racing & Training Session
Moderator : Pat Buckley (Ireland)
- Beverly Deutron (UK)
- Scott Powell (USA)
- Nelly Philippot (Belguim)
- Xavier Ziani (FR)
- Ezzeldine Sedrati (Morocco)
- Damien De Vatrigant(FR)
- Francis Mautoban (FR)
- Thomasz Chalimoniuk (Pol)
- Roberto Cocheteaux (Spain)

3.20 pm - 5 pm - Rules & Regulations, Nutrition & Veterinerary Services 
Moderator :Philip Brenan (UK)
- Hecham El Debagh( Morocco)
- Dr Stefano Daneri( Italy)
- Mohammed Al Hashemi( Oman)
- Marcel (Belguim)
- Jirayr Habibian (Armenia)
- Joan Norton (AUS)
- David Manzoni (Italy)
- Niel Abraham (Canada)

Free Dinner

May 3
10.30am - 12 pm - Jockey Weight And Accidents Insurances
- Richard Mullen(UK)
- Sarah Oliver( UK)
- Ernest Ortel (South Africa)
- Chris Watson (New Zealand)
- Ian Paterson (South Africa )
- Kai Schirmann (Germany)
- Mahi Aramideh (Cyprus)
- Jamal Hout (Canada)
- Sophie Ralston (Ireland)
12 pm - 1 pm Lunch beak @ Barcelona 4

1pm- 2.30pm - Media, PR & Data Base Session
Moderator : Derek Thompson (UK)
- Michel Abu Najem(FR)
- Abdelrahman Alamin (UAE)
- Mohamed Al Nuaimi (UAE)
- Katherine Fidler Racing Post (UK)
- Satya Narayan(India)
- Francois Reeves Paris Turf (FR)
- Jonathan Horowitz (USA)
- Nadine Frampton (Australia)
- Peter Staple (AUS)
- Michel Chahda (Lebanon)

3.pm - 4.30pm - Women in Racing 
Moderator: Israa Al Shimmari
- Eman Saiqal (UAE)
- Shathra Al Hajjaj( UAE)
- Salha Al Ghurair(UAE)
- Terri Eaton (USA)
- ikram Saab(Leb)
- Barbara De Mieulle (FR)
- Lara Sawaya (UAE)

8 pm 
Andalucia Noche @ Castillo de Viñuelas 
Dress Code: Chic for women, Suit for men

May 4 
10am - 11.30am - Future & Innovation in Arabian Racing
Moderator:Derek Thompson
- Dr Abdulla Alraisi(UAE)
- Peter Pond (Australia)
- Edward Hamod(USA)
- Alaa Al Ali (Jordan)
- Mubarak Al Nuaimi(UAE)
- Michelle Morgan (US)
- Faysal Rahmani (UAE)
- Lara Sawaya(UAE)

12pm - 1.30pm
Workshop conducted by Lara Sawaya and Derek Thompson
1.30 pm Lunch @Barcelona Room 4

Free Dinner

May 5
Flat Racing 
Year Of Zayed Race Day @ Gran Hippodrome De L’Andalucia , Sevilla
Smart Casual for ladies and men
Trains at 9 am and 10 am from Madrid to Sevilla
Sevilla tour in the village 
6 pm & 7pm departures of train
Endurance 
100 miles Sheikh Zayed Cup and 
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak CEIO Cup 120 km **

May 6
Endurance 
Spanish Endurance Championship
7.30pm
Espaňa Baila à @ La Quinta de Jarama
Dress Code : Long dress for Ladies, Black Suit and bow for men

May 7
Departure of guests