Casamento steers Aemilianus to victory in feature at 57th QREC Meeting

Doha: Aemilianus, guided by Marco Casamento stormed to victory inthe feature race for Thoroughbreds to clinch the Group 2 HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khali...

Doha: Aemilianus, guided by Marco Casamento stormed to victory in the feature race for Thoroughbreds to clinch the Group 2 HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Trophy at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club.

Donning the silks of Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman M Al Thani, the five-year-old son of Holy Roman Emperor, Aemilianus outpaced King Pacha by a full length to secure the coveted title.

The event was further illuminated by jockey Szczepan Mazur's sensational performance, achieving a triple for the night and his fourth win in total. Mazur steered Layeq, owned by Khalifa bin Sheail KH J Al Kuwari and trained by Julian Smart, to a dominant 1¼ length victory in the Ebraz Cup over at the 2000m course.

Mazur then guided Al Buraq to beat Harb by a neck to secure Gazwan Cup glory and went on to complete a hat-trick of wins for with Al Jeryan Stud, and trainer M.H.K Al Attiyah. Mazur then sealed their second success of the evening as AJS Lattam won the Mared Al Sahra Cup in a dominant fashion.