“Imperial Impero” is the champion of the main round in the opening of “Meydan”

The horse “Imperial Impero”, with the “Diva Racing” logo, and under the supervision of coach Popat Simar, won the title of the fifth and main round, in the opening ceremony of the “Dubai Racing Carnival” season, which was organized by the Dubai Horse Racing Club the day before yesterday, at the international “Meydan” track, Its seven rounds were sponsored by Emirates Airlines, with a total prize pool of 1.37 million dirhams.

“Imperial Impero” achieved a remarkable victory in the main race, with prizes of 300,000 dirhams, after the jockey Tag O’Shea led him to cross the finish line of the race course, which extended for a distance of 1,600 metres, with a time of one minute, 36 seconds and 81 hundredths of a second, a difference of two and three-quarters of a length from the owner. Second place goes to the horse “La Dams”, owned by “Shadwell”, under the supervision of trainer Popat Simar, and led by jockey Richard. Mullen.

The ceremony witnessed a remarkable presence, presented by Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmuk Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Horse Racing Club, accompanied by a member of the Board of Directors and Director General of the Emirates Horse Racing Authority, Engineer Mohammed Al Shehhi, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Horse Racing Club and CEO, Ali Al Ali.

The horses owned by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of trainer Michael Costa, and led by jockey Ben Quinn, achieved the double of winning the titles of the evening’s races, with the horse “Majir” winning the title of the fourth race, which was allocated to horses in the “parity” category, and for a distance of 1200 meters of sand, before His stablemate “Qabool” adds the title of the sixth race, which was allocated to horses in the “beginner” category, and extended the same distance. 1200 metres.

In the rest of the results, the horse “Canai de Faust”, owned by Faten Manasra, and under the supervision of trainer Adel Mashahi, opened the first victory of the evening, by winning the title of the first half reserved for purebred Arabian horses over a distance of 1400 sandy meters, before the title of the second half reserved for “beginner” horses went to The colt “Awab”, by Mustafa Tika, under the supervision of trainer Musabah Al Muhairi.

The horse “Lions Men” by Hamdan Al-Sabousi, under the supervision of coach Ahmed bin Harmash, won the title of the third race, which extended for a distance of 1900 sandy meters in the “parity” category, and the curtain came down on the evening with the victory of the horse “Tolmont”, with the slogan of Ahmed Rashid Ghadeer, and the supervision of coach Salem bin Ghadeer. won the title of the seventh and final round, which extended over a distance of 1,600 meters of sand, and was allocated to the “parity” category.

Honoring the distinguished

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Racing Club, crowned the winners of the Emirates Horse Racing Authority awards allocated to distinguished people in various categories from last season.

The Horse Owners’ Championship award went to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, after the horses owned by His Highness achieved 36 victories last season, spanning the country’s tracks, while the Trainers’ Championship went to Bobat Simar, who concluded his season by crowning the horse “Laurel River” with the “Dubai Cup” title. Global».

The Knights’ Championship title went to Tag O’Shea, and jockey Patrick Dobbs won the Pat Smolin Award for Best Driving Season, Khaled Al Naboodah won the Best Owner and Breeder of Purebred Arabian Horses award, Qais Al Busaidi won the Best Trainee Award, while the “Najm” Award went to Al-Warith Al-Hadrami. The horse “Laurel River” won the Horse of the Year award for purebred hybrid horses, and “Hirose de Ligarde” won the Horse of the Year award for purebred Arabian horses.

• Total race prizes: 1.37 million dirhams.