Davies wins US leg to qualify for final in Abu Dhabi

HH Sheikha Lateefa Bint Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
International Pony Championship

Maryland’s Teddy Davies became the 9th youngster to qualify for the final of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Lateefa Bint Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan International Pony Championship series which is a new addition this year.

The 14-year-old Davies won the second of the two qualifiers held in Lexington on Sunday, 23 September, 2018.

The son of Joe Davies and Blythe Miller Davies of Monkton, Maryland, Davies did a wonderful job guiding his mounts to one win and one second under the heaviest rains storm Lexington has seen in years.

Sunday’s win was his 28th win in flateaces/jumps from 58 rides. Davies will now contest the final on November 9, 2018 in Abu Dhabi.

The other pony jockeys who have won and quailed from the respective countries are:
May 5, 2018, Seville, Spain - Alberto Peres-Luna
June 6, Stockholm, Sweden - Stina Landh
July 1, 2018 Ploiești, Bucharest - Erika Georgesco
August 5, 2018, Deauville, France - Jad Hondier
August 20, 2018, Ostend, Belgium - Ruben van der Scheuren
August 30, Kazan, Tatarstan, - Nina Mozheva
September 1, 2018 Hastings, New Zealand - Caitlin Rennie
September 15 in Ozieri, Italy - Enna Thomas.

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, The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carrier, in cooperation with Emirates Racing Authority, IFHRA, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi Youth Council, General Authority for Sports and sponsored by Ayadi LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC, Nissan Middleast Al Massood Automobiles, Nirvana Travels and Tourism LLC, Equicare Veterinary Services, Alawal Stud, Cavalos Equine Care & Supplies, SET Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Al Awani General Enterprises, Omeir Travels, Kabale, YAS Channel, Abu Dhabi Falconers Club, Emirates Falconers Club, Mohammed Bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School, 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 2018, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club and Anantara Hotel.

Source: HH SH Mansoor Festival / Satya Narayan