Ariete Arrollador 2nd and Plantagenet 4th in Meydan yesterday

Ariete Arrollador (GB, 2007), bay colt [Kingsalsa-Proud Douna(Kaldoun)], owned by Cuadra Albero, trained by G. Arizkorreta and ridden by Christophe Soumillon, was 2nd yesterday in Meydan in the Longines Saint Imier Handicap (1,400 m, all-weather track) at the Meydan racecourse. He encountered some problems at the far stretch and was boxed along the rail for most of the race, although he showed a nice turn of foot when he had a gap to proggress. The race was won by Lily's Angel

Here is the video: Longines Saint Imier
Ariete is a black horse, Soumillon wears yellowish orange silks

In the fourth race, Plantagenet (SPA, 2007) [Trade Fair-Crafty Buzz(Crafty Prospector)], owned by Cuadra Whylar, trained by G Arizkorreta and ridden by Jose Luis Martínez, was fourth in the Longines Prima Luna Handicap (1,900 m, all weather track). Plantagenet, who is already winner in Dubai, won the 2010 GP Villapadierna (Spanish Derby)

Here is the video: Longines Prima Luna Handicap
Plantagenet starts from the outermost post. Jose Luis Martinez wears black silks (red cap).

Five races are granted Listed status by the European Pattern Races Committee for 2013

The European Pattern Races Committee has granted the status of Listed races to 5 races in the Spanish calendar: the GP Ciudad de Madrid, the GP Gobierno Vasco, the Copa de Oro de San Sebastián, the GP de la Hispanidad and the Memorial Duque de Toledo. The Premio Claudio Carudel will be evaluated for its inclusion from 2014 pending the rating of its participants this year.

The details about these races are:

GP Ciudad de Madrid (2,500 m, 3yo+, end of June, La Zarzuela racetrack, Madrid). Karluv Most won the 2012 running

GP Gobierno Vasco (1,600 m, 3yo+, summer, Lasarte racecourse, San Sebastián). Cielo Canarias won the last one.

Copa de Oro de San Sebastián (2,400 m, 3yo+, Lasarte racecourse, San Sebastián). Won by Pazifiksturm in 2012

GP de la Hispanidad (1,600 m, 3yo+, October 12th, La Zarzuela racecourse, Madrid). The 2012 edition was won by Cielo Canarias

GP Memorial Duque de Toledo (2,400 m, 3yo+, Autumn, La Zarzuela racecourse, Madrid). Last edition was won by Casaca

Guillermo Arizkorreta wins the 2012 trainer title., Safsaf wins the owners title

The winner of the trainer title was Guillermo Arizkorreta, with a total of 425,347 euros in prize money, after saddling the winners of 51 races. In second place, was Mauri Delcher (based in France for the 2013 year), with 378,125 euros and 28 races. Francisco Rodríguez was third, with 331,589 euros and 30 races.

The winner of the owners title was Safsaf (220,808 euros)  for the third year in a row. Safsaf is the owner of Pearlside (Gran Critérium) and Domeside, among others. In the 2nd place, Cuadra Martul (142,200 euros), owners of Pazifiksturm (Mijas Cup, Copa de Oro de SS, 2nd Memorial Duque de Toledo). The third owner in the list is Reza Pazooki (119,026 euros)

Janacek wins the 2012 jockey title

The Czech jockey Vaclav Janacek won the 2012 jockey title in Spain with 65 wins in 317 races and a total prize money of 605,048 euros. He won the Premio Beamonte - Spanish Oaks with Opikoppi as his most important win this year, winning also the Premio Velayos with Galipoli, and the Premio Gladiateur with Achtung. He won also the Italian St. Leger.

In the 2nd place was Julien Grosjean with 41 wins and third was Jeremy Crocquevieille with 33 wins. Both French jockeys will not be based in Spain in 2013. Oscar Ortiz de Urbina and Alvaro Gómez both won 28 races each. Alvaro Gómez is the new jockey for 2013 for trainer J. M. Osorio, replacing J. Crocquevieille.