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After the HH The President’s Cup Dh 3 million Group 1 race meeting for Purebred Arabians was staged, a gala get-together followed at the poolside of the Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara Abu Dhabi on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Amidst performances by various artistes, music and laser shows, a awards ceremony was also held and the main feature was the felicitation of two of the top horses from the American and European continents respectively. Scott Powell entered history books as the first winner of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s newly-introduced Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup series’ Triple Jewel competition. His 4-year-old Paddys Day dominated the Triple Jewel competition in 2015 with a second place finish to Burning Fleet in the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup - Amethyst Jewel (Grade 1) in Houston on March 7, a win in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Emerald Arabian Triple Jewel (Grade 3) in Pleasanton in the second leg on July 15 and rounded the three-leg series with a second place finish to So Big Is Better in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Diamond Arabian Triple Jewel in Los Amitos on September 19, 2015. On Sunday, February 14, 2016, Powell was all smiles as he and members of his family received the cheque of US$ 150,000 for Paddys Day’s effort in winning the series last year. Ameretto proved his class as one of the top Purebred Arabian horses racing in Europe winning the Polish leg of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Group 3 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup on August 23, 2015 and with it the European Triple Crown for the fourth year in a row.
Ameretto, the 9-year-old son of Amer was beaten to second spot by Lahoob in Duindigt on June 28, and had to win in Poland to claim the European Triple Crown and the bonus of Euros 50,000. The first leg winner Al Mouwaffak in Toulouse and Lahoob were not running in this final leg and Ameretto’s task was cut out. With Italian Mauro Maneuddu on board, Ameretto showed what a great champion he was as he came up with his traditional run to win the 2,600-metre race at the Sluzewiec Racetrack here in Sluzewiec to make it 4-in-a-row with the European Triple Crown. Dr. Paul Daviero and family members received the cheque on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR), Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Yacoub Al Saadi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Sports channels, Mussalem Al Amri of Al Jazeera Stables and other representatives of sponsors of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival were on hand to felicitate the various winners. The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Co. LLC as associate sponsors, in cooperation with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare with The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carriers and sponsored by Invest AD, Bloom, Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC, Hayatna, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, Al Wathba Centre, the UAE's General Women's Union, The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2015, Dr. Nader Saab Switzerland, Al Wathba Center, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Yas Channel, Omeir Travels, Racing Post, Paris Turf and Laboratories Fadia Karam Cosmetics.
Source: HH SH Mansoor Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival / Satya Narayan |
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