The horse “Lasdud”, with the “Shadwell” logo and under the supervision of coach Bobat Simar, was crowned champion of the (53 Cup) reserved for purebred crossbred horses in the “Parity” category and a distance of 1600 meters of sand, and ran in the fifth and main heat in the “Union Day” race ceremony organized today, Saturday, by the track. Jebel Ali, with the participation of 59 of the best local and international horses, and the total of its seven rounds amounted to 556 thousand dirhams.
Equestrian Tug O’Shea knew how to lead “Lasdoud” to dominate the course of the main race, whose prizes are 96 thousand dirhams, and crossed the finish line in a time of one minute and 38 seconds, a difference of 2.85 lengths from the second-placed horse “Al-Hazeem” owned by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Supervised by coach Michael Costa and led by jockey Ben Quinn.
As for the rest of the results, the title of the second major tournament included in the ceremony went to (the Emirates Airline Cup), which was held in the fourth round for a distance of 1000 meters of sand. The horse “Billy Star” won with the “Akram Racing” logo, under the supervision of coach Doug Watson and led by jockey Tug O’Shea.
The ceremony began with the “Al Wathba Stallions Cup” race, designated for purebred Arabian horses, over a distance of 1,600 sandy metres, and the title was won by the horse “Jim”, owned by Al Ajban Stables, under the supervision of trainer Abdullah Al Hammadi and led by jockey Daniel Tudhope.
The horse “Gallant Blade”, owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, supervised by trainer Sala bin Ghadeer, and led by jockey Bernardo Pinheiro, won the title in the second half, which ran over a distance of 1,400 meters of sand.
The title of “Sprint Award for Beginner Horses,” which took place in the third heat over a distance of 1,200 metres, went to the horse “Harvest Gold,” owned by “Gelo Giro,” under the supervision of the coach, under the supervision of coach Ellis Jane, and led by jockey Alexander da Silva.
The sixth round took place over a distance of 1,600 meters of sand, during which the horse “Musical Dancer”, owned by Abu Bakr Kadura, supervised by coach Bobat Simar, and led by jockey Tag O’Shea, was able to achieve victory.
The ceremony concluded with the “Al-Ghaf Stakes” race, for a distance of 1800 meters, “Takaouf”, and witnessed the participation of 10 horses, and the victory in the title went to the repairman of the horse “Kateb” of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of trainer Michael Costa and led by jockey Ben Quinn.
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