Emirates horses won 50% of the titles of the first category runs

6 remarkable scenes at the "Royal Ascot" festival, most notably Godolphin's victories

Godolphin horses made a strong presence at the 311th edition of Royal Ascot.

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The 311th edition of the Royal Ascot, the prestigious British royal horse racing festival, concluded yesterday, in an exceptional edition that marked distinction not only in terms of excitement and strength in the 35 runs that the festival included in its five days, but also in the victories that usually come from the elite and the finest Turf horses on the international scene, which appear in six remarkable scenes in the 2022 edition,

Perhaps the most prominent of them is the crowning of Godolphin for the third year in a row with the title of “Horse Owners” after the impressive victories achieved by the famous blue logo horses, followed by the harvest of the state’s horses, winning 50% of the titles of the first category “Group 1” top-ranked runs in the world, which were included in the “Group 1” festival. This year, in confirmation of the elevation and strength of the Emirati horse breeds, including the undefeated “Baid” foal continuing its series of victories, and achieving the eighth consecutive victory in its career after being crowned on the opening day last Tuesday with the title of “Queen Ann Stakes” for the first class horses over a distance of 1600 meters grass. .

"Emirates Today" reviews the six remarkable scenes witnessed by the ancient British festival.

1- Godolphin "Champion Angel"

The Godolphin team topped the list of "horse owners", after the end of "Royal Ascot 2022", where the blue logo scored five victories over the days of the festival, two classified in the "Group 1" races with the "Curibas", crowned champion in a race "St. James Palace Stakes" on the opening day, and "Naval Crown", which swept its rivals in the sprint by winning the "Platinum Jubly Stakes" on the closing day.

2- “Far” star of the first day

The international newspapers renamed the “undefeated” pony to the horse “Baid” owned by “Shadwell”, after he maintained his unbeaten record, and reached the eighth title in his career and the fifth in a row in the “Group 1” races, after his brilliant victory on the opening day with the title race. The Queen Anne Stakes, which ran over 1,600 metres, confirmed the pony's claim to be the strongest mile horse on the international stage.

3- 50% win in “Group 1”

The UAE horses achieved four victories out of the eight races classified in the first category "Group 1,", which were included in the five days, with a winning rate of 50% at the level of the highest-ranked races in the world's horse races.

In addition to the victories of "Godolphin" through "Curibas" and "Naval Crown", as well as the pony "Ba'id" by "Shadwell", "Perfect Power" owned by Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum won the title of "Commonwealth Cup" on the fourth day of the festival.

4- Emirati horse breeds

It was remarkable that many of the victories achieved by the horses of Gulf, European and international owners at the Royal Ascot Festival are descended from horse breeds owned by Emirati owners, most notably “Dabawi”, “Shamredl”, “Dark Angel”, “Dan Approach” and “Dan Approach”. Nate of Thunder with the "Godolphin" logo, next to the stallion "Pegs" with the "Shadwell" logo, which reflects the investment volume of the state's owners in the sector of producing breeds capable of achieving impressive achievements on the global scene.

5- Gulf victories

The Gulf horses established their strong presence, whether in the number of participants or in terms of victories, two of them in the “Group 2” category, with the horse “Paradsil” winning the “Victorious” team logo of Bahrain, owned by Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, with the title of “Coftry Stakes”, then On the following day, Al Dar Aldorf won the title of "Queens Vaz" for the "Group 2" horses, by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the last of which was "Despis" with the "Judemont" logo crowned with the "Britannia Stakes" title for the "Handicap" category on the third day.

6- The audience

The five days of the festival in its 311th edition witnessed a remarkable crowd, confirming the return of normal life to the world of horse racing, after the 35 runs that the festival extended, attracted nearly 275,000 fans and horse racing enthusiasts, at a rate of 55 thousand spectators per day. Among them, 12,000 participated in the third day of the Hat Festival and the Open Women's Day, in an affirmation of the festival's long-standing and its wide popularity historically.

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