{"id":1989,"date":"2025-06-20T04:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:50:49","slug":"the-rise-of-wathnan-racing-who-is-the-owner-stable-jockey-and-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/the-rise-of-wathnan-racing-who-is-the-owner-stable-jockey-and-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise Of Wathnan Racing: Who Is The Owner, Stable Jockey and Colours?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wathnan Racing continue to take the world of horse racing by storm after entering the sport in 2023, but just who is behind the mega-rich and increasingly famous blue and gold racing silks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who Are Wathnan Racing?<\/strong><strong>\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udfe1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Back in the summer of 2023, horse racing fans saw the overnight introduction of some new colours when <strong>Wathnan Racing<\/strong> started appearing on racecards.<\/p>\n<p>This led to many asking, just who are Wathnan Racing?<\/p>\n<p>It was believed that they wanted to enter the sport quietly, but this was never going to be the case when they started buying some of the best horses in training &#8211; albeit just a handful to start with.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Royal Ascot meeting was when they emerged and all ideas of going under the radar disappeared when one of the horses they bought &#8211; Gregory &#8211; landed the Queen&#8217;s Vase at that meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Then, just days later, with tongues wagging, their profile shot up several more notches when they won the biggest Royal Ascot race of them all &#8211; the Gold Cup.<\/p>\n<p>They managed this with a horse called Courage Mon Ami (watch below), who was ridden by Frankie Dettori in his last ever outing in the Gold Cup, after buying this improving young stayer off A E Oppenheimer for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>From their opening three runners &#8211; they fired in two winners and won \u00a3522,702 in total prize money &#8211; not bad, hey?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WATCH: Courage Mon Ami and Wathnan Racing Winning The Ascot Gold Cup In 2023<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"9 GOLD CUPS FOR FRANKIE! COURAGE MON AMI &amp; DETTORI win the Royal Ascot feature!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8XHItxWrQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since their emergence, there have been many more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/royal-ascot-winners-wathnan-racing\/\">Wathnan Racing Royal Ascot winners<\/a> &#8211; with three more in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Plus four successes at the 2025 meeting, including Lazzat winning the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes.<\/p>\n<h3>All Wathnan Royal Ascot Winners Listed \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc7<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 &#8211; GREGORY, Queen&#8217;s Vase<\/li>\n<li>2023 &#8211; COURAGE MON AMI, Ascot Gold Cup<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; LEOVANNI, Queen Mary Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; SHAREHOLDER, Norfolk Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; ENGLISH OAK, Buckingham Palace Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; HAATEM, Jersey Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; HAATEM, Wolferton Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; FRENCH MASTER, Copper Horse Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; CRIMSON ADVOCATE, Duke Of Cambridge Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; HUMIDITY, Chesham Stakes<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; LAZZAT, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note: Wathnan Racing Royal Ascot winners correct, 21st June 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>WATCH: Crimson Advocate Winning The 2025 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"From Last To First! CRIMSON ADVOCATE wins at Royal Ascot for the second time!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_NLSzidhM8U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who Is Pulling The Wathnan Racing Strings?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Similar to the big &#8216;reveals&#8217; at the end of a whodunit movie, it wasn&#8217;t long before horse racing fans where Googling who was behind Wathnan Racing, with their only clue to go on is that they must be very wealthy.<\/p>\n<p>This led racing sleuths towards the Arab racing world and this is where they landed on another big-spending Middle-East group being behind the latest big horse racing owners,\u00a0 who were also involved in owning PSG football club.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and he also oversaw Qatar&#8217;s successful b id to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup &#8211; in short, he&#8217;s not short of a few bob.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Emir Of Qatar Is The Man Behind Wathnan Racing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the big reveal told us that it&#8217;s the <strong>Emir Of Qatar<\/strong> &#8211; one of the richest men around and the current ruler of Qatar &#8211; <strong>Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani<\/strong>, who is at the Wathnan Racing helm.<\/p>\n<p>He is also brother to Sheikh Joaan, who runs Al Shaqab Racing and his cousin is Sheikh Fahad of Qatar Racing. Therefore, it&#8217;s hardly surprising he&#8217;s also found his way into the heart of UK horse racing ownership.<\/p>\n<p>The Emir of Qatar is reported to have a net worth of up to \u00a31.6 billion, while his ruling family is believed to have approx. \u00a3276 billion in the bank.<\/p>\n<p>This meant they were able to hit the ground running when it came to purchasing their horses and turned to Richard Brown of Blanford Bloodstock to get them &#8216;under starters orders&#8217;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53333\" style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Emir-Of-Qatar-455x560.jpg\" alt=\"Emir Of Qatar - Wathnan Racing\" width=\"455\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Emir-Of-Qatar-455x560.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Emir-Of-Qatar-285x350.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Emir-Of-Qatar.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emir Of Qatar &#8211; Wathnan Racing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>In 2023 Richard Brown told the Racing Post How It Began<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__9__GlideArticleBody\"><em>\u201cOlly Tait and I lived next to each other when we first moved to Newmarket 25 years ago. We formed a friendship and have been good mates ever since. It was Easter Sunday when Olly called me about this project.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__10__GlideArticleBody\"><em>\u201cObviously Wathnan Racing had been to the horses-in-training sales and bought quite a few horses to go to Qatar, and I\u2019d quietly helped Olly with a few things like valuations in the background.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__11__GlideArticleBody\"><em>\u201cHe told me he\u2019d been to Qatar and the horses they\u2019d bought had worked out well, so the owners would like to have a go at racing in Britain. He asked if I\u2019d help and obviously, I was blown away to even be asked.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\"><em>Brown added: \u201cThey are extraordinary to deal with. I report to Olly and then he deals with the guys in Qatar, but everything has been completely straightforward. We\u2019re very focused and disciplined in what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\"><strong>James Doyle Is The Wathnan Racing Retained Jockey<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">Top veteran jockey Frankie Dettori guided home Wathnan Racing&#8217;s 2023 Royal Ascot winners &#8211; Gregory and Courage Mon Ami &#8211; but with the pocket Italian saying he was retiring at the end of that season they were on the hunt for a new jockey.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">Yes, it turned out Dettori did a retirement U-turn, but he went off to ride in the US anyway &#8211; which is why Wathnan Racing turned to the younger <strong>James Doyle<\/strong> to be their number one retained jockey.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">UK and Irish racing lovers will know Doyle well from his time employed with the <em>&#8216;boys in blue&#8217;<\/em> of Godolphin. However, in more recent years Doyle became understudy to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/top-5-horse-racing-jockeys-in-the-world-2024-according-to-ai\/\">top 5 best jockeys in the world according to AI<\/a> &#8211; William Buick.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">Doyle told the Racing Post in 2023 <em>\u201cIt is a tremendous honour for me to sign for Wathnan. It\u2019s an amazing opportunity for me going forward with His Highness Sheikh Tamim\u2019s Wathnan Racing and I\u2019m greatly looking forward to working with Olly Tait, Richard Brown and the rest of the team.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">Before his 9-year stint with Godolphin, James Doyle was also the main jockey for Khalid Abdullah &#8211; the main that owned top horses like Enable and Frankel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"James Doyle | A gentleman finding RUTHLESS streak for Royal Ascot!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HW1KRM2Oz-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\"><strong>What Are The Wathnan Racing Colours?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">The Wathnan Racing colours and silks are a blue body with gold sleeves and a red cap (see below).<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Wathnan-colours.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\"><strong>How Many Horses Do Wathnan Racing Have?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">With Wathnan Racing strengthening their stable towards the end of 2023 and early 2024, it&#8217;s believed they&#8217;ve grown from having just three horses in May\/June 23 to now having close to 100 horses running in their colours.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__12__GlideArticleBody\">These horses are also spread across over 15 different trainers &#8211; these include Roger Varian, Ed Walker, Ralph Beckett, William Haggas and H Al Jehani &#8211; to name just a handful.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Is The Emir Of Qatar?<\/h2>\n<p>The Emir Of Qatar &#8211; <span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\"><b>Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani<\/b><\/span><\/span> &#8211; is the monarch and head of state of the country and is also the commander-in-chief of the Qatar armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>The Qatar ruling family are regulars in the world of horse racing with the Emir&#8217;s brother Sheikh Joaan being the head of Al Shaqab Racing, wo are one of the major sponsors behind the Prix de L&#8217;Arc de Triomphe, which is run in early October each year in France.<\/p>\n<p>His uncle is Shiekh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thai, who is an owner-breeder too, like his son Sheikh Fahad &#8211; the main behind Qatar Racing and with his brothers the supporters of the QIPCO British Champions Day Series.<\/p>\n<h2>Wathnan Racing Quickfire FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><br \/>\n<section class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__question\">\n        <h3>Who owns Wathnan Racing?<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__answer\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <p>Emir Of Qatar &#8211; <span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<section class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__question\">\n        <h3>What are the Wathnan Racing Colours?<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__answer\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <p>Blue, with gold sleeves and a red cap <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<section class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__question\">\n        <h3>How many horses do Wathnan Racing have?<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__answer\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <p>Approx 100 horses<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<section class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__question\">\n        <h3>How many winners have Wathnan Racing had?<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__answer\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <p>22 and counting <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<section class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__question\">\n        <h3>Who trains the Wathnan Racing horses?<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fi-faq-content-shortcode__answer\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <p>Wathnan Racing spread their horses over many trainers &#8211; with over 15 stables at the moment housing horses for them. <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wathnan Racing continue to take the world of horse racing by storm after entering the sport in 2023, but just who is behind the mega-rich and increasingly famous blue and gold racing silks? 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