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Hiab Al Zaman wins $100,000 President of the UAE Cup series for Purebred Arabians in Maryland

The reigning Horse of the Year, Hiab Al Zaman; the 2018 winner of the race and Horse of the Year, won the $100,000 President of the UAE Cup series for the Purebred Arabians (G1) – America’s richest Arabian race of the year, which was staged at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday, on one of horse racing’s biggest days, Preakness Stakes Day.

Owned by Susan C and James E. Meyer, Hiab Al Zaman, an Arabian horse born in the United States of America in 2017, is trained by Jeremias Castro and ridden by Carol Cedeno.

Over 100,000 fans watched the (G1) 1770-metre race, the second leg of the 29th edition of the prestigious President of the UAE Cup series for the Purebred Arabians.

The 2022 calendar consists of 15 races across Europe, Middle East and North Africa and the United States of America.

The races, a legacy of the late Founding Father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, aim to promote the bloodlines, heritage and identity of Arabian horses globally.

The 29th edition of the President of the UAE Cup got underway at the French Guineas at the ParisLongchamp Racecourse on 15th May.

Presented by the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs, the UAE President Cup Series is the longest-running Arabian race series in the world. It began in 1994 and was the first series to visit France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Morocco, Egypt, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Turkey, UAE, Russia, and the United States. In 2022, its world tour includes France, USA, Tunisia, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, Libya, Netherlands, Egypt, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia.

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President of the UAE Cup series for the Purebred Arabians returns to Pimlico Race Course

The $100,000 President of the UAE Cup series for the Purebred Arabians (G1) – America’s richest Arabian race of the year – returns to Pimlico Race Course on one of horse racing’s biggest days, Preakness Stakes Day, to be held today, Saturday, 21 May 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The ten nominees for the 2022 UAE President Cup (G1) include the reigning Horse of the Year, Hiab Al Zaman; the 2018 winner of the race and Horse of the Year, Quick Sand AA; 2022 graded stakes winner, Like Moulin Rouge; 2020 Darley Champion 3 Year Old Filly, Uptown Lady Arabella, and UAE Group winner, Sniper De Monlau. The remainder of the field includes: Highh Maintenance, who finished fourth in the Darley Sprint Stakes (G3) at Sam Houston Kissouur, coming off an Allowance Optional Claiming win in April against several of these nominees Proud American, represented by the same trainer/owner combo as RB Texas Hold Em, winner of the UAE President Cup (G1) in 2019.

This year’s race marks the fourth time purebred Arabian horses have run at the world-famous Pimlico Race Course on Preakness Day. The race was also held on Preakness Day in 2012 (won by TM Fred Texas), 2020 (won by Paddys Day) and 2021 (won by Paddys Day). The 2021 UAE President Cup (G1) at Pimlico handled over $2.3 million, a record handle on a single Arabian race.

In 2020 and 2021, the race was run in front of smaller-to-no crowds due to COVID-19 restrictions. But with a full crowd expected this year, the anticipation for this year’s Preakness card is notably high.

”We owe so much to our sponsor, the UAE President Cup, for offering this prestigious race in America as part of its long running series,” said Susan Meyer, president of the Arabian Jockey Club.

Presented by the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs, the UAE President Cup Series is the longest-running Arabian race series in the world. It began in 1994 and was the first series to visit France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Morocco, Egypt, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Turkey, UAE, Russia, and the United States. In 2022, its world tour includes France, USA, Tunisia, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, Libya, Netherlands, Egypt, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia.

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Under the patronage of Khalifa bin Zayed, the 29th President of the UAE Cup series will celebrate Arabian horses from 15 May until 8 December 2022

The Higher Organizing Committee of His Highness the President of the UAE Cup series for the Purebred Arabians announced the 2022 calendar, which consists of 15 races across Europe, Middle East and North Africa and the United States of America.

The races series held under the patronage of His Highness The UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the support of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, to promote and preserve the identity of the Arabian horses around the world.

The races for the Purebred Arabians around the world is a legacy of the late President and Founding Father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to promote the bloodlines and heritage of the Arabian horse globally.

The 29th edition of the HH The President of the UAE Cup gets underway at the French Guineas weekend at the ParisLongchamp Racecourse on May 15.

Next in the calendar is the American Triple Crown meeting at the Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore in the USA on May 21.

It follows the race meetings in Tunisia on June 26, San Siro Racecourse in Milan, Italy, June 30, Poland on July 3, 2022, Sweden on July 17, Belgium on August 1, Russia on August 14, Germany on September 4, the UK Arabian Derby at the St Leger meeting at Doncaster Racecourse on September 10, the new race meeting in Libya Libya on September 17, the Netherlands on 25 September, Egypt on October 8, Morocco on November 20, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on December 8.

This year will see a race series organised within HH The President of the UAE Cup in South America, comprising of races in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile, extending and encouraging owners and breeders of the Arabian horses in the region.

His Excellency Faisal Al Rahmani, General Manager of HH The President of the UAE Cup paid tribute to HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed for the unstinted and continuous support in promoting the Arabian horse globally.

“The Purebred Arabian horses have made a big impact as racehorses around the world with the quality of races staged in some of the iconic race tracks in the international circuit,” he said.

“We are proud on the ever increasing number of races and venues this year, with Libya joining the fray as the latest track to stage HH The President of the UAE Cup.

“HH The President of the UAE Cup is a testimony for the global renaissance of the Arabian horse, an initiative of the UAE’s late President and Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul.

“His legacy to preserve the Arabian horse globally continues with the prestigious cup series staged in 15 venues across Europe, Middle East and North African, the USA and all over the Gulf nations.”