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Stallion Full Mandate to Saudi Arabia

Full Mandate, sire of multiple grade I winner Ron the Greek, has been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.

 Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Act of Duty, Will He Shine to Saudi Arabia

Schumer Bloodstock has purchased stallions Act of Duty and Will He Shine for export to Saudi Arabia.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Jockey Hill to Ride in Saudi Arabia and Dubai

Jockey Hill to Ride in Saudi Arabia and Dubai

Jockey Channing Hill, who has hung his tack at Arlington Park for the 2012 racing season, will ride in Saudi Arabia and Dubai for six months following the Sept. 8 weekend.

 Saturday, September 08, 2012

Bandini to Stand in Saudi Arabia

Grade I winner Bandini has been purchased to stand at a new farm owned by Shawahed Corp. near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

 Monday, December 26, 2011

Shaniko, Three Others to Saudi Arabia

Chad Schumer's Schumer Bloodstock has purchased four North American stallions/stallion prospects for export to Saudi Arabia.

 Monday, November 21, 2011

Champali, Midas Eyes to Saudi Arabia

Young stallions Champali and Midas Eyes, both graded stakes winners, will be exported to Saudi Arabia.

 Thursday, December 02, 2010
Friends Lake to Saudi Arabia

Friends Lake to Saudi Arabia

Grade I winner Friends Lake has been sold to Saudi Arabian interests for stallion duty.

 Monday, October 04, 2010
Graded Winner Beethoven to Saudi Arabia

Graded Winner Beethoven to Saudi Arabia

Beethoven, a grade II winner, has been sold to Saudi Arabian interests for stallion duty.

 Thursday, September 30, 2010

Soto Sold to Saudi Arabia

Soto, a grade II winner by Dehere, has been sold to Prince Sultan Al Kabeer's Nofa Equestrian Resort in Saudi Arabia.

 Monday, January 26, 2009
Alysheba to Return to U.S.

Alysheba to Return to U.S.

Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Alysheba is returning to the United States from Saudi Arabia. He will reside in the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park.

 Thursday, October 23, 2008
Premium Tap Wins Despite Mishap

Premium Tap Wins Despite Mishap

Premium Tap, who races under the name Allam in Saudi Arabia, remained undefeated in that country, scoring a gutsy head victory over his arch rival, Brazilian-bred Impossible Ski, in the Crown Prince Cup at Al Janadriah Racecourse Dec. 7, a prep for the King's Cup, a race he won last year.

 Sunday, December 09, 2007
Premium Tap Wins Again in Saudi Arabia

Premium Tap Wins Again in Saudi Arabia

Making his second start in Saudi Arabia since a game runner-up effort to Invasor in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I), Premium Tap crushed 16 rivals Nov. 2 in the 2,000-meter Ministry of Culture and Information Cup at Al Janadriah racecourse, winning by seven lengths in 2:01.66.

 Friday, November 02, 2007

Premium Tap Wins in Saudi Arabia

Premium Tap, who goes by the name Allam in Saudi Arabia, won his first start back since finishing a game second to Invasor in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I). The son of Pleasant Tap captured the one-mile Almadinah Almonawarah Gov. Cup by 1 1/4 lengths on Sept. 14.

 Saturday, September 22, 2007

California-Based Souvenir Copy, High Demand Sold

California-based stallions Souvenir Copy and High Demand have been sold to Nizar Anwar Abul Jadayel of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Souvenir Copy will be shipped later this year to stand in Saudi Arabia, while plans for High Demand, who could remain in the United States, have not yet been finalized.

 Wednesday, August 01, 2007

TVG Expands Programming Delivery to Dubai, Saudi Arabia

TVG May 9 announced that it reached an agreement with Dubai Sports Channel to significantly increase international exposure for American Thoroughbred horseracing by making the programming available to more than eight million homes across the Arabian Peninsula.

 Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Premium Tap Will Not Return to U.S.

A disappointed John Kimmel confirmed Wednesday that Premium Tap, runner-up to Invasor in the $6-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I), will remain in Saudi Arabia to point for next year's King's Cup, which the colt won this year, and possibly another try at the World Cup.

 Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Premium Tap Wins in Saudi Arabia

Premium Taps won his first races in Saudi Arabia racing as Allam. He will now be pointed to the March 31 Dubai World Cup.

 Friday, February 16, 2007

New York Stallion Judge T C to Saudi Arabia

Judge T C, who was scheduled to stand at Joe and Anne McMahon's McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds near Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been sold to Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud al Kabeer for stallion duty at Nofa Equestrian Resort in Saudi Arabia.

 Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Mulhall Discounts War Emblem Report

Richard Mulhall, racing manager for The Thoroughbred Corporation, has discounted a report in Thursday's New York Times stating that the Saudi royal family has considered donating Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner War Emblem to the families of the victims of last year's World Trade Center bombing.

 Friday, August 30, 2002

Far Flung: Where are Yesterday's Heroes Today?

Some of the horses who have made history on Breeders' Cup Championship Day were born and bred in the U.S., but now live elsewhere. Some were foaled in one country, raced in another, and now live somewhere completely different. Here are some of their stories.

 Tuesday, November 27, 2001

A Common Thread

By Ray Paulick -- Those who say sports and politics do not mix are either immune to reality or, quite possibly, unfamiliar with Thoroughbred racing. Can there be a stronger link between the two seemingly unrelated pastimes than there is between world leaders and the international sport of kings, queens, sheikhs, and princes?

 Tuesday, October 16, 2001

Early Warning Sold to Saudi Interests

Dogwood Stables' multiple grade III winner Early Warning has been sold to Prince Miteb bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and will be shipped to that country to campaign in distance races

 Tuesday, August 22, 2000