Furghel, champion of the "Mother of the Nation"
"Afghans" win the "Zayed Cup" in Sweden
The horse is an "Afghan".
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The horse “Afgan”, owned and trained by Maria Hagman Eriksson, flew the Zayed Cup title at Pro Park in Sweden, and “Vorghil Chico” won the “Mother of the Nation” Cup, while “Gandalf Dupompadour” for the Negev Racing snatched the Al Wathba Stallions Cup at the Italian Capnelli Racecourse. The races were held the day before yesterday, under the umbrella of the 12th edition of the Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan International Festival of Purebred Arabian Horses.
Holding the festival races comes in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and the support of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.
The "Afghan" horse, led by Carlos Lopez, confirmed its merit in the easy victory that it achieved in the Zayed Cup race for a distance of 1750 meters, with a prize money of 250 thousand Swedish krona, ahead of a difference of 1.5 length, recording a time of 1:59:90 minutes.
"Dominant" came to the School of Ability Education, under the supervision of Anelli Eriksson, and led by Andreas Dalpark, while "Zum Khalidiya" came in the third place for the owner and trainer, Maria Hagman Erikson, and led by Elon Chavez.
On the other hand, "Vurghel Chico" Lan Binting Valerie, under the supervision of A BOT, and led by Silvatore Solas, was crowned champion of the 2000-meter "Mother of the Nation" Cup, with a prize of 11,000 euros, after an exciting struggle.
The victory of the horse descended from the descendants of "Hilal Al-Zaman" came with a difference of 0.75 in length from "Amour" by Claudia de Cabriel, led by Dominique Antonio Miguli, while the first candidate, "Zoe de Gallura" by Guy Piconi, came in third place, and led by Antonio Friso.
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