The Bahrain Championship featured 151 competing horses that delivered strong and exciting performances during this qualifying round of the Emirates World Cup this month.
Byline Amin Al-Dobli, Reda Abdel Nour and Abdel Nasser Moneim
Under HH patronage and the Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Arabian Horse Association, the second edition of the Emirates World Cup for Arabian Horses kicked off this month in the Kingdom of Bahrain through the Bahrain Championship for Local Production.
The Bahrain Championship featured 151 competing horses that delivered strong and exciting performances during the qualifying rounds; it began with the one-year-old fillies run of Section “A”, where she won first place “Galaxy NS” for Al Naseem Stud, with a score of 90.05 points.
Habib Abbas Ibrahim’s HA Samana topped Division B with 89.70 points, while TFK Hala for TFK stud took first place in Section A for 2 and 3-year-old fillies, scoring 90.90.
Ali Mahdi Al-Maqabi’s “Light of Freedom” topped Section B, scoring 90.75 points, and the lead in Section A for mares went to Ora Al-Jazla for Eurasian Stud, and “AK Ghalia” by Ali Mohammed Al-Ruwai’i, concluded the first day’s competitions by topping Section “B” for mares, achieving 89.50 points.
First launched in September 2023, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan says the Emirates World Cup consists of several tournament chapters to promote interest in Arabian horses as well as maintaining the UAE’s distinguished position among breeders and owners worldwide.
The first round of the 2024 Emirates World Cup was held in February in Australia at the 2024 Australian International Arabian Horse Championship at Wellinga Park in Pauli Point.
Commenting on the Championship, His Excellency Mohammed Al Harbi, Director General of the Emirates Arabian Horse Association, thanked His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Arabian Horse Association for his sponsorship of the championship, and his continuous support for equestrian sports. He also thanked Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Association, for his diligent contributions to the promotion of the sport and his keenness to encourage breeders and owners to acquire Arabian horses, preserve their breeds and enhance their status.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is the first country in the Middle East to host the Emirates World Cup for Arabian Horses, which includes 10 rounds held in countries from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia, South America and North America in coordination with the competent authorities in those countries, with substantial financial prizes allocated to the winners of the first places in each round.
