The President’s Cup race for Arabian horses begins tomorrow in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, December 14 / WAM / Abu Dhabi Racecourse will host the 32nd edition of the President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses tomorrow.
Engineer Ali Al Shaiba, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club and Abu Dhabi Race Track, said that the President’s Cup for purebred Arabian horses will witness strong competition tomorrow between elite horses and riders from inside and outside the country.
He added in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the current edition is exceptional in the final leg of the President’s Cup series of races around the world, thanking and appreciating the Supreme Organizing Committee for choosing the Abu Dhabi Racing Club track to host the event, and confirming the track’s readiness to receive elite horses, riders and trainers. From all over the world.
The evening includes 7 rounds, including two rounds for the President’s Cup for Arabian horses and purebred crossbred horses.
The race attracts an elite group of riders and purebred Arabian and purebred horses, to compete for the total prizes amounting to 10.8 million dirhams.
The President’s Cup race for purebred Arabian horses will be held in the seventh and final round, for a distance of 2,200 metres, “first category”, with prizes amounting to 8 million dirhams. The sixth half will witness the President’s Cup race for crossbred horses, for a distance of 1,400 metres, with the participation of 11 horses, with a total prize pool of one million dirhams.
The evening will open with the Abu Dhabi Club race for a distance of 1400 metres, with the participation of 16 horses, while the Yas Speed Race will witness the participation of 14 horses in the second half for a distance of 1200 metres.
In the third half, 12 horses will compete for the title of the Al Wathba Mile Race, and the fourth half will witness the first edition of the “Bred’s Cup” race, UAE, for a distance of 1,600 meters with the participation of 16 horses, while the fifth half will witness strong competition for the title of “Abu Dhabi Derby” for a distance of 2,200 metres, with the participation of 15 horses. .
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