Takes Aim on World Championship 07/10/08, Doha, Qatar - After three years away from the show ring, two-time World Champion Marwan Al Shaqab proved that he is still the benchmark for Arabian stallions in his stunning return to competition.

The eight-year-old convincingly won the Senior Stallion Championship at the 26th All Nations Cup with a score of 95 out of a possible 100 at the recent event in Aachen, Germany.  

Bred and raised in Qatar, Marwan Al Shaqab is owned by Al Shaqab, member of the Qatar Foundation, and managed by Sheikh Hamad bin Ali Al Thani. Marwan Al Shaqab will continue his training in Europe as he prepares for the World Champion Senior Stallion title to be awarded in Paris on the 14th of December.

During his impressive career, Marwan has dominated every aspect of the Arabian industry in Europe and the United States. He was awarded back-to-back World Champion Colt titles in 2001-02, and was named 2003 - 2005 U.S. National Junior Champion Stallion unanimously. Last year, he was honored as best sire at the World Championships. He is once again leading the division for 2008.  

Marwan Al Shaqab was not only the All Nations Cup's Champion Stallion, but the leading sire of Champions at the show. His phenomenal success as a sire was evident as his offspring took a number of show awards including: Champion Colt Baandaros, owned by HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Fahad Al Saud; Reserve Champion Mare Abha Myra, owned by Al Shaqab; and Abha Palma, Reserve Junior Champion Filly, also owned by HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Fahad Al Saud.

Marwan Al Shaqab is scheduled to return to Qatar in February. It will be his first appearance in Doha since 2001 when he was named the Qatar International Champion Colt. His show schedule will include, Qatar International Championship and the Dubai International Championship. He will then returns to the United States and resume his breeding career.

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