His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed yesterday the 120 km women's ability race at the opening of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Endurance Festival in Dubai International Endurance City in Saih Al Salam, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, with the participation of 148 knights from various stables within the country and equestrian clubs.
His Highness continued the French knight Camille Coulomb's victory in the race title, on horseback «Vista», owned by the stables of Saih al-Salam for ability, while came in second place, Spanish horseman Elia Gonzalez, on horseback «horse», owned by the M7 stables, and followed in third place The Indian Nida Shilat, on horseback «Amor», owned by stables Dabawi.
As for the stages of the race, the Argentine knight, Catalina Pastons, topped the first stage for a distance of 40 km, occupying the first place on the horseback "Castlebar Top", owned by the F3 stables, recording a time of 1:22:56 hours, and came in second place Argentine Melina Mendes, on horseback "Bogdan", owned by the M7 stables of ability, recorded a time of 1:24:22 hours, followed by the third Moroccan Moroccan horseman Maha Khaled, on horseback "Taylor", owned by stables of generations, recorded a time of 1:24:38 hours, the Slovakian jockey Sim came in fourth Na Chalbakova, on horseback "Intel", owned by the stables of Victory 2 for ability, recorded a time of 1:24:44 hours, and ranked fifth in the Persian Faris Fatima Jassem Al-Marri, on horseback "Rockabilly", owned by stables F3, recorded a time of ability 1:24:46 hours.
And the Argentine knight, Catalina Pastons, maintained the lead in the second stage for a distance of 35 km, occupying the first position, registering a time of 2:37:31 hours, while the French knight, Camille Coulomb, jumped from the 11th position to the Wasafa, on horseback "Vista", owned by the stables. Saih al-Salam for Power, clocking 2:39:33 hours, as Irish rider Amy Lewis advanced from 20th to 3rd place, on horseback "Tom Jones", owned by the F3 stables, registered a time of 2:39:39 hours, and came In fourth place is the Spanish knight Elalia Gonzalez, advanced from the 10th, on the horseback Wade «pilgrims», owned stables M 7, recorded a time of 2:39:46 hours, while maintaining the jockey Fatima Al Marri on its fifth place, recorded a time of 2:40:11 hours.
The Argentine knight, Catalina Pastons, continued to hold the lead in the third stage of 27 km, occupying the first position, registering a time of 3:39:39 hours, while Irish knight Amy Lewis advanced from third to Al Wasafa, recording a time of 3:40:57 hours, The runner-up of the second stage, French jockey Camille Coulomb, fell to third place, recording a time of 3:41:07 hours, and the Spanish jockey Elia Gonzalez maintained her position in fourth place, recording a time of 3:44:12 hours, and the same is true for the center The fifth year of the Persian knight Fatima Al-Marri E 3:45:58 hours.
The festival continues to hold a special stables race and individual participation today, which is characterized by open competition for all equestrian clubs in the country, to win the most important races for special stables.
As for the third race, it bears the name "My Beauty", and it is dedicated to mares, as last year’s edition saw the knight Abdul Rahman Al-Ghailani won the title on the horseback “Mandara”, and then another race for Boni, which is reserved for young knights, will be concluded and will close with the main race, next Saturday. , By holding the main race which is held at a distance of 160 km.
- French jockey Camille Coulomb crowned the title , while Spain's Elia Gonzalez came second , and then the third Indian jockey Nida Chelat.
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Knight participated in the women's race, which was held at a distance of 120 km.