About Al Leith Racing

Al Leith Racing is a Libyan-owned racing stable. Its horses race as Al Leith Racing in the UAE and as Al Leith Racing Club in Europe — 55 Thoroughbreds and Purebred Arabians at 14 stables in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and France.

Today is a huge achievement for Libya, for the Libyan people and for the Libyan racing industry.

Dr Ahmed Saleh Ali Al AnsariRacing manager, after Miss Yechance won the Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp on 4 October 2026
Miss Yechance's team and jockey Jack Nicholls celebrate in the winner's enclosure with a Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 2026 banner
  • MEYDAN (UAE)
  • JEBEL ALI (UAE)
  • ABU DHABI (UAE)
  • AL AIN (UAE)
  • PARISLONGCHAMP (FRANCE)
  • NEWBURY (UK)
  • BEVERLEY (UK)

The stable

A Libyan-owned stable, racing under two names

The jockey in blue silks and the winning team hold up trophy plates at the presentation at Abu Dhabi
The Al Leith Racing crest: a horse's head in the colours of the Libyan flag
Ownership
Libyan-owned
Racing names
Al Leith Racing in the UAE · Al Leith Racing Club in Europe
Crest
A horse's head in the colours of the Libyan flag
Racing owner
Dr Mustafa Bousaif
Countries
3
Horses
55
Stables
14
Wins since July 2025
23
Group 1 win
1

What the stable does

Racing on the flat with Thoroughbreds and Purebred Arabians, and show jumping, all under the Al Leith name.

  1. Miss Yechance with jockey Jack Nicholls and two men in the winner's enclosure at York

    Thoroughbred racing

    Thoroughbreds race for the stable in the UK, France and the UAE, from a novice stakes at Catterick to the Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp.

    See every win
  2. Al Laith and jockey Richard Mullen, in blue, winning at Al Ain under the lights

    Purebred Arabian racing

    In the UAE the stable races Purebred Arabians. As of October 2026, the stable has earned AED 1,554,510 in UAE prize money, including the UAE Breeders' Cup for Arabian Purebreds at Abu Dhabi.

    See the Abu Dhabi win
  3. Antrim and jockey Sam James, in blue, racing at Meydan under the lights

    Horses with trainers in three countries

    55 horses at 14 stables, each with its own trainer, among them Karl Burke, Doug Watson and Jérôme Reynier.

    Meet the team
  4. A rider in blue jumps a green and red fence in front of a banner with the Libyan emblem

    Show jumping

    Leith Jumping takes the Al Leith Racing name into show jumping.

    View Leith Jumping

Racing in three countries

Where the horses are trained, and where they have won.

United Arab Emirates

Horses
30
Stables
5
Wins
6
Trainers
Antonio Cintra, Julio Olascoaga, Doug Watson, Ahmad Bin Harmash, Ahmed Al Mehairbi, and Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
Won at
Jebel Ali, Meydan, Al Ain, and Abu Dhabi
Stables and their horses
  • Antonio Cintra and Julio Olascoaga15 horses
  • Doug Watson10 horses
  • Ahmad Bin Harmash3 horses
  • Ahmed Al Mehairbi1 horse
  • Ibrahim Al Hadhrami1 horse

United Kingdom

Horses
4
Stables
1
Wins
4
Trainers
Karl Burke
Won at
Newbury, York, Newcastle, and Catterick
Stables and their horses
  • Karl Burke4 horses

France

Horses
21
Stables
8
Wins
2
Trainers
Mme J.F. Bernard, Thomas Fourcy, François Monfort, Jérôme Reynier, Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte, Damien de Watrigant, Gianluca Bietolini, and Audrey de Clerck
Won at
ParisLongchamp and Strasbourg
Stables and their horses
  • Mme J.F. Bernard1 horse
  • Thomas Fourcy3 horses
  • François Monfort2 horses
  • Jérôme Reynier3 horses
  • Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte3 horses
  • Damien de Watrigant2 horses
  • Gianluca Bietolini3 horses
  • Audrey de Clerck4 horses

Milestones

Dates taken from the official race results.

  1. A chestnut racehorse with a white blaze and its jockey in navy silks and a red helmet racing in front of the field on the turf

    First win in the colours

    Miss Yechance made all to win at Catterick, her first win in Al Leith Racing Club's colours.

  2. Al Laith and jockey Richard Mullen, in blue, racing past the UAE President Cup banner at Abu Dhabi

    AED 500,000 at Abu Dhabi

    Al Laith won the UAE Breeders' Cup for Arabian Purebreds over 1,600m on turf.

  3. A chestnut racehorse with a white blaze and its jockey in navy silks and a red helmet, in front of the field on the turf

    Opening night of the Dubai Racing Carnival

    Miss Yechance won the DP World Express Handicap at Meydan at 18/1.

  4. Al Leith Thunder and jockey Richard Mullen, in blue, galloping on the dirt track at Jebel Ali

    A winning debut

    Al Leith Thunder won on his first run, by six and a half lengths at Jebel Ali.

  5. Miss Yechance and jockey Jack Nicholls return to the winner's enclosure as the team celebrates

    A Group 3 at Newbury

    Miss Yechance won the Dubai International Airport World Trophy by a neck.

  6. Miss Yechance's team and jockey Jack Nicholls celebrate in the winner's enclosure with a Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 2026 banner

    A Group 1 at ParisLongchamp

    Miss Yechance won the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp by a nose, earning a place in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.

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A chestnut racehorse and its jockey galloping on the turf in front of the grandstand

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