Day: 18 February 2025

Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia Partners with Irish Software Company

Suzanne Ashton

Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia Partners with Irish Software Company to Ensure Equine Welfare Protocols Followed for Saudi Cup 2025 Kildare-based Equine MediRecord will be deploying their revolutionary software platform for all the horses racing in this year’s two day Saudi Cup event. This includes an Arabic version of the Equine MediRecord platform to help all the Saudi based trainers and veterinarians more easily use the system to help clear the Saudi based horses through the festival’s equine welfare protocols.   The platform will support the highly prestigious Group 1…

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QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot 2025

Suzanne Ashton
Grande Dame, winner of the Naas Racecourse Royal Ascot Trials Day British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes, under Ryan Moore. Image of horses racing on grass at Ascot with the race stands behind them

Five Group 1 races, plus new £250,000 two-year-old race scheduled for QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Champions Series to be discontinued, with focus on QIPCO British Champions Day, Club 26 and the Hall of Fame QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot will become the first British raceday to stage five Group 1 races following the upgrade of the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. Prize money for the race will also be increased to £500,000 this year, bringing it into line with the Fillies & Mares and Sprint races.…

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