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Al Kamda wins Sheikh Mansour cup |
It was a day to remember for UAE local rider Ahmad Saeed Al
Kamda as he savoured his first-ever endurance ride victory
when he finished ahead of 60 others at the HH Sheikh Mansour
bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Cup, a 100-kilometre ride
restricted to riders and owners of private stables.
The ride was held on Saturday, January 24, 2006, at the
Emirates International Endurance Village, Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi
and was run in four phases of 32 km, 30 km, 22 km and 16 km
respectively and 13 riders completed the distance
successfully.
Kamda was riding 11-year-old Part-Arab Bay Gelding Al Galyb
HCF and covered the 100-km distance in 4:06:19 seconds riding
on an average speed of 24.36 seconds.
It could have been a 1-2 for the Al Kamda family but Rashid
Saeed Al Kamda, who finished holding hands with the eventual
winner Ahmad Saeed, was eliminated after his horse Jeelan
failed the post-ride vet check due to metabolism reasons.
Layla Abdul Aziz Al Redha finished second riding nine-year-old
Pure-Arabian Chestnut mare Mafalda De Believue. She recorded a
timing of 4:14:56 seconds and the average speed registered was
23.54 seconds. Third place went to Aliya Ali Mohammad Al
Marzouqi who partnered 13-uyear-old chestnut mare Soughah
(Shakira) and completed the ride in 4:16:07 seconds with an
average speed of 23.43 seconds
"I have been involved with horses since a child and have been
riding for well over a decade but this is my first win," said
the 25-year-old Al Kamda., who profusely thanked HH Shekh
Mansour for giving opportunities for riders from smaller
stables ito take part in competitions.
The ride was sponsored by Sorouh Real Estate, China Petroleum
Engineering & Construction Corporation and the Breeding
Stables of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of
Presidential Affairs, in Normandy.
RESULTS:
1. Ahmad Saeed Al Kamda, Al Galyb HCF, 4:06:19 secs
2. Layla Abdul Aziz Al Redha, Mafalda De Bellevue, 4:14:56
secs
3. Aliya Ali Mohammed Al Marzouqi, The Rocket, 4:16:07 secs
4. Saeed Abdullah bin Sumaida, El Mail, 4:33:39 secs
5. Ali Abdullah Mohammed Al Shaheri, Silver, 5:02:44 secs |
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