17 Horses Compete for the Title of the UAE
President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses in Morocco
Matar Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri:
• ‘The strong participation reflects the prestigious standing of the Prestigious Cup among owners and breeders’.
• ‘The UAE–Moroccan Festival strengthens joint cooperation and supports the journey of the Arabian horse’.
The Casablanca Anfa dirt racecourse in the Kingdom of Morocco hosts the fourteenth leg of the UAE President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses tomorrow, Saturday 19 September 2026, within the calendar of the 33rd edition of the Prestigious Cup, with 17 horses representing elite studs and owners from Morocco, the Arab world and Europe taking part.
The Cup series continues its global tour with the support of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, within a vision aimed at elevating the standing of the Purebred Arabian horse and strengthening its presence at the most prominent international racecourses, alongside supporting owners and breeders and encouraging them to acquire and breed the Arabian horse, and contributing to the development of its racing industry around the world.
The Morocco leg is run over 1,900 metres on dirt, in the Group 3 category, open to Purebred Arabian horses aged four years and above, in an anticipated meeting bringing together a distinguished group of horses seeking to claim the title of the Prestigious Cup.
The leg forms part of the second edition of the UAE–Moroccan Festival, staged under the patronage of the UAE President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses series and comprising eight varied races, an extension of the distinguished partnership and fruitful cooperation in support of Arabian horse racing and in strengthening its presence in the Kingdom of Morocco.
RACE DETAILS
| Date | Saturday, 19 September 2026 |
| Venue | Casablanca Anfa Racecourse, Kingdom of Morocco |
| Occasion | Second edition of the UAE–Moroccan Festival, eight races in total |
| Distance | 1,900 metres (dirt) |
| Category | Group 3 |
| Age | Four years and above |
| Runners | 17 |
