The horse “Sadati”, owned by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and supervised by trainer Michael Costa, was crowned champion of the “Jebel Ali Mile Preparatory Award”, which took place in the fifth and main round, in the seventh ceremony of the “Jebel Racecourse” racing season, which took place today, Saturday. It included seven rounds, with a total prize pool of 554 thousand dirhams.
The ceremony also witnessed, in the second of the main tournaments, the prizes for each of which amounted to 100,000 dirhams, the victory of the horse “Al-Shalabi” owned by Nasser Askar, and under the supervision of trainer Musabah Al-Muhairi, the title of the fourth round, “Jebel Ali Speed Preparatory Award,” which extended for a distance of 1,000 sandy meters.
12 horses competed to win the main race prize, which was sponsored by “Shadwell”, before the jockey Ben Quinn, riding the horse “Sadati”, was able to snatch the victory by crossing the line at the end of the race, which extended for a distance of 1,600 sandy meters, in first place, with a time of 1 minute, 38 seconds and 70 minutes. A fraction of a second, 3.31 lengths behind the second-placed horse, “Majestic Pride,” owned by Al-Rabba Racing, and supervised by trainers Simon and Ed. Crisford and leading jockey Adrie de Vries.
In turn, Nasser Askar’s horses shined in the fourth half, winning first and second places, after the knight Silvestre De Sousa succeeded in leading the horse “Al-Shalabi” to complete the course in a time of one minute and 32 part of a second, with a difference of 1.5 lengths from the horse “Morning” under the supervision of coach Bobat. Simar, and led by knight Tug O’Shea.
The ceremony began with the “Al Wathba Stallions Cup” race, which was allocated to purebred Arabian horses and extended for a distance of 1,600 meters and its total prize money amounted to 70 thousand dirhams, during which the mare “Kayla De Carrière” from Yas Racing achieved a brilliant victory after she, led by jockey Jules Maubien and supervised by coach Eric Lemartnell, managed to pounce. On the front in the last meters, and crossed the line at the end of the half in first place, with a time of one minute and 50 seconds and 87 seconds. The second, with a significant difference of 12.31 lengths from the second-placed mare, “AGS Naifa,” owned by Muhammad Al-Naqbi, supervised by Qais Abboud and driven by Bernardo Pinheiro.
In the rest of the results, the horse “Maputo”, owned by “Rajak Racing”, and supervised by coach Bobat Simar, dominated the course of the second half, which extended for a distance of 1,400 sandy meters, and was held under the sponsorship of “Al-Hudhayfah Furniture”, and its prizes amounted to 68 thousand dirhams, after “Mabato” managed to lead Knight Tug O’Shea won with a time of 1 minute, 26 seconds and 82 hundredths of a second, with a difference 3.69 lengths based on “A Million Doro” by Muhammad Al-Sabousi, supervised by Ahmed bin Harmash and led by Connor Beasley.
The title of the third race, “Emirates NBD Bank”, over a distance of 1,200 sandy meters, with prizes amounting to 72 thousand dirhams, went to the horse “Galactic Star”, owned by the Blue Blood Racing Syndicate, Kamlesh and Dhruv, under the supervision of coach Bobat Simar, and led by the jockey Taj Oshi, after achieving his victory in a time of One minute, 14 seconds and 59 hundredths of a second, 1.12 lengths behind the second-placed horse, On the Way. Owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of coach Salem bin Ghadeer and led by Xavier Ziani.
The sixth round was sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Dubai, and was allocated to beginner horses over a distance of 1,800 sandy meters, with financial prizes amounting to 60 thousand dirhams, sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Dubai, and was crowned by “Secret Manner” by Nigar Burke, the Erie Racing Syndicate, and Joey Finney, under the supervision of coach Bobat Simar, and led by the jockey Taj Ushi. He achieved his victory in a time of 1 minute, 52 seconds and 95 hundredths of a second, a difference of 3.04 lengths from the horse. “Tatical Pond”, owned by Victoris Racing, supervised by trainer Fawzi Nass, and led by jockey Adri De Vries to second place.
The ceremony concluded with the “Vertex Cup” race, for a distance of 1800 meters, designated for horses in the “Takao” category. It witnessed the participation of 12 horses, and the total prize money amounted to 84 thousand dirhams. The victory went to “Arabian Tale” for the Shubra family, under the supervision of coach Bobat Simar and led by jockey Taj Oshi, at a time when It is 1:52:99 minutes, a difference of 0.98 lengths from the second-place finisher, the mamluk horse “Marsal”. For “Local Creator Racing”, under the supervision of coach Musabah Al Muhairi, and led by jockey Daniel Tudhope.
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