ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A jockey races during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Jockeys race during the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A hostler prepares a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A hostler prepares a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare horses for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare horses for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A hostler prepares a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A hostler prepares a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare horses for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Hostlers prepare a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A hostler prepares a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: Race horses are seen before the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – MARCH 9: A hostler prepares a horse for the first horse race on international standards in Erbil, Iraq on March 9, 2017. English and Arabian horses took positions on track for various types of races while operations to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh continue. 9 Arabian and 9 English horses took part in the race at a hippodrome 10 kilometers away from Erbil’s town center. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
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