SHADWELL DIAR STAKES RACE

Through his remarkable career, Gazwan (Amer x Arc de Ciel by Djendel) has been more a horse of the world than a runner who has specialized in peak performances in any single country.

Now an eight-year-old, Gazwan won important stakes in England, France, and Qatar from 2015 through 2018. This year, Gazwan won the Group 3 Amir Sword Trial in Qatar in early February, but was beaten in Group 1 races later in February and April in his final two starts of the winter-spring Qatar season.

A trip to England in mid-summer put Gazwan back at the fore of Arabian racing. In the Group 1 Shadwell Dubai International Stakes at Newbury Racecourse on July 28, Gazwan prevailed in the richest race of the Dubai International Arabian Races program, which was witnessed by 7,400 fans.

“He’s a superstar,” said trainer Julian