HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championship race on St Moritz snow track on Sunday

Nil Kamla (left), winner of last week's Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup race on the snow track of ST Moritz in Switzerland is back in Sunday's race

Weather permitting a cracking race is on the cards in Switzerland

Weather permitting; the snow race track on the St Moritz Lake in Switzerland is all set to play host to a fantastic contest with lady riders on Purebred Arabian horses in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) race on Sunday, February 21.

The race is set to be run over 1600-metres on the ice/snow track and this is the third leg of the of the world championship for ladies for 2016.

The horses and lady jockeys in the fray are Alibaba Del Sol under Dina Danekilde, Athlete Del Sol under Marie-Anne Bernadet, Nil Ashal under Jessica Marcialis, Al Murjaan under Csenge Sutak, El Dor Pribot under Nadia Burger, Winston Rocket under Caroline Murtagh, Al Janoob under Ann Stokell, Nil Kamla under Anna van den Troost, Oriental Myth under Astrid Wullschleger, Djeko Saric under Rebecca Danz and Zanubiya A under Karin Zwahlen.

While last week’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup was reduced to a 4-furlong race (800 metres) the organiser’s of this unique event are hoping for some help from the weather gods.

“We are waiting for the predicted cold front that should arrive at the end of the week. We have to wait every hour and every day, and hope the expected cold weather will help to optimize preparations so that everything will be ready for the event,” said Silvio Martin Staub, President of the St. Moritz Racing Association and CEO of White Turf.

“We are told that major parts of the outer rails of the racetrack are available for training purposes and this gives us hope,” said 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).

“Last week’s winner Nil Ashal and last year’s winner Al Janoob along with Alibaba Del Sol and Athlete Del Sol are all starting and we are expecting a cracker of a race,” she said.

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, IPIC as Strategic Partner, The  National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carriers, in cooperation with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare with  and sponsored by Ayadii LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC, Bloom, Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC, Hayatna, Wathba Stallions, Abu Dhabi Falconers Club, Emirates Falconers Club,  Mohamed Bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, Omeir Travels, Dr Nader Saab Switzerland , Laboratories Fadia Karam Cosmetics, YAS Channel, Racing Post, Paris Turf,  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 2016,  Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Anantara Eastern Mangroves Spa and Resort.

Source: HH SH Mansoor Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival / Satya Narayan
Photo: Morhaf Al Assaf