Mohammed Hassan (Abu Dhabi)
Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, “Mother of the Emirates”, in a speech on the occasion of the establishment of the Tenth Edition of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak’s Private Stables Race for Women, confirmed: We are proud of what the Emirates Knights have achieved. From a leading position in the endurance sport, which represents a link to the ancient past and heritage, thanks to their determination and insistence on success and achievement, to leave their honorable mark and book their place on the podiums in the various races hosted by the UAE, to deserve the organization of special races for women in honor and support for them to practice this sport. noble, and we will continue to support them in order to represent their country in the best way.
The race was held today at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba, with the support and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, with the participation of 141 knights from various clubs and stables of the country, according to the pricing system, where the price of the first-placed horse was 1.5 million dirhams, and the second One million dirhams, and the third 500 thousand dirhams.
Noura Al Suwaidi, Secretary-General of the General Women’s Union, crowned the winners in the presence of Humaid Al Shammari, Executive Vice President of Mubadala Group, and Musallam Al Ameri, Director General of the Emirates Global Endurance Village at Al Wathba.
The title of the race, which was held for a distance of 100 km in four stages, was won by the jockey Laila Al Marzouki on the horse “Momentum” for the Kamda Stables, cutting the distance in a time of 3:30:11 hours, and an average speed of 28.54 km / h, and came in second place the jockey Camilla Kart. On the “Orsini” horse for the Mas stables, with a time of 3:32:14 hours, while the third jockey, Maitha Al Kaabi, on the horse “NB Angelina” for the horse stables, came in 3:32:26 hours.
The race was exciting and powerful and witnessed the enthusiasm of the jockeys in all its stages in order to win the title, and the jockey Laila Al Marzouki topped the race in all its stages to confirm her superiority with merit and deserving of the title.
Muslim Al Ameri thanked Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, “Mother of the Emirates”, for Her Highness’ continuous support for the Emirati girl in all fields, especially in the endurance races, noting that the races bearing her Highness’ name are characterized by strength, because winning her title is a great honor for any jockey that achieves. .
For her part, the jockey Laila Al Marzouqi, the race champion, thanked and appreciated Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, “Mother of the Emirates”, for her Highness’ support and support for the Emirati girl, and for providing the opportunity for female jockeys to participate in a race bearing the name of her dear Highness.
Al-Marzouqi expressed her great happiness as she was crowned with the GAL title for the first time in her career with endurance racing, which is a great honor that I am proud of.
She said: The race was not easy, it came strong and fast, which is what characterizes women’s races, where there is great enthusiasm and the desire to win without limits for all the jockeys.
The owners of the private stables also raised expressions of thanks and praise for the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to set up the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak race with the pricing system, and the owners unanimously agreed that this continuous support of His Highness for private stables, contributes to the development of races and is an incentive for everyone to make every possible effort In order for the endurance races in the Emirates to reach the highest ranks.
In addition to being crowned trophies, the knights received valuable prizes, where the champion of the race received an amount of 223,000 dirhams, and the second and third received 187 thousand dirhams, while the owners of the positions from the fourth to the tenth received valuable sums of money.
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