President's Cup for horses hosted by Russia and Belgium
Archive photo of the Belgium race. From the source
Today, Russia hosts the third leg of the President's Cup series for Arabian horses, in its 27th edition, at the Central Moscow Hippodrome sand track, an extension of the historic status of the Cup, which is the most important classic series of Arabian horse races in the world.
A press release said: “12 horses, representing the elite stables, stables and Russian production farms, are competing for the title of the cup in the 1800-meter race that is held in the category (Group 1) for dowries and fillies of four years and older, with a total of 50 thousand prizes. euro).
On the other hand, the Kingdom of Belgium will host, in Warjem Racecourse, tomorrow, the fourth leg of the series of the most precious cup races, with the participation of 12 horses, in the race that is held for a distance of 1600 meters «Group 3», which is dedicated to dowries and fillies of four years and older, with a total of 30 thousand euros .
The UAE horses face the Belgian challenge, with the participation of "Belqis" descended from the descendants of Mohab Lias to run the horse races, under the supervision of coach Thomas Demiolt, and the leadership of the jockey Yuritz Mendizabal, and "Farha", the daughter of the Saudi of the Shadwell stables, under the supervision of coach James Owen, the knight Stefan Priux, in addition to "Serrano de Cairo" by Faisal Rahmani, supervised by Nelson Camilla, and the knight Chávez Elion.
For his part, the head of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the President's Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, Matar Al-Yebhouni, praised the continuation of the races and the organization of the third and fourth stations in Russia and Belgium, despite all the challenges and circumstances associated with the current stage.