The Arabian Racing Organisation holds approximately 15 race meetings a year from May to October at some of the top racecourses across the UK.
Races are predominantly for Purebred Arabian horses, although there is also a series of races for Thoroughbreds and Anglo Arabs (a cross between an Arabian and a Thoroughbred).
The first Arab race meeting in Britain was held in 1978 at Hawthorn Hill, and today is a sport that holds a variety of races for amateurs (who often own, train and even ride the horses themselves) through to professionals.
The Dubai International Arabian Raceday is the ARO’s flagship meeting, and has been running for over 25 years. With four Group races on the card and nearly £100,000 of prize money on offer, the meeting not only attracts runners from countries from Europe, the UAE, Qatar and Oman, but is also hugely popular with racegoers. Some describe it as the ‘Royal Ascot of Arab racing’.
ARO meetings are generally more informal than TB race meetings. For example there is a standard ticket price and only one enclosure for all racegoers.
For further details of ARO meetings see www.aroracing.co.uk 
Allison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races and is learning to bet (despite being officially the worst bettor in the History of the Universe), there’s a lot more to learn…
