Essam El Sayed (Abu Dhabi)
The Boudheeb International Endurance Village will organize the Al Ain International Races tomorrow (Sunday), the first for a distance of 101 km (one star), and the second for a distance of 120 km (two stars), with the participation of various riding schools and equestrian club in the country.
The two races are held under the supervision of the Equestrian and Racing Federation, and are divided into 4 stages: in the first race the jockeys wear the yellow jerseys, in the second the “white shirts”.
On Friday, Boudheeb Village organized two qualifying races, the first for a distance of 40 km, and the second for a distance of 80 km. The first qualifying race for a distance of 40 km saw a large participation of 259 male runners. and females, of which 233 managed to complete the race, and the second for a distance of 80 km, which saw the participation of 213 riders and riders, 164 of them managed to complete the race.
The total number of participants in the two races was 472 riders and riders representing the various teams of stables in the country.