For the third consecutive year, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards took place at the beginning of April at the Dolby Theater on the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

This event that combines the American Darley awards and the Sheikha Fatima Darleay Awards celebrate the ladies who stand out in the world of Purebred Arabian racing.

It used to be run over two days, but in 2016 it has included a third day thanks to a race that run on the Santa Anita racecourse: the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes that is worth 100 000 US$.

Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA), Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) said, “We started with six categories in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley International Awards for ladies and today we have 15. It is growing bigger and looking to the future.”

QMS Engineers attended this prestigious event in the context of recording the quality management practices of the festival, within the context of its maintenance activities provided to the festival’s quality management system.

QMS Engineers’ Managing Director highlighted the “meticulous commitment of the festival’s officials and especially its executive director to achieving objectives and continuously improving practices”. The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is proving once again its leading position in its field.