The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) is set for a lively afternoon of action on Saturday, 22 November 2025, with a well-balanced card leading into the evening’s highlight, the QETAIFAN CUP – Purebred Arabian Conditions. A mix of sprints, staying contests, and local talent clashes will shape the programme, building momentum toward a feature that promises speed, quality, and a strong finish to the day’s racing.
The meeting will open at 14:30 with the Thoroughbred Handicap 0-70 (Class 6) over 1400m, offering QR 20,000. This first race will likely set a lively tone, with mid-grade runners eager to seize an early opportunity and connections hoping to begin the day on a winning note.
The second race at 15:05 will shift the emphasis to stamina as Thoroughbreds tackle 2200m in the Thoroughbred Handicap 0-60 (Class 6), carrying prize money of QR 45,000. This distance will demand clever timing, patient riding, and the resilience to finish strongly when the field begins to stretch out. At 15:40, attention will turn to emerging local talent in the Local Thoroughbred Rated Maiden Plate, a 1200m dash worth QR 45,000. With young, inexperienced horses searching for their first career win, the race may reveal future contenders ready to rise through the ranks.
At 16:15, the spirit of Qatar’s homebred Arabians will animate the track in the Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 0-65 (Class 6) over 1200m, another QR 45,000 contest expected to produce a spirited sprint from the moment the gates open. The card will then tighten with two fast-paced divisions of the Thoroughbred Handicap 55-75 (Class 5) at 16:50 and 17:25, both run over 1200m and each carrying QR 50,000. These races often produce tight finishes, with handicappers so closely matched that a single tactical decision or a well-timed burst can determine everything.
As evening settles in, the longer distances return. At 18:00, endurance will take centre stage in the Purebred Arabian Handicap 65-85 (Class 4) over 2200m, a test of balance between stamina and tactical awareness. The rhythm of the race will matter just as much as the raw ability of the Arabians attempting to stay on strongly to the finish. The mood will deepen with the eighth race at 18:35, the Local Thoroughbred Handicap 0-65 (Class 4), another 2200m contest offering QR 55,000 and expected to challenge the durability and composure of the local runners as the long home straight sorts the steadfast from the fading.
All of it will build to the emotional crescendo of the night—the Qetaifan Cup at 19:10. Run over 1200m, the feature promises raw pace, high drama, and the unmistakable pulse of Purebred Arabian racing at its finest. With QR 100,000 on offer, victory will carry immense significance, rewarding not just the horse but the entire team behind it. As the field charges down the straight under the lights, fans will hold their breath for that electrifying final surge to the wire.
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