The Grand Prix of the His Highness the President of the State Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, in its 31st edition, achieved a strong start in its first round, which was held yesterday (Sunday) at the French Longchamp racetrack in Paris, as part of the Emirates Jeans French International Racing Festival.
The prestigious Cup race series enjoys the patronage and attention of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Presidential Office, in support of owners and breeders around the world and promoting the breeding and acquisition of Arabian horses, to preserve the purebred heritage, as an extension of the vision and approach of the late founder Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul. The event was also organized by the Supreme Organizing Committee for the expensive Cup races, in cooperation with the Supreme Authority for French horse racing, France Gallup.
The mare “Doha”, at the age of 5 years, owned by Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, under the supervision of trainer Thomas Forsey and led by jockey Michael Barzalona, won the title of the French leg of the President’s Cup race for Arabian horses for the first category, which was held over a distance of 2000 meters on grass for colts and fillies aged four years and above. Participation of elite Arabian horse studs in France and Europe.
The mare “Musharraf” came in second place, owned by Khalifa bin Shuail Al Kuwari, under the supervision of trainer Thomas Forsey and led by jockey Maxime Guyon, while the horse “RB King Maker” came in third place, owned by National Stables, under the supervision of trainer Hilal Al Alawi, and led by jockey Christian Demuro.
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