The Peninsula
The Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) Chairman Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi lauded this year’s renewal of the Qatar Goodwood Festival.
He highlighted the increasing progress of the Festival every year as reflected in the high quality of racing and horses and the role of the Qatari sponsorship in adding more momentum, media coverage and racegoer turnout to the event.
“The partnership with Goodwood Racecourse continues up to 2024”, said Al Mohannadi while attending the 2019 renewal of the Qatar Goodwood Festival,
“The outcome has been significant and has been key to the extended sponsorship in order to continue the successes of the previous editions. As I mentioned last year, QREC assesses each edition of the Festival and we work towards maximising the positive aspects every year. The Festival has been generally successful in promoting the name of Qatar and enhancing the standing of the Qatar’s equestrian sports and horseracing in the UK. All such positive aspects have motivated the decision to extend the sponsorship under conditions which QREC deem appropriate over the next five years.”
Al Mohannadi added: “The extension of the agreement has also been associated with the study conducted by the Embassy of Qatar in the UK in relation to the positive impact of the Festival and role of the Qatari sponsorship in increasing the racegoer turnout which amounts to 100,000, extensive media coverage, top-quality runners. All such factors motivate us to work towards the optimum investment of this sponsorship in order to realise more of our objectives in favour of Qatar’s equestrian sport in general.”
“Races have been run at Goodwood for over 200 years. The association of Qatar’s name with such a prestigious event is therefore very significant and it brings about numerous benefits and fosters Qatar’s commitment to Arabian racing worldwide. In addition, the partnership between QREC and Qatar Airways in the Qatar Goodwood Festival is an excellent example of cooperation between Qatari organisations and QREC. It is for this fact that I do invite Qatari organisations and banks to fulfil this role with us, particularly as the gains are numerous in such a prestigious event of this calibre”, concluded QREC Chairman.