Abu Dhabi Racecourse to Host UAE President’s Cup Prep Race for Arabian Horses Tomorrow
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Abu Dhabi Racecourse will host the Group 3 UAE President’s Cup Preparatory Race for Purebred Arabians tomorrow, as part of the fourth meeting of the new season. The evening’s programme features seven races for Purebred Arabians and Thoroughbreds, with total prize money of AED 511,000.
The preparatory race will be the fourth race on the card, run over 2,200 metres and featuring 14 Purebred Arabians aged four and above. It carries prize money of AED 111,000 and serves as a lead-up to the main event, scheduled for Saturday, 12 December, as part of the Golden Jubilee Season celebrations marking 50 years of Abu Dhabi’s equestrian heritage.
The evening will open with the first race, a 1,200-metre contest featuring 13 horses aged four and above for the Yas Sprint Preparatory Race title, with AED 66,000 in prize money.
The second race, over 1,200 metres, will see 14 horses compete for the Al Wathba Stallions Cup for UAE-bred horses owned by private stables. The race carries AED 70,000 in prize money.
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The third race will feature 11 four-year-old horses competing over 2,200 metres for the Abu Dhabi Derby Preparatory Race title, with AED 66,000 in prize money.
In the fifth race, 16 maiden horses aged four and above will contest the 1,600-metre Bani Yas Mile, which offers AED 66,000 in prize money.
The sixth race will see 14 Thoroughbreds aged three and above compete over 1,600 metres for the Thunder Hoof Mile title, with AED 66,000 in prize money.
The evening will conclude with the seventh race, the 1,400-metre The Maritime Sprint, featuring 13 Thoroughbreds aged three and above and carrying AED 66,000 in prize money.
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The “Mdmar” website which was Founded by Khaled Makhlouf in 2007 for horse and equestrian races is keen to cover and follow all competitions related to horses, from show jumping, Horseracing, speed and endurance races, and purebred Arabian horse beauty shows, which belong to the Arab Gulf countries at home and abroad in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
