Wathnan Racing’s colt Haseef claimed victory in the Polish round of the UAE President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses, held at Warsaw’s Służewiec Racecourse on Sunday. The Group 3 race marked the 14th and final European leg of the Cup’s 32nd edition.
Final European leg
The 2,000m turf race, part of the Central European Derby, featured 15 top contenders from across Europe. Haseef, trained by Damien de Watrigant and ridden by jockey Faleh Bughenaim, made a late surge to win in a time of 2:12.80 minutes.
Second place went to Katrin de Ghazal, owned by Hilal Al Alawi and trained by Elizabeth Bernard Jean-François, while Power Bolt, owned by Rafal Płatk, finished third.
Record prize money
With a prize purse of €200,000 —the largest ever for Arabian horse racing in Poland — the race drew an estimated 20,000 spectators. The event concluded the European schedule of the UAE President’s Cup, which included races in 11 countries across the continent.
High-level attendance
Dignitaries at the race included Prince Jan Lubomirski-Lanckoroński, UAE Ambassador to Poland Mohammed Ahmed Al Harbi, and Faisal Al Rahmani, General Secretary of the Cup’s Higher Organizing Committee.
Matar Suhail Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee, said: “We extend our highest thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, for his continuous patronage of the prestigious Cup Series, which has established its position at the highest global levels thanks to His Highness’s vision.
“We also take pride in the great success of the Poland leg, which concluded the European calendar for 2025 in the best way, and we are proud of the large public attendance of 20,000 spectators, extending our gratitude to the management of Służewiec Racecourse for their distinguished organizational efforts.”
The UAE President’s Cup continues to promote Purebred Arabian horse racing worldwide, under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
