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Night Prince wins Abu Dhabi Hydra Cup
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Night Prince, ridden by Filip
Minarek and owned by Edmont Strittmatter, won the Group 3 Abu
Dhabi Hydra Cup for Thoroughbred horses at the races held on
Sunday, September 7, 2008, at the Baden Baden Race Course,
Germany. The race, which was sponsored by top UAE realtors
Hydra Properties, was organized by the Abu Dhabi Equestrian
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The race, which was run over a
distance of 1,600 metres, offered a prize money of € 11,000.
Trained by Andrea Tripol Night Prince won by two and a half
lengths in a time of 1:45.37.
Second place went to El Vettorio ridden by Toristan Mondrea
and trained by Christian Springengel. Le Big finished third
under jockey Edri Defreeze. Lobik was trained by Uweftonte
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Lara Sawaya, Managing
Director, Tasweeq Marketing and Urgan Winer, Vice President,
Baden Baden Racing Club, gave away the trophies on a day which
enjoyed a pleasant weather and good attendance.
Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, Chief Executive Officer, Hydra
Properties, in a message on the occasion congratulated the
winning jockey and the owner. He said Hydra Properties was
sponsoring several races during the season in many European
countries, featuring both Thoroughbred and Pure-bred Arabian
horses, to inculcate knowledge among others about the
importance of these breeds. “The races also provided a good
platform for the UAE in general and Abu Dhabi in particular,
to get a good exposure all over the world which in turn will
help the image of the country
grow. Such races go a long way in promoting the event as well
as the UAE’s culture and development,” Dr. Al Fahim said.
Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi, Director General of Abu Dhabi
Equestrian Club while thanking the sponsors said the Club was
proud to be associated with the European races. “It is mutual
learning experience for both the countries and we are
encouraged by the success of this race. The quality of
competition was very high” he added.
Lara Sawaya said: “This is the second year we are staging this
race in Germany. Last year it was held in Hamburg and this
year the Baden Baden race has been equally successful.” She
also thanked the sponsors and added such races boosted the
image of Abu Dhabi Emirate and she said plans were afoot to
organize more such races and venture into new countries.
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