His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed yesterday the "Super Satterie" horse race, which was held within the framework of the Dubai World Cup Horse Championship on Meydan Racecourse in Nad Al Sheba area.
The race was attended by a number of local and international elders and owners.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum praised the participating horses from different countries of the world, including the UAE, considering that His Highness considered that the horse elite race is a prelude to the Dubai World Cup race which is hosted by Maidan racecourse late this month, and welcomed the Emirates guests, stressing that they will have all the care The welcome and warmth of the reception.
Yesterday, the race saw the horse «Matterhorn», owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of coach Salem bin Ghadeer, and the leadership of the rider Michael Barzalona, in the sixth run and the president (the third and final round in the Al Maktoum Challenge Championship) for purebred crosses for a distance 2000 sandy meters.
About 90 international and local horses participated in the race, and included seven runs, sponsored by Emirates Airlines, with a total prize pool of $ 2.7 million, two of which were devoted to the purebred horses of Group 1, the sixth and fifth periods, which are considered the final round in the championship « Al Maktoum Challenge », similar in length and distance to the Dubai World Cup run on March 28, with a total prize of $ 12 million, next to the 1,800-meter“ Hatta Mountain ”championship equivalent to the Dubai Luxury run.
The rider Michael Barzalona led the Matterhorn to win the third round title in the Al Maktoum Challenge Championship, which totaled $ 600,000 in prizes, as he cut the path of the sixth half, which spanned 2,000 meters of sandy time, with a time of two minutes, four seconds and 44 parts of a second, outperforming a difference of 5.5 The lengths of his closest competitor, the horse «Mellitri Lu», owned by Nasser Askar, and the supervision of coach Musabeh al-Muhairi, led by rider Anthony Friso to second place, while the third place went to the horse «Mark of Abruval» under the supervision of coach Mahmoud Hussein, and the leadership of knight Patrick Cosgrave.
In the second major championship, “Mount Hatta”, which took place in the fifth period, with a total prize of $ 400,000, Godolphin horses dominated the first four places of the run, after the horse, Barney Roy, under the supervision of coach Charlie Appleby, and the leadership of knight William Buyuk, performed. Wonderful and cut the path of the halfway that spanned 1,800 meters, grassy in first place with a time of one minute 46 seconds and nine parts of a second, beating three of his teammates in the blue stable, by the magic "Magic Night" led by the knight Michael Barzalona, and "Spotify" led by the knight James Doyle , Which is also supervised by Charlie Appleby, in the two centers The second and third, before going fourth for the title holder last year, the horse «Dream Castle» under the supervision of coach Saeed bin Suroor, and the leadership of the knight Christoph Sommeon.
"Super Saturday" is like a dress rehearsal for the "Dubai World Cup", which takes place this 28th.