Doha, Qatar: Preparations are underway in Paris for the staging of the Qatar Arc Trials, which will be held with a large-scale international participation on September 15 at ParisLongchamp, especially as it is the final stepping stone to main event in early October. The Qatar Arc Trials is sponsored by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), who has also been the sponsor of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend for several years, including the World’s Best Horse Race. Qatar’s sponsorship of the meeting has contributed to further developing and raising the elevating the racing standardas well as the huge media momentum of the event, being one of the most important sporting events in France every year.
The QREC management is in constant coordination with the France Gallop, the racing authority in France, in order to reach the best formula for preparations and ensure that the Trials Day, and later the main event, will be held in the appropriate manner that is consistent with the level of interest that Qatar pays to international racing events of this calibre as well as to Arabian races, given Qatar’s commitment to supporting and promoting Arabian racing on an ongoing basis. In addition, to the Qatar Cup - Prix Dragon (Gr.1 PA) on the Trials Day, Qatar sponsors the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1.
PA) as part of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Qatar Arabian World Cup (Gr. 1 PA) as part of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend, which along with the H H .