Sharjah (Union)
The Ruler of Sharjah International Cup for Show Jumping, five-star category, continued at the covered hall in the Sharjah Equestrian Center for the second day in a row, in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi, President of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, Sultan Muhammad Khalifa Al Yahyai, Director General of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, and Patrick Aoun, Director Regional Group for Longines, and Sami Al-Dahamy, President of the Seventh Regional Group of the International Show Jumping Federation.
The Swiss jockey Janica Springer won her first victory on horseback Carlotta 276 at the opening day of the second day of the championship at the covered hall in the Sharjah Equestrian Centre. 145 cm, with the participation of 30 knights, 15 of whom succeeded in completing the two stages without error, led by the jockey Janica after completing the second stage in a fast time of 29.68 seconds, in which she won the championship cup at the expense of the Irish jockey Shane Brin, who completed the second stage with the mare «Lady Star» » In a time of 30.12 seconds, he was awarded the second place award, and the third place award went to Dutch jockey Gore Friling, ending the tour with the horse “Shabbada” in a diligent time of 30.32 seconds.
Yesterday, the qualifying competition for the Longines Grand Prix “the five-star category” was held with the specifications of one round, and its track was designed with barriers of 150 cm high, and a financial prize of 58,000 euros was allocated for it, with the participation of 64 male and female knights looking to compete in the grand prize competition, of whom 25 succeeded. A knight in completing the round without error, the Swedish jockey Henrik Eckermann imposed his speech as he finished the round with the mare “Glamour Girl” in a time that gave him the lead, after he reached 53.78 seconds at the expense of the Italian jockey Emmanuel Giudiano, who completed the tour in a time of 55.06 seconds on the horse “Nicholage Dou”. Musk, and the Belgian jockey Constant Fabachen won the third place award with the horse “Diaz de Thoth” and completed the round in a time of 55.82 seconds.
On the outer sandy field, the qualifiers for the Grand Prix of the international championship of the two-star category were launched under the auspices of Sharjah Equine Hospital, with prizes worth 8,000 euros, and it came with the specifications of the two special stages. And their progress on the podium, the jockey of Sharjah Equestrian Club, Mohammed Hamad Al-Karbi, with the mare “Darolyn D”, and he finished the second stage in a time of 26.4 seconds. The third jockey of the Sharjah Equestrian Club Abdullah Hamid Al Muhairi on the horse “Koenig” after completing the second stage in a time of 26.97 seconds, to limit the competition between the riders of the first places in fractions of a second.
The Syrian jockey, Shadi Ghareeb, won the largest share of the Cavalor Prize, which amounted to 5,000 euros, in the “Joker” two-star competition. And a rider, of whom 20 knights succeeded in collecting all the points 65 points, and the best time was scored by the Syrian jockey Shadi Gharib with the mare “Alit de Pontes” and it amounted to 57.91 seconds. SRZ” in a time of 59.01 seconds, and the third place award went to the Syrian jockey Muhammad Laith Awad and the mare “Jane Dor” and completed the task of collecting points in a time of 60.52 seconds.