One of those champions, Arabian stallion Tabarak, this week won Qatar's most prestigious race, the Emir's Sword, extending his unbeaten winning streak to a remarkable six.
Behind Tabarak's success -- and that of his predecessor Al Dahma, who won the sword in 2009 and 2010 -- is an international team of trainers, nutritionists and scientists reinventing the way that champion stallions are raised.