Argentine horsewoman, Melina Mendes, riding the horse “Poli” from the “M7” stables, won the title of the 101-kilometre women’s race, which was held yesterday at the Dubai International Endurance City, as part of the activities of the 17th edition of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Festival.
The festival includes four main races, the first of which began yesterday with the women’s race, and the private stables race will be held today over the same distance, followed tomorrow by the Al Yamamah Mares Cup race for a distance of 120 kilometers, and the festival will conclude next Saturday with the main race (Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup), sponsored by Emaar Company, for a distance of 120 km (open).
Melina Mendes took first place, after coming in sixth place in the first stage, a distance of 35 km, and maintained sixth place in the second stage, a distance of 25 km. Despite her decline to 12th place in the third stage, a distance of 21 km, the Argentine rider jumped to the lead in the fourth stage. For a distance of 20 kilometers, she finished the race in first place, receiving a financial prize of 200 thousand dirhams.
The jockey, Sarah Mohamed Abdel Wahed, came in second place, riding the horse “Roches Litenant,” owned by APH Stables, after coming in seventh place in the first stage, falling to tenth place in the second stage, then advancing to sixth place in the third stage. , before rising in the fourth stage to second place, and won 180 thousand dirhams.
The horsewoman, Fatima Muhammad Ibrahim, came in third place riding the horse “Wilomere Encore,” owned by “M7” Stables. She came in 13th place in the first stage, advanced to third place in the second stage, then fell to seventh place in the third stage, before she finished. She regains third place in the fourth stage and receives a prize of 160 thousand dirhams.
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