Al Mazrouei wins the Mohammed bin Rashid Endurance Cup

Equestrian Saif Ahmed Al Mazrouei won the title of “Mohammed bin Rashid Endurance Cup” for a distance of 160 km, yesterday, at the Dubai International Endurance City in Seih Al Salam, with the participation of 143 male and female riders from various stables and equestrian clubs in the country.

MRM Stables won the race title, after the rider, Saif Ahmed Al Mazrouei, won the first place on horseback “Magic Glen Turk”, as he came in eighth place in the first stage, and fell to 22nd place in the second stage, then advanced to 13th place in the second stage. The third stage, and came in 20th place in the fourth stage, before jumping to the top in the fifth stage.

And the rider, Rashid Muhammad Al Muhairi, came in second place, riding the horse “Iman de Luerbeck”, owned by the “F3” stables, and the third place was won by the rider, Ibrahim Issa Al Shamsi, riding the horse “Inhoa Ligure”, owned by the “M7” stables.

As for the details of the race, the Spanish jockey Eulalia Gonzalez topped the first stage for a distance of 40 kilometers on horseback “Daldaran”, owned by the “M7” stables, recording a time of 1:28:19 hours, and the rider Mansour Khamis Al-Shadi came in second place, On horseback “El Niz Mo Faraj”, owned by “F3” stables, recording a time of 1:28:23 hours, and the third place was won by the knight, Muhammad Ahmed Al-Marri, on horseback “Vic de Rokers”, owned by the “Esnad” stable. Recording a time of 1:28:28 hours.

The rider, Muhammad Ahmed Al-Marri, advanced to the lead in the second stage for a distance of 35 km, recording a time of 1:24:11 hours, and the rider Abdullah Al-Amri came in second place, coming from the fifth place on horseback “Longren”, owned by the “F3” stables. Recording a time of 1:28:37 hours, while the leader of the first stage, the Spanish rider Eulalia Gonzalez, fell to third place with a time of 1:24:42 hours.

Knight Eulalia Gonzalez regained the lead in the third stage for a distance of 35 kilometers, with a time of 1:28:05 hours, and the leader of the second stage, knight Muhammad Ahmed Al-Marri, retreated to the runner-up, with a time of 1:28:43 hours, and knight Mansour Khamis Al-Shadi advanced from fourth to third place. with a time of 1:28:48 hours.

The excitement continued in the fourth stage for a distance of 30 kilometers, after the rider, Saeed Ahmed Al Shamsi, jumped from the sixth to the first place on horseback “Caesar”, owned by the “M7” stables, recording a time of 1:19:14 hours, and the knight Saif came in second place. In Al-Jafila, ahead of the seventh place on horseback “Lamar”, owned by the “M7” stables, with a time of 1:19:02 hours, while the knight Muhammad Ahmed Al-Marri retreated from second to third place, with a time of 1:21:42 hours.

• 160 kilometers of the “Mohammed bin Rashid Endurance Cup” race.

• 143 male and female riders from various stables and equestrian clubs in the country.

Racing champions

■ First place: Saif Al Mazrouei.

■ Second place: Rashid Al Muhairi.

■ Third place: Ibrahim Al Shamsi.