Yesterday, Escalabra A culminated in the main run of the 17th Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship, which was hosted by the Dubai World Trade Center for three days, and held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, with a record participation of 162 One of the finest purebred Arabian horses from inside and outside the country, with financial rewards of four million dollars.

The Escalry A, owned by the Falcon Stud of the Arabian horses of the father, Shanghai A.A., and the mother Essence of Marwan, snatched the title of “stallions”, and received $ 275,000 in prize money for the first place, according to “JF Kafo” of the Ajman Stud, who He came in second place and got 165 thousand dollars, while he came third "Eden C" for the owner Abdul Wahab bin Saeed Al-Sayed, and he got 60 thousand dollars.

The UAE horses won 17 medals, as the Dubai Stud came in the lead in the horses participating in the championship, after achieving two golds, two silvers and two bronzes, while the Ajman Stud won two golds, two silvers and a bronze, and the Badir Stud got Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi, a gold and a bronze, and the Falcon Stud on a gold One, while the stall of the horses of Dr. Ghanem Al-Hajri received two silver, and the stall of the horses of Abdul-Wahab Muhammad Al-Sayed was one bronze, while the stall of Saudi Arabia Abha obtained a bronze.

The president of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the tournament, Ziyad Galadari, stressed that the 17th edition of the Dubai Arabian Horse Championship is considered the strongest in terms of numbers and participating horses, compared to the previous versions.

He told «Emirates Today»: «Five horses out of six reached the last stage of the qualifiers in foals’ competitions at the age of one year, which means that the competition was at its strongest, and this matter did not apply to the half-year-old foals ’run, but in all the runs it was between At least three to four horses have held world championships before. ”

Galadari considered that the control of the Emirati horses over the titles of all stages in the Dubai International Horse Championship is considered normal, he said.

He explained: «Our local horses dominate more than 85% of all championships around the world, and it is not surprising that they have the upper hand in the Dubai Championship, we have the best and finest horses in these races, and in fact it is difficult for anyone to compete with them in this field» .

And on how the Organizing Committee succeeded in overcoming the difficulties that faced the championship, due to the fear of the Corona virus, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee said: “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, all support that guarantees the safety of horses and participants, as all logistical support was provided in this regard, and a quarantine was allocated to horses coming from outside the state, not to mix with local horses, and it was decided for them to leave the state Immediately after the competition ends.

Ziad Galadari stressed that “the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship is characterized by having its own laws separate from ICAO, and we have succeeded in adopting some of our own laws, which have become the organizers of the World Championships asking us to obtain the conditions of organization, which we have intellectual rights, after "If these conditions succeed, make the Dubai International Championship the strongest and best in the world."

Al-Tawhidi: The Dubai Championship titles have a special taste

Director of the Dubai Stud for Arabian Horses, Mohammed Al-Tawhidi, praised the results achieved by the Dubai Stud in the Arabian Horse Championship, stressing that what has been achieved from the titles in all the championship stages, is added to the series of stud achievements this year in various championships.

He said in press statements: "Although we have achieved many titles, the titles of the Dubai International Championship have a special taste, because they witness the participation of elite horses around the world."

He added: "What we have accomplished this season is due to the great support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and his interest in developing local production continuously, and thanks to that policy we have dominated most of the championship titles." Until the Dubai Stud will continue to work to provide the best of the distinguished production of Arabian horses. ”