The Dubai International Endurance City in Saih Al Salam is witnessing a heated struggle today for the title of the 17th edition of the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup, over a distance of 160 km, at the end of the activities of the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival. The race begins at six-thirty in the morning. With the participation of elite riders who represent the strongest stables in the country, it is sponsored by Emirates Airlines and organized by the Dubai Equestrian Club in cooperation with the Emirates Equestrian and Racing Federation.
The His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup attracts the elite of riders and the best horses because of its distinguished and great status in the sporting community in general and in the world of equestrian and endurance racing in particular, as it is one of the most important world endurance championships at the level of competition and organization, especially since it bears the name of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, is a supporter of equestrian sports and endurance racing at the local and international levels.
Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmuk Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Equestrian Club, said: The His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival, one of the largest events in the endurance calendar around the world, is considered a precious occasion to celebrate the support that the sport of fathers and grandfathers receives from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed. Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, is the primary supporter of equestrian sports and endurance racing in the world, noting that the event represents great importance in the sporting community due to the great contributions and prominent role of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Developing endurance sports and creating a qualitative shift in it.
Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk extended his deepest thanks to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his unlimited and continuous support for endurance sports, praising the work teams that intensified their efforts throughout the festival to produce the event in a wonderful way worthy of his name and status as an extension of the successes achieved over the past years. Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk thanked Emirates Airlines, the sponsor of the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup, for a distance of 160 km at the conclusion of the festival, praising the national carrier’s commitment to supporting equestrian and endurance racing.
Major General Dr. Mohammed Issa Al-Azeb, Member of the Board of Directors and Director General of the Dubai Equestrian Club, confirmed that the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup is everyone’s ambition, and all the stables have prepared well, and it is expected that we will witness an exciting race that may extend until the last meters, indicating that the classification The high level of the race, in addition to its long distance (160 km), requires high quality horses.
MRM Stables defends the title it achieved in the last edition by rider Saif Al Mazrouei riding the horse “Magic Glen Turk.”
The Dubai Equestrian Club announced the prizes for the winners, up to 70th place. The first-place winner gets 200,000 dirhams and the expensive cup, the second-place holder gets 180,000 dirhams, the third gets 160,000 dirhams, the fourth gets 12,000 dirhams, the fifth gets 100,000 dirhams, and the sixth gets 90,000 dirhams. 80,000 dirhams for seventh, 70,000 dirhams for eighth, 60,000 dirhams for ninth, 50,000 dirhams for tenth, and those in positions from eleventh to seventieth will receive 40,000 dirhams.
2024-02-23 22:04:12
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