The Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the President’s Cup for Arabian Horses, Matar Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri, stressed that the large participation of elite purebred Arabian horses in the sixth leg in Belgium within the 31st edition of the President’s Cup for Arabian Horses reflects the value of the event, its global reputation and its importance to owners, breeders, trainers and riders in Europe.
Al Dhaheri said: “With pride and honor, we are led by the sound vision and generous support of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, to the successes of our global stations, and to provide the best races and incentives to owners and breeders in countries around the world, to care for Arabian horses and bring them to the highest international ranks through the precious cup.”
Today, the Wellington Racecourse in Ostend, Belgium, hosts the sixth leg of the 31st edition of the President of the UAE Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses.
The Belgian leg witnesses the participation of the elite of Arabian horse studs in Europe, as the series of the expensive cup races continues its distinguished successes in all its rounds on European tracks, with the support and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, in support of the plans aimed at encouraging the acquisition and care of purebred Arabian horses and raising their status in all countries of the world.
The event also witnesses a distinguished presence of a group of elite champions of the season. The participants in the race, which is held over a distance of 1800 meters in the third category for horses aged four years and above, are led by the champion of the fifth leg in Sweden, the horse “Freddy B” (TM Fred Texas x Via Hypolite Bint Dahis) for owner and trainer Gerard Zutuliev, led by jockey Vanderbeek.
There is the champion of the fourth Polish leg, Bad Guy Pompadour (No Risk Moor x Bernice Royale by Dorman), owned by Evita Stable, trained by Maciej Katsepik and ridden by Michael Abeke.
The list also includes “Al Riffa” (Al Murtajaz x Salima bint Munjiz) for owner Mohammed bin Fahd Al Attiyah, under the supervision of trainer Francois Rohout and led by jockey Luca Deluzzi, in addition to “Al Basso T”, “Al Zarqa DA” (AF Al Bahr x Shifa DA bint Amer) “Picasso T”, “Yashar DA”, “Farida B”, and “Raza B”.
Matar Al Dhaheri stressed the importance and role of the Belgian station in supporting the success of the annual racing agenda. He said that reaching this advanced stage and consolidating the prestigious position of the precious cup represents an important extension of all the races of the 31st edition, which constitutes a fundamental axis in the renaissance and superiority of the Arabian horse and its contemporary exceptional stage full of successes and progress.
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