The two Bahrain Turf Series races due to be held at the Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club today have been postponed one week following a malfunction in one of the sets of starting stalls.
The $80,000 Al Riffa Cup (sponsored by BBK), round two in the sprint division of the Bahrain Turf Series, and the $80,000 Al Dana Cup, the second round in the middle-distance division, will now be run on Friday, 10th January 2025.
The number of declared runners in both races would have required both sets of starting stalls to be used. Following the decision to postpone the races the raceday stewards issued the following notice:
“The damaged bank of stalls was unable to be repaired in time to be used for the remainder of the meeting and as a consequence, the Stewards abandoned Race 7 (Al Dana Cup) and Race 8 (Al Riffa Cup) and these will be rescheduled for the meeting on Friday 10th January.”