Mohammed attends Horse Championship in London

 

Mohammed attends Horse Championship in London

Shaikh Mohammed and Shaikh Hamdan attended the Abu Dhabi International Arabian Horse Championship held at Newmarket races field in the United Kingdom.

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Published: Fri 9 Jul 2010, 12:36 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 5:22 AM

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai attended the Abu Dhabi International Arabian Horse Championship held at Newmarket races field in the United Kingdom.

The event was held as part of the Fourth Installation of The President of the UAE Cup Series.

Wednesday’s race included eight rounds of which one was Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (Group 1) for Purebred Arabian Horses. The event was attended by Abdul Rahman Ghanim Al Mutaiwae, UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Taleb Al Muhairi, General Secretary of the Emirates Equestrian Federation (EEF), in addition to senior officials.

The horses aged four years and above participated for a distance of 1600m.

Mahra “music show” for Jaber Al Abdullah won the first place of Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (Group 1), while the second place was won by Ibn al Fahl “Nofeer”, and the third place was won by “rainfall” owned by Shaikh Hamdan.

Shaikh Mohammed and Shaikh Hamdan visited the traditional tent set up by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority in collaboration with the Office of the Brand of Abu Dhabi and the UAE General Women’s Union.


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