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U.A.E.'s Al Marri wins Sheikh Mansoor Endurance Festival Cup

TETFORD, UK: Abdul Ghanim Al Marri on Ro Al Lisain has won the 100-km H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Festival Cup held in Tetford, UK. The U.A.E. rider topped the Purebred Arabian endurance horses category, as the Spanish duo of Alejandro Dachs Izquierdo and Nuria Serrabassa Fabre made it a 1-2 in the category for Purebred Arabian horses that have earlier in their careers races in flat races, during the H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival s five day extravaganza, which came to a successful end on Sunday. Alejandro on Zen Al Maury and Nuria on Tidjari, two flat-race horses now in endurance, did very well to win the 100-km One Star, which was run in four stages of 32kms, 32kms, 20kms and 16kms. "All three of us in fact did an extra 12kms as we got lost in the forest," said the 26 year old Alejandro. The winner of the 120-km Catalunya Championship in Barcelona last year, Alejandro is keen to fight and get a place in the strong Spanish national team. For Al Marri it was his second win in two weeks after winning the 120-km ride in Compiegne on May 25th. "It was a tough ride, we lost our way and rode extra kilometres but it is good to win in the end," said the 18-year-old star rider from the U.A.E.. Abdul Rahman Ghanim Al Mutaiwee, U.A.E. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Asim Mirza Al Rahma, the U.A.E. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Sheikha Najla Al Qasimi, U.A.E. Ambassador to Sweden, Saqr Nasser Ahmed Al Raisi, U.A.E. s Ambassador to Portugal, Abdul Aziz Nasser Al Shamsi, U.A.E. Ambassador to Italy, Dr. Hessa Abdullah Ahmed Al Otaiba, U.A.E. Ambassador to Spain, Sulaiman Almazroui, Ambassador of the U.A.E. to Belgium and Al Asri Saeed Al Dhaheri, Ambassador of the U.A.E. to Morocco, Abdul Rahim Al Awadi from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi, ADEC Director General, Abdul Mohsin Al Dossary, Vice President at the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare and Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and Chairman of Ladies Racing at the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) gave away the trophies to the two sets of winners. "It has been a great end to one of the most important weeks in the calendar of the H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. While the three-day World Arabian Horse Racing Conference in London discussed some crucial issues related to Purebred Arabian horses, the two races at Newbury reflected the growth with more nations being represented. And today, this endurance ride open only to Purebred Arabian horses in King s Forest was also a huge hit," said Ms. Sawaya. Genny Haynes of the ARO said, "Hosting the conference in the UK will certainly boost Arabian Racing here and it was a historic event." The H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is organised by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council in association with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR and Emirates Arabian Horse Society. It is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare with Arabtec Holding PJSC as the Official Partner and Emirates Airline as the official carriers. It is sponsored by Invest AD, Tourism Development and Investment Company, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Al Rashid Investment, Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, the U.A.E.'s General Women's Union, the H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2014, Dr. Nader Saab, Al Wathba Centre, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Abu Dhabi Sports Channel and Racing Post. – Emirates News Agency, WAM

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