Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Hakeem gets back to winning ways with a Gr 3 Victory
Runner-up of the Gr.3 La Coupe on return, the five-year-old Al Hakeem (Siyouni) went back to the winning enclosure to land the Gr.3 Prix Gontaut-Biron Hong Kong Jockey Club at Deauville on Sunday, August 11th.
Having his second run of the year, the Al Shaqab Racing owned — Al Hakeem missed the rest of 2023 after an injury in the Gr.2 Prix d’Harcourt. The homebred is trained by Jean-Claude Rouget.
Ridden by Cristian Demuro, Al Hakeem traveled in second just ahead of Feed The Flame (Kingman). With Sacaya (The Grey Gatsby) leading at a good pace, the talented horse looked to be in a comfortable rhythm. Entering the home straight, the son of Siyouni kept on well to win by half a length. Woodchuck (Birchwood) stayed on in second. Elusive Princess (Martinborough) took third.
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“They’ve done well to get him back today”, said the winning jockey after the race, “The whole team has done a very good job and I thank them. He is only 80% ready, that’s only his second start this year, he will improve from that.”
Bred by Al Shaqab Racing, he is out of a Gr.3 placed Jadhaba (Galileo), who is a daughter of multiple Gr.2 winner Naissance Royale (Giant’s Causeway).
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