Like its neighbor Qatar, Bahrain launched its (flat) season at the beginning of November. This will end in April 2025. The most important event on the calendar, the Bahrain International Trophy is fast approaching, since this Group II with a million dollars – contested over 2,000 meters, on grass – will take place on the 15th. November 2024. Moreover, the French Andromeda et Calif will be there for the respective training sessions of Francis-Henri Graffard and Carlos & Yann Lerner. This race has been successful for the French in the past, since Jérôme Reynier from Marseille, saddled victoriously there – in 2019 – Royal Julius. Let us also mention the presence of English Lead Artist at the start of this group II. Finally, let us note the two successes of European (Irish) jockey Seamus Heffernan at the start of the season in Bahrain. He won in the saddle on Pure Dreamer et Strictly. Aged 52, he left Aidan O’Brien’s training center (Ballydoyle) this year, after joining there in 1996, to be a freelance jockey. He won in France, the Critérium International, (Mount Nelson2006) and the Prix de l’Opéra (Rhododendron2017).
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Saturday September 21, 2024 at Chantilly – Prix Bertrand de Tarragon (Gr. III): Andromeda in a pocket handkerchief
Sunday June 9, 2024 at ParisLongchamp – The Cup (group III – 2,000 m): Calif or the Lerner paw
Friday November 15, 2024 – Bahrain International Trophy (Gr. II): Andromeda and Calif in the game
