AT a press conference staged with short notice on Thursday morning, details were announced of a new Arabian Triple Crown series featuring key races at Goodwood, Longchamp and Doha. Should one horse win all three legs, a bonus of US$1 million will be paid to connections.

The announcement was made by Mr Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, president of the Qatar Equestrian Federation, in the company of Lord March from Goodwood.