Imported Race Programme

The quality of imported thoroughbreds has risen considerably in recent years.

There is a strong and competitive imported race programme with the highlights being The Crown Prince's Cup (Group 3) in late January and The King's Cup (Group 3), worth $400,000, in March. Other premier races in the programme include the Shaikh Nasser Cup (Listed), worth $135,000, in mid-February, and Al Methaq Mile (Listed) in March.

Race programme - Imported

2025-26 season: 29 Race Meetings (31st October 2025 - 17th April 2026)

October 2025

November 2025

December 2025

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026

April 2026

31 October 2025

0-90

1200m str

Late Sh. Rashid Cup (Domestic Grade 2)

1400m

4th & Maiden

1600m

All Classes (International Trial)

1800m

7 November 2025	0-85 1400m	Maiden (3YO+) 1400m	0-65 1600m	0-90 1800m	0-85 2200m
14 November 2025	Domestic Grade 1 1000m (Str)	0-90 1200m str	Open Handicap 1600m	Bahrain International Trophy (Group 2) 2000m	Open Handicap 2200m
21 November 2025	4th & Maiden 1400m	0-75 1600m	0-85 2200m
27 November 2025	0-75 1000m (Str)	Domestic Grade 2 1200m str	0-70 (Apprentice Jockeys) 1400m	0-75 2000m	Domestic Grade 2 2200m
28 November 2025	0-100 1000m (Str)	0-90 1400m	Domestic Grade 2 1600m	0-95 1800m

5 December 2025	4th / Maiden 1400m	0-80 1600m	0-80 2000m	0-75 2400m
12 December 2025	0-85 1200m	3rd / 4th / Maiden 1800m	To Be Confirmed Race
18 December 2025	Domestic Grade 2 1200m (Bend)	0-80 1400m	0-90 1600m	Maiden 2000m	National Day Cup (Domestic Grade 1) 2400m
19 December 2025	Al Manama Cup Bahrain Turf Series (84-100) 1000m (Str)	H.H.Sh.Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup (Listed) 1600m	Al Muharraq Cup Bahrain Turf Series (84-100) 2000m	0-90 2200m
26 December 2025	-0-90 1000m (Str)	0-75 1200m	3rd, 4th & Maidens 1400m	Domestic Grade 2 2000m

2 January 2026	3rd / 4th / Maiden 1000m (Str)	Al Riffa Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 1200m str (*=rnd)	Domestic Grade 2 1600m	Al Dana Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 1800m
9 January 2026	0-90 1200m str	4th & Maidens 1800m	0-75 2400m
16 January 2026	Al Wasmiya Cup Bahrain Turf Series (Domestic Grade 1) 1000m (Str)	0-100 1400m	Al Adiyat Cup Bahrain Turf Series (Domestic Grade 1) 1800m	0-85 2000m
23 January 2026	0-75* 1200m (Bend)	3rd, 4th & Maiden 1400m (Str)	0-90 1600m	0-80 (Apprentice Jockeys) 2200m
29 January 2026	Hawar Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 1200m str	0-75 1600m	Anchorman Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 2000m	0-100 2400m
30 January 2026	0-80 1000m (Str)	Domestic Grade 2 1200m	Bahrain Mile (Domestic Grade 1) 1200m	Crown Prince's Cup (Listed) 2000m

6 February 2026	0-70 1200m str	0-100 1600m	3rd / 4th / Maiden 2000m	0-85 2400m
12 February 2026	0-95 1200m str	4th & Maiden (3Yo) 1600m	0-75 2000m	0-95 2200m
19 February 2026	Al Sakhir Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 1000m (Str)	Domestic Grade 1 1400m	Vision Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 1800m	Hh Sh. Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup (Listed) 2200m
26 February 2026	0-75 (Apprentice Jockeys) 1000m (Str)	Domestic Grade 2 1200m str	0-75 1400m	0-90 2400m

5 March 2026	Al Fateh Cup Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 1200m str	Maiden 1400m	0-95 1600m	The International Handicap Bahrain Turf Series (80-100) 2000m
6 March 2026	The Chairman's Cup (Domestic Grade 1) 1000m (Str)	Al Methaq Mile (Listed) 1600m	0-90 2000m	King's Cup (Group 3) 2400m
13 March 2026	4th & Maiden 3Yo 1200m	0-85 1400m	3rd, 4th & Maidens 1600m	0-75 2200m
21 March 2026	Domestic Grade 2 1200m str	0-75 (Apprentice Jockeys) 1600m	0-95 1800m	0-90 2400m
27 March 2026	0-75 1200m	Domestic Grade 1 1400m	0-85 1800m	Domestic Grade 2 2000m

3 April 2026	0-65 (Apprentice Jockeys) 1000m (Str)	0-95 1200m	0-95 1600m	0-65 2200m
9 April 2026	0-85 1200m	3rd / 4th / Maiden 1400m	0-95 2200m
17 April 2026	Champions Sprint (Domestic Grade 1) 1200m	Champions Mile (Domestic Grade 2) 1600m	Gold Cup (Domestic Grade 1) 2000m	Domestic Grade 2 2400m

More Racing at Bahrain Turf Club:

REHC racing season - Local Bahrain International Trophy Bahrain Turf Series