Stars emerge in Young Horses Finals at Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club's Indoor Sand Arena

Sport360 staff 09:10 23/04/2019
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  • Overcoming hurdles: Sultan Majed Al Awani

    Mohamed Salem Mohamed Al Hosani’s seven-year-old horse ‘Celvita Z’, representing the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club won the final competition for Young Horses in seven-year-old category on the 16thweek of the Emirates Longines Show Jumping League.

    The two-day event saw riders and their horses compete in ten different classes. The event was held under the supervision of the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation (UAEERF) and sponsored by Longines, the Official Time Keeper and presenting partner of the Emirates Longines Show Jumping League competitions. Male and Female Riders from various equestrian clubs and centres took part in the competitions.

    Sultan Al Yahyai, General Director of the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club, and Hussam Zummit, representative of the UAEERF presented the prizes to the winners.

    ‘Celvita Z’ and her owner Mohamed Salem Mohamed Al Hosani came out on top in the category of seven-year-old Young Horses during the Competition Over Two Rounds class which included two rounds with jumps placed at 135cm. Ridden by Danish rider, Tina Lund,  from the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club, ‘Celvita Z’ won first place by completing both the rounds without faults, and ending the second round in (42.31) seconds. The second place was taken by ‘Diamond Way’ from the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club who is owned by Nadia Abdul Aziz Taryam and Salim Ahmed Al Suwaidi with the latter riding the stallion in the competition as well. They also succeeded in completing both rounds without any faults and finished the second round in (45.24) seconds. Third place went to Alice Debany Clero riding ‘Hera FBH’, who is owned by Creno Horses and represents the Emirates Equestrian Centre. They also completed both rounds without any faults and took (46.48) seconds to finish the second round.

    ‘Miss Chello’, owned by the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club, successfully earned the title of ‘best six-year-old young horse’. Greek rider, Dimitrios Natsis, ‘Miss Chello’, completed the first competition of One Round Not Against the Clock on the first day of the show without accruing any faults and went on to compete in the Competition Over Two Rounds on the second day. He completed the first round without any faults, but in the second round committed a fault with four penalty points, finishing in (46.56) seconds. In second place came ‘Center’ and his owner and rider, Sheikh Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qassimi, from the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club, who ended the second round in (58.14) seconds with seven faults in total in which five were from Round 1 while the other two came in the second round. Third place went to Rashed Moh’d Al Romaithi and ‘Valentine’, owned by the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club who ended the second round in (48.34) with eight faults.

    ‘Joep V D Elsakker’ owned by Sheikh Abdulla Jamal Al Neami came in first in the Competition Over Two Rounds for five-year-olds, which included two rounds with jumps set at a height of 120cm. The UAE’s Sheikh Ali Jmal Al Noaimi, rider of ‘Joep V D Elsakker’, completed the second round in (56.44) seconds. In second place came ‘Quidam Jr.’ and his rider and owner Salim Ahmed Al Suwaidi, who completed the second round in (47.63) seconds with four faults in the first round. ‘Emirates Pride’, owned by Abdulla Al Marri from the Emirates Equestrian Centre, with his rider, the USA’s Alice Debany Clero came in third after completing the second round in (61.44) seconds with fourteen faults, five of which were committed during the first day of the competition.

    Sultan Majed Al Awani, from the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, and his horse ‘Carodas Z’ won the Juniors’ category in the One Round Against the Clock class with jumps placed at a height of 125cm. 23 riders participated in the competition, of which only four completed the round without faults.

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