Witness the "Super Saturday" race in "Maidan"

Mohammed bin Rashid: Life must go on despite all the challenges

• Mohammed bin Rashid while attending the "Super Saturday" race.

  Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

• 86 international and local horses participated in the race.

  Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed the excellent Saturday "Super Saturday" horse race, which was held yesterday at Meydan Racecourse in the Nad Al Sheba area in Dubai, over a period of seven runs, with a total prize fund of one million And 700 thousand dollars.

Upon his arrival in the land of Meydan, His Highness was informed of the welcome of the horse owners participating in the races of the opening season of the Horse Racing Festival in Nad Al Sheba this year, which is considered one of the most important races as it comes before the largest event, the Dubai World Cup Festival for the horse hosted by Meydan Racecourse on the 27th of this March.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum exchanged congratulations with the owners, trainers and riders, noting the importance of returning activity to horse racing in Nad Al Sheba specifically, and at the state level, as His Highness affirmed that life must continue despite all the challenges facing the world due to the Corona pandemic. And the UAE is part of this world, and it strives hard and works with all its institutions, apparatus, economic, health and entertainment facilities, and other concerned parties, to recycle the wheel of safe life fortified with strict preventive and precautionary measures that protect all groups of society from the negative effects of this emerging epidemic.

At the end of the race, a number of horse owners, the champions of the last Emirati horse season, were honored, and prizes for the seven runs were distributed to those who deserved it by the main sponsors of this race, foremost among them is Emirates Airlines.

86 international and local horses participated in the race, and included seven runs, under the auspices of "Emirates Airlines", two of which were reserved for purebred "Group 1" horses, the sixth and fifth halves, which are the final round of the "Al Maktoum Challenge" championship, similar in terms of The length and distance of the "Dubai World Cup" run, with a total prize of 12 million dollars, in addition to the "Hatta Mountain" championship for a distance of 1,800 meters, the equivalent of the "Dubai Luxury" race.

The knight, Adri De Vries, led the horse «Saliot the Soldier» under the supervision of Faouzi Nass, owned by Victorias, to win the third round title in the Al Maktoum Challenge, with a total prize of 390 thousand dollars, as he crossed the sixth-half course, which extended over a distance of 2000 meters of sand, with a time of 2: 03:09 minutes, a difference of 1.75 in length from the "hypothetical" horse owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, led by the knight Michael Barzalona and supervised by Salem bin Ghadeer, while the horse "Roman Russo", led by the knight Antonio Friso, and supervised by Satish Semar came in third place. , And is owned by Zor Bifov.

In the second major championships, "Hatta Mountain", which took place in the fifth half, with a total prize pool of $ 260,000, the knight Daniel Tudhope led the horse "Lord Glitters" under the supervision of David O'Meara, owned by Jeff and Sandra Turnbull, to win first place after he performed a wonderful performance and crossed the path The stroke, which extended a distance of 1,800 meters grass at a time of 1:48:44 minutes, was a half-length difference from the "Istitan" owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who came second under the leadership of jockey Jim Crowley, while Jawad Godolphin "Al-Suhail" came in third, led by the knight. William Buick.

As for the first half, represented in the second round of the Emirati "Triple Crown", the classic "Bastakiya" race with prizes amounting to $ 150,000. The knight Michael Barzalona led the horse "Panadol" owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of coach Salem bin Ghadeer. To first place with a time of 1:58:13 minutes.

On the other hand, Godolphin “Walton Street” under the supervision of Charlie Appleby proved his eligibility for the nominations that put him at the forefront of the strongest horses in the second half, «Dubai City of Gold», dedicated to purebred horses «Group 2» with prizes amounting to 228 thousand dollars, after the knight William Buick led him to First place with a time of 2:26:83 minutes, while the knight Patrick Dubs led the horse "Canvassed" owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Obaid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of Doug Watson, to win the third round dedicated to purebred horses "Group 3" with prizes amounting to 228 thousand dollars for a distance of 1200 meters Sandy, after cutting the race distance in a time of 1:10:20 minutes, and "Midnight Sands", led by knight Patrick Dobbs and supervised by Doug Watson, won the title of the fourth half of the "Tower of the Day" championship for purebred horses "Group 3" for a distance of 1600 sandy meters, with prizes reaching $ 228K after recording a time of 1:35:78 minutes.

The first places in the 7 rounds

- The first half of "Panadol" by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

- The second half, "Walton Street", by Godolphin.

- The third round, "Canvas," by Sheikh Muhammad bin Ubaid Al Maktoum.

- The fourth half, "Midnight Sands," by Sayed Hashish and Hana Al-Rifai.

- The fifth "Lordgleters" by Jeff and Sandra Turnbull.

- The sixth game «Saliot the Soldier» by His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

- The seventh "Final Song" by Godolphin.

• “Super Saturday” is a rehearsal for the evening of the “Dubai World Cup”, which will be held this 27th this month.

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