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'''Wathnan Racing''' is the [[Emir of Qatar]]'s horse racing operation<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/emir-qatar-royal-ascot-king-32966932|title=Emir of Qatar goes on Royal Ascot spending spree snapping up six top contenders|work=Mirror|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref> with a presence in Qatar and Newmarket, England<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/leading-qatari-trainer-to-join-ranks-in-newmarket-with-backing-of-wathan-racing-aT2UH9d6DwUs/|title=Leading Qatari trainer to join ranks in Newmarket with backing of Wathnan Racing|work=Racing Post|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref>.
'''Wathnan Racing''' is the [[Emir of Qatar]]'s horse racing operation<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/emir-qatar-royal-ascot-king-32966932|title=Emir of Qatar goes on Royal Ascot spending spree snapping up six top contenders|work=Mirror|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref> with a presence in Qatar and Newmarket, England.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/leading-qatari-trainer-to-join-ranks-in-newmarket-with-backing-of-wathan-racing-aT2UH9d6DwUs/|title=Leading Qatari trainer to join ranks in Newmarket with backing of Wathnan Racing|work=Racing Post|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref>
It achieved unprecedented success in the 2023 Royal Ascot<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/big-spending-mystery-owner-behind-gold-cup-hero-courage-mon-ami-revealed-154644|title=Big-spending mystery owner behind Gold Cup hero Courage Mon Ami revealed|work=Thoroughbred News|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref> – an owner who'd never before had so much as even one runner in Britain, had won two major Royal Ascot races: the [[Queen's Vase]] and the [[Ascot Gold Cup|Gold Cup]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/rankings/detail/owner/Wathnan%20Racing/|title=Ranked Wathnan Racing Results – last three years|work=Thoroughbred Racing|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref>.
It achieved unprecedented success in the 2023 Royal Ascot<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/big-spending-mystery-owner-behind-gold-cup-hero-courage-mon-ami-revealed-154644|title=Big-spending mystery owner behind Gold Cup hero Courage Mon Ami revealed|work=Thoroughbred News|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref> – an owner who'd never before had so much as even one runner in Britain, had won two major Royal Ascot races: the [[Queen's Vase]] and the [[Ascot Gold Cup|Gold Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/rankings/detail/owner/Wathnan%20Racing/|title=Ranked Wathnan Racing Results – last three years|work=Thoroughbred Racing|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref>


Wathnan Racing, Champion owners in Qatar<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/06/2024/wathnan-racing-leading-owners-as-qrec-announces-top-performers-of-racing-season|title=Wathnan Racing leading owners as QREC announces top performers of racing season|work=The Peninsula Qatar|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref> at the very first attempt in the 2022-23 season, with an extraordinary 55 winners, repeated the success in the 2023-24 season with 51 triumphs.
Wathnan Racing, Champion owners in Qatar<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/06/2024/wathnan-racing-leading-owners-as-qrec-announces-top-performers-of-racing-season|title=Wathnan Racing leading owners as QREC announces top performers of racing season|work=The Peninsula Qatar|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref> at the very first attempt in the 2022-23 season, with an extraordinary 55 winners, repeated the success in the 2023-24 season with 51 triumphs.
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Champion trainer was Wathnan Racing's eminence grise [[Alban de Mieulle]].
Champion trainer was Wathnan Racing's eminence grise [[Alban de Mieulle]].


[[James Doyle (jockey)|James Doyle]] joined Wathnan Racing as stable jockey for the 2024 season<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/26169002/jockey-james-doyle-roger-varian-wathnan-racing/|title=Ex-Godolphin jockey James Doyle set to ride for Roger Varian this year alongside money-spinning role for Wathnan Racing|work=The Sun|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref>.
[[James Doyle (jockey)|James Doyle]] joined Wathnan Racing as stable jockey for the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/26169002/jockey-james-doyle-roger-varian-wathnan-racing/|title=Ex-Godolphin jockey James Doyle set to ride for Roger Varian this year alongside money-spinning role for Wathnan Racing|work=The Sun|access-date=2024-06-17|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:17, 17 June 2024

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Wathnan Racing is the Emir of Qatar's horse racing operation[1] with a presence in Qatar and Newmarket, England.[2] It achieved unprecedented success in the 2023 Royal Ascot[3] – an owner who'd never before had so much as even one runner in Britain, had won two major Royal Ascot races: the Queen's Vase and the Gold Cup.[4]

Wathnan Racing, Champion owners in Qatar[5] at the very first attempt in the 2022-23 season, with an extraordinary 55 winners, repeated the success in the 2023-24 season with 51 triumphs. The 2023-24 Qatar racing season also brought for Wathnan the top Arab award – Abbes – and the highest-rated thoroughbred – Simca Mille. Champion trainer was Wathnan Racing's eminence grise Alban de Mieulle.

James Doyle joined Wathnan Racing as stable jockey for the 2024 season.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Emir of Qatar goes on Royal Ascot spending spree snapping up six top contenders". Mirror. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "Leading Qatari trainer to join ranks in Newmarket with backing of Wathnan Racing". Racing Post. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ "Big-spending mystery owner behind Gold Cup hero Courage Mon Ami revealed". Thoroughbred News. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ "Ranked Wathnan Racing Results – last three years". Thoroughbred Racing. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ "Wathnan Racing leading owners as QREC announces top performers of racing season". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ^ "Ex-Godolphin jockey James Doyle set to ride for Roger Varian this year alongside money-spinning role for Wathnan Racing". The Sun. Retrieved 2024-06-17.