Involvement in Horse Racing
Ahmed bin Salman began horseracing activity with his college friend Richard Mulhall as his horse trainer and eventually his manager of racing operations. Firstly, he bought a gray stallion named Jumping Hill. Then, Prince Ahmed began racing under the name Universal Stable until 1994. Later, he created The Thoroughbred Corporation and became the principal partner of this company. In 1999, Ahmed bin Salman won the Epsom Derby with Oath. He also won the Preakness and Belmont Stake with 2001 horse of the year, Point Given. He also achieved another dream by winning the Kentucky Derby with War Emblem in May 2002, making him the firat Arab horse owner who won this race. War Emblem was sold to Prince Ahmed just three weeks before the race after the horse won the Illinois Derby. The price of the horse was $ 900.000.
He also owned Spain, horse racing's all-time female money-winner. Prince Ahmed is one of only four men to have raced both a Kentucky Derby winner and an Epsom Derby winner. The others are John W. Galbreath, Michael Tabor, and Paul Mellon.
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