Reda Saleem (Dubai)
The curtain will come down tomorrow evening on the 19th edition of the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship, which is currently being held in Zabeel Halls in the Dubai World Trade Center, with the participation of 150 horses competing for 6 championships. 70 horses qualified from the preliminary round, which was held over two days at a rate of 5 horses. In each of the fourteen games, the competition for 18 gold, silver and bronze medals.
The competitions of the second day were attended by Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi, President of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, Ziad Galadari, Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee, Sultan Al Yahyai, Director General of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, Member of the Organizing Committee, Qusai Obaidullah, Director of the Championship, and Adel Al Falasi, General Coordinator of the event.
“Nesma Al-Hawajer” by Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi topped the first place in the sixth round for mares aged 7 to 9 years, with a score of 92.83 points, while “A A Amanah” for Ajman Stud came in second with 92.75 points, and the third “Estonia” for the owner Youssef Ahmed Abdullatif Al Ali.
In the seventh round, for mares aged 10 years and over, Ajman Stud’s “Passendrastpmuchilo” topped the first place with 93.25 points, and the second place went to “Majesty” by Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi with 91.25 points, and the third “Nawal by Apollo” of Al Jazeera Stud for Arabian horses with 90.67 points.
The pony “GS Troy” of the Jewels Stud for Arabian horses came first in the ninth round for the one-year-old foals, the first section, achieving 92.75 points, while “Dhafer Al-Hawajer” by Dr. Ghanem Muhammad Obaid Al-Hajri came in second place with 91.92 points, and the third “Wareth Al-Zubair” by Sheikh Sultan Muhammad Abdullah Al Thani scored 91.08 points.
In the second section of the ninth round, “SM Mashhour” by Sheikh Saeed bin Juma Al Maktoum, achieving 92.42 points, while “De Toujan” of the Dubai Arabian Horse Stud came in second place with 92.25 points, and the third “Falah Al-Hawajer” by Dr. Ghanem Muhammad Obaid Al-Hajri, achieving 91.50 points.
In the tenth round for two-year-old colts, “Di Shehar” for Dubai Arabian Horse Stud came in first with 93.25 points, the second was “Ezz Al-Khashab” for Kuwaiti Al-Khashab Stud with 92.42 points, and “Mounir KH” by Al-Kahila Arabian Horse Stud, with 91.83 points.
The “De Shahir” of the Dubai Arabian Horse Stud came first in the eleventh round for the 3-year-old colts, scoring 92.25 points, the second “A J Ajban” for the Ajman Stud, achieving 92 points, and the third “Nishan” King Khaled Ghanem Mubarak Al-Amiri, with 91.83 points.
The stallion “AS Prince” led Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi to the lead in the twelfth round for stallions aged 4 to 6 years, achieving 92.83 points, and “Saif Al-Badayer” by Sheikh Muhammad bin Saud Al Qasimi, who scored 92.33 points, came in third place ” Mohab BHM” by owner Talal Hamid Mohamed Al Maskari, scoring 92 points.
Sultan Al Yahyai, Director General of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club and a member of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the championship, confirmed that the current version of the championship is very exceptional, due to the selection of the elite horses to participate in it, noting that the last world championship in which only 80 horses participated, which means the strictest restrictions imposed on The participating horses, in terms of their quality as well as the previous championships they have won.
He added: In the current version of the championship, we noticed the convergence of the points difference between all the participating horses, which means the convergence of levels, which shows the strength of the competition for all participations, and the culture of horse owners at the present time is in line with the trend of the world championships, which is not to participate in any horses. , where it must have a strong presence in various world championships.
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