Video .. Rashid bin Dalmouk: My goal is to raise the country's name in the field of horses

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Horse Racing Club and Dubai Equestrian Club, expressed his pride and pride in the precious confidence that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the State and Ruler of Dubai, entrusted him with the presidency of the Dubai Equestrian Club and Club Dubai Horse Racing, considering that it is one individual working within a team that seeks one goal, which is to raise the name of the country high in the field of horses and equestrian and to appear in a distinctive way that satisfies everyone working in this field.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk said in an interview with the Emirates News Agency "WAM" that it is no secret to one of the great support that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum gives to the youth, considering that young people are the future of the country and that their ideas are always exceptional and outside the fund .. so that we are welcome. For this confidence, we are always required to come up with new ideas and study them, which is what we strive to do.

During the dialogue, he touched on a number of axes related to the strategic plan during the next season and the programs that have been implemented and that are being studied for their implementation in the future.

Regarding the messages that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum sent to him after assuming this position, he stated that his messages were not interrupted a day since the beginning of his horseback riding and the end of his assignment with new tasks, indicating that the most important of them is to open the field and always give opportunities to all team members and open the way for the expression of destinations Considering and expressing them, considering that successful ideas do not always come from the board of directors, but from specialists, so we always strive to open the way for everyone and adopt and develop their opinions, and these are the most important and distinguished advice that we learned from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum because success in the end will prevail for everyone .

Commenting on how to strike a balance between the triathlon being an owner of horses and an administrator and a knight at the same time, Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk said that as a horse owner through his participation in speed races and gaining experience over 11 years, the same is the case for the endurance races in which he participated 18 years ago. His family is currently running the Dubai Racing Club and the Dubai Equestrian Club, and he will be allowed to present various ideas as a rider and horse owner until they are discussed and solutions proposed.

Regarding the challenges he faced with assuming the position and in light of the pandemic, he said, "Covid 19" has affected countries and governments, but that will not be an excuse for us to stop the ceiling of our dreams and aspirations, but rather we will look at the issue positively and learn from the experiences of others in managing this crisis and choosing the best ways ... considering that despite The circumstances that accompanied the Dubai World Cup, but it was distinguished in its 25th edition, which reflected the image to the world about the extent of the UAE's ability to host the largest and most important events, despite all circumstances.

He added that the Dubai World Cup is one of the most important races and over the past 25 years, and it has witnessed development in all years. Therefore, we will always strive to present new and distinct ideas to organize this event and show it in the best way.

He pointed out: "After my assignment with the new tasks, I sought in the first place to provide a distinct quality in the performance of work, so I made sure with the work team that the tasks are clear to everyone, each according to his specialization, and give importance to all ideas regardless of the person's location and to provide a sound work environment for the team that relieves all pressures Work to provide a distinguished job befitting the events organized by the state. "

And he added: "We, as a new administration, have a positive outlook on things, and we will work diligently to fill all the gaps that were in the past and to benefit from everything that is distinguished in the field of this sport and rationality requires learning from mistakes to avoid them, and we are aware of all the reasons and our role will be based on filling all the gaps and resolving all problems and that Our relations with all international federations shall be dominated by transparency and rationality, and we are very confident that things will move for the better. "

Regarding the most important topics that will be focused on with the beginning of the next season, Sheikh Rashid said: “During the simple period of receiving the tasks, the arrangements for the Dubai World Cup and the Festival of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for Ability were focused on and given priority, but thanks to the distinguished work of the new team, we were able To appear in good shape and in a short time .. There were also some rapid administrative changes, for example, the veterinary system in endurance races, where we raised the level of service in proportion to the event and that the hospital in Al Qudra Village has the readiness to receive any horses and manage the crisis with greater professionalism.

And he considered that the Emirates Global Capacity Village is one of the best villages in the world and is distinguished in terms of the facilities, facilities and services that exist, but we will not stop at this point, but rather we will work to develop the village in a better and greater way, and that will be clear to the participants at the beginning of the next season.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk mentioned that there is great support from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for this sport, and this support has no limits and is clear to all, and the simplest example of this is to raise financial rewards in all races held on the country’s land to give everyone the opportunity and bring pleasure to all. The ages and this support has had a great resonance in terms of the participation and organization of these races, and our work will continue in the future in the footsteps of His Highness and what we have learned from him.

He added that horse sport is a popular sport for adults and children, and most people seek to learn horse riding, and we have very distinctive places in the Emirates for training, and as a club we will work to develop a plan to give people an opportunity to learn this sport and within an integrated environment that provides them with a distinctive experience in horse riding.

In his talk about the sponsors of speed races and ability, he mentioned that the sponsors presently are distinguished and we have had distinguished relations with them and they have supported these races for a long time, and it is the greatest evidence of their satisfaction and pride in being a supporter of this sport and our doors will be open to all sponsors, whether in the races of speed or ability and open ways of communication With them, intensifying it, overcoming all obstacles, and in the end, this is a gain for them and for us, and our direction in the future will be towards attracting new sponsors.

Regarding the prizes currently allocated to races, Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk said that reconsidering the prizes has become one of the utmost necessities that have been put forward, and one of the most important things that I seek to support is speed races, and the prizes presented therein will be reviewed to attract distinctive horses, whether European or American .. in addition to Reconsidering the floors, especially sandy floors, and we study all previous observations and gaps, and we will endeavor to solve and develop them in a distinctive way and in a manner befitting this country.

And in his answer to a question about the administration’s intention to add new races to the global agenda for speed races, he mentioned that now all arrangements have begun to receive the next season, including speed races and all observations that were in the previous period about certain distances or certain races that did not exist in the past and were not included in the agenda There are many races, such as the 1400-meter race, and we noticed a great turnout of participants to register to participate in this race, so that in order to be able to facilitate the participants, we open more of these races and also the issue of determining distances must be subjected to large studies before it is approved to study most of the existing strains and compare them with the turnout in this way. Determining distances according to breeds and owners On the other hand, reviewing the table is one of the most important basic topics that will be focused on in the future.

On the personal level, Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk noted that his beginnings were with the sport of polo, and this sport is still one of the hobbies that he practices, which he loves, and it is a fast sport ... indicating that he recently noticed an increase in demand for it, so it will gain his attention in the near future.

And he concluded by saying: "With the difficulties of expectations for what will be the next season in light of this pandemic, but we are very positive and ready in all cases, whether the crisis ends, and this is what we wish, or things continue as they are, and we will try to provide the best and put forward ideas in line with this crisis."

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