Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Wakrah completes double in France
The Peninsula
Doha: The Al Shaqab Racing-bred and owned Al Wakrah (FR) (Al Wukair x Al Thakhira) yesterday notched up a second consecutive victory, winning Prix de Vern d’Anjou at Le Lion D’Angers.
Simone Brogi’s trainee started her career in early May. Seventh on racecourse debut over 1,100m at Tarbes, she quickly got her act together and easily won her maiden over the same distance at Châteaubriant just before the end of the same month. Yesterday, the bay filly clearly benefited from a step up in trip, to 1,400m, and managed to land the spoils of the Class 2 contest for 2-year-olds with Fabrice Veron in the saddle.More Related News