Meydan Racecourse Hosts Seventh Trials Meeting with 61 Horses

Mdmar – Dubai – WAM

Meydan Racecourse in Dubai hosted the seventh trials meeting of the 2026–2027 horse racing season on Wednesday evening, featuring 61 Purebred Arabian and Thoroughbred horses competing in eight 1,000-metre races.

The UAE Jockey Club said in a statement that the meeting featured 40 Purebred Arabian horses, including 33 that had yet to win a race, alongside seven competing in open races.

A further 21 Thoroughbreds took part, comprising 14 horses yet to record a win and seven competing in open races.

Rashid Al Baloushi, a member of the UAE Jockey Club’s Stewards Committee, said the growing interest among owners and jockeys in participating in trial races held at several racecourses across the UAE, in accordance with the club’s approved programme, highlights their importance in testing horses’ readiness and assessing their ability to compete as the new season gets underway.

He stressed that the committees overseeing the trial races are keen to provide all the necessary requirements to achieve their objectives and support the participation of horses and their inclusion on the published lists, in cooperation with owners and jockeys. This helps ensure that horses are properly prepared, reach the highest levels of fitness and competitiveness, and are ready to meet the demands of the races scheduled across the country.

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The “Mdmar” website which was Founded by Khaled Makhlouf in 2007 for horse and equestrian races is keen to cover and follow all competitions related to horses, from show jumping, Horseracing, speed and endurance races, and purebred Arabian horse beauty shows, which belong to the Arab Gulf countries at home and abroad in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain.