Arabian Light

The partnership with William Buick is the headline stat here. In eight races together, Buick has steered Arabian Light to four wins — a 50% win rate, winning exactly half their races as a pair. In a sport where even the best jockey-horse combinations rarely click that reliably, that kind of record suggests the two have a real understanding. When Buick is booked, you pay attention.

The yard behind Arabian Light is Charlie Appleby's operation in Newmarket, one of the most powerful stables in British racing. With 121 winners sent out already this season, this is a team that knows how to prepare a horse to win. Arabian Light's first career victory came at Newmarket on 19 July 2024 — essentially on home turf — which is a nice detail, but the more interesting chapter has been written in Dubai. At Meydan, Arabian Light has won 2 of 4 races, making it a genuine course specialist at one of the world's most glamorous racing venues. The most recent of those wins came on 2 January 2026.

The one puzzle in the record is what happens when the races get tougher. In Class 2 races — among the better contests in Britain — Arabian Light has run three times without winning, a record of 0 from 3. That does not mean the horse cannot get there, but it does suggest the step up in company has so far proved a challenge. Recent form reads 3-10-4-2-1-5, showing a winner in there but also some inconsistency, and the horse raced just yesterday, so there will be plenty of interest in what comes next. Arabian Light is a horse with a clear identity: brilliant in the right conditions, best with its regular partner, and still with something left to prove at the highest level.