Elite horses and mares of the Taif racing season compete on Saturday to win two preparatory rounds from the 15th ceremony of the season organized by the Horse Racing Club, which qualifies for the King Faisal Cup and the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup for purebred Arabian horses.
A round of the ceremony itself, consisting of 9 rounds, decides the identity of the holder of the Umm Al-Qura University Cup for the Thunderbird Horse.
The list of horses and mares participating in the preparatory round for the King Faisal Cup includes prominent names, including “Damaa Al-Khalidiya”, “Nadim Al-Maluk Al-Khalidiya”, “Istiqlal” and “Vizier”, at a distance of 1600 meters.
The horse “Qaswara Al-Khalidiya”, owned by Al-Khalidiya Stables, won last season’s version of the cup, led by horseman Abdullah Al-Awfi and trained by Saad bin Mutlaq bin Shannan.
In the preparatory round for the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup, which will extend for 2,000 meters, the list of registrants will contain prominent names, including “Qaswara Al-Khalidiya”, “Aswan”, “Hamurabi”, “Naguib Al-Zaman”, “Faker Du Boy” and “Murshid Issa”. .
The horse “Usfan Al-Khalidiya”, owned by the sons of Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, won when the club organized the half for the first time last year and was also led by the horseman Abdullah Al-Awfi under the guidance of the same coach Saad bin Mutlaq bin Shanan.
The competitions of the Taif racing season, which started at the beginning of last June and extend until the 7th of next October, will be held at the King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Equestrian Field in Al-Hawiyah.
The King Faisal Cup and the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup for purebred Arabian horses are one of the most important races of the Taif season, and they will be held on the second of next September.
After the two preparatory rounds for the two cups, the 15th round will witness the Horse Racing Club Appreciation Award and another round for the Umm Al-Qura University Award for the Thunderbird Horse, with which the ceremony will conclude. On Thursday and Friday, the same field hosted the 13th and 14th concerts of the season.
Each party consists of 9 rounds, with various degrees and classifications for different ages and groups, which is also characterized by the 15 rounds of the ceremony.
The 13th ceremony, which was held on Thursday evening, resulted in the winning of the horses and mares, “South Army”, “Afnan Al-Mughtara”, “Murbak”, “Latifa Al-Athria”, “Shamakh Al-Riyadh”, “Sadi’a Al-Khalidiya” and “Reem Al-Riyadh”. “,” Angel of Trafalgar “, and finally “Laith Al-Hama”, with runs from 1 to 9, respectively.
The imagination, Nayef Al-Enezi, led each of the “South Army”, “Murbak” and “Angel of Trafalgar”, to win one of the nine games.
Among the results of the ceremony, the mare “Afnan Al-Mughtara”, owned by Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, won first place in the second half, led by Al-Khayal and Gibrto Ramos, and under the guidance of coach Fahd Saad.
The fantasy, Aseel Al-Sarhani, won the fourth and seventh rounds with the two horses, “Latifa Al-Athria” and “Reem Al-Riyadh”. And “Latifa Al-Athria” is owned by Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd, while “Reem Al-Riyadh” is owned by Sultan Fayhan Al-Mandil.
In the 14th ceremony that was held on Friday, the horses and mares, “Ibn Al-Areen”, “Yamari”, “Biz Star”, “Ayoufah Al-Khalidiya”, “Impressed”, “Yesalih”, “Taghrooda”, and “Ibn Al-Areen” won the races. Sati”, and finally “Install”.
The two horsemen, Muhammad Al-Habil and Egoberto Ramos, were distinguished by each of them finishing first in two halves. As Ramos won the sixth round with the horse “Yesalah”, owned by the owner of Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz.
He also won the eighth round with the horse “Sati”, owned by Sultan Abdul Rahman Al-Amaj, under the guidance of coaches Fahd Saad and Abdulaziz bin Jalal.
While Al-Hubail won the third round with the horse “Biz Star”, owned by Hassan Sadiq Al-Shuwaish, and the seventh round with the mare “Taghruda”, owned by Abdul Karim Abbas Al-Qallaf. The two wins were achieved with coach Bassam Al-Mousa.
Among the results of the ceremony was the victory of the horse “Yamari”, owned by the sons of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, in the second half, and the victory of the mare “Ayoufah Al-Khalidiyah”, owned by Al-Khalidiya Stables, in the fourth round.
The cavalryman, Firas Al-Sunaitan, led the “Yamari”, while the trainer Abdullah Al-Baddah trained it, while the cavalryman Abdullah Al-Awfi led the “Ayufa Al-Khalidiya”, which was trained by Saad Mutlaq.
