Ace Chanthal named as Ambassadress of HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival
 |
The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival named yet another star jockey - Chantal Sutherland- as their Ambassadress as the curtain came down on the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards & the 30th Annual US Darley Awards with the Celebration Banquet and annual stallion breeding auction at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons on Sunday, April 2.
With nearly 1000 wins under her belt, Chanthal is a Canadian model and television personality, and she rode in Saturday’s $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes, a Grade 1 event at Santa Anita. |
Espinoza wins on Paddys Day the $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes Grade I
 |
Just when he thought he ‘had ridden them all’, it was a first time experience for Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza, thanks to the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival.
Ezpinoza, who became the first Triple Crown-winning jockey in 37 years when he guided Bob Baffert’s American Pharoah to victory in the 2015 Belmont Stakes, contested in his first ever race on a Purebred Arabian horse and emerged victorious. |
Triple Crown winner Espinoza leads star jockeys in Saturday’s Grade 1 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Stakes
 |
Saturday’s Grade I, $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes at Santa Anita race course will be a huge day for Purebred Arabian racing as some of America’s top jockeys will be riding the Purebred Arabian horses in the contest.
Thanks to HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, this Grade 1 race will be held as part of the US Darley Awards and the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Arabian Awards (International) held under the umbrella of the Festival. |
US Darley & HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards ceremony in Hollywood on Friday
 |
The Dolby Theater in Hollywood’s Highland Center is all set to roll the red carpet for the cream of the Purebred Arabian racing fraternity on Friday, March 31 when the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival sponsors two great award ceremonies.
While women from all over the globe who have contributed and excelled in various fields of Purebred Arabian racing and endurance will be feted with the prestigious HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards, the 30th Annual US Darley Awards will celebrate the best performers in US during 2016. |
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 and sponsored by Al Aweer Stables, 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
|
