From Libya to the Meydan Lights and the Yorkshire Turf
Al Leith Racing is a Thoroughbred and Arabian racing and breeding operation based in Libya, with horses in training in the UAE, France and the UK. In our first full seasons we've saddled winners in all four countries — Libya, the UAE, France and the UK — and finished the early 2025–26 UAE season among the top five owners in the championship.
A Record Built in Our First Seasons
The numbers behind the silks: winners in all four countries, a top-five standing in the UAE Owners Championship, and a flagship filly who races in England all summer and Dubai all winter.
Wins in the UAE
From 53 runs, plus 11 more placings — second, third and fourth — and AED 1,554,510 in UAE prize money.
Wins in France and the UK
Eight in France and four in the UK, plus 28 more placings — second, third and fourth.
Countries, One Silk
Libya, the UAE, France and the UK — Africa, Asia and Europe, run from our home base in Libya.
Racing, Breeding & Bloodstock
Racing
Thoroughbreds and Arabians in training with leading yards in Libya, the UAE, France and the UK, campaigned from novice level to Royal Ascot and the Dubai Racing Carnival.
Breeding
Thoroughbred and Arabian breeding led from Libya, our main stud base, then the UAE, France and the UK — a broodmare band to complement the racing string.
Bloodstock & Sales
Sourcing at the major sales — our first yearling purchase (£32,000, Goffs UK) won three races including at the Dubai Carnival.
Our breeds
Two breeds, one silk.
Al Leith Racing races and breeds Thoroughbreds and Arabians. Libya is our main breeding base, followed by the UAE, France and the UK.
Thoroughbred
- Bred in Libya first, then the UAE, France and the UK
- Sprint to middle-distance racing on turf and dirt
- Flagship: Miss Yechance, Group 3 winner
Arabian
- Purebred Arabian racing
- Bred in Libya first, then the UAE, France and the UK
- Endurance, soundness and temperament
On the Racecourse
Group 3 World Trophy — Won
Miss Yechance became a Group winner, taking the Dubai International Airport World Trophy by a neck under Jack Nicholls for trainer Karl Burke.
Newbury, England
19 September 2026
UAE President's Cup — Won
Burak retained the President's Cup for Purebred Arabians — a second successive title, ridden by Mohcine Lafram for trainer Ali Mohamed.
Casablanca-Anfa, Morocco
19 September 2026
Prix Alsace Lait — Won
Laith won over 1,400m on the turf, ridden by Aurélien Lemaitre for trainer Jérôme Reynier — a winner in France the day after the Newbury and Casablanca double.
Strasbourg, France
20 September 2026
News from the String
From Yorkshire to Meydan: Inside Miss Yechance’s Dubai Winter
Race reports and stable news from the Al Leith Racing string in Libya, the UAE, France and the UK.
Al Leith Thunder: Unbeaten on the Meydan Dirt
Race reports and stable news from the Al Leith Racing string in Libya, the UAE, France and the UK.