H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival

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Magoum wins Poland leg of
Arabian festival

Syrus comes second in Wathba Stud Farm Cup

Magoum, a horse owned by Ewa Wyrwicz, was ridden to a fine win in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al  Nahyan  Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup race held at the Sluzewiec race course in Poland on Sunday.

Magoum was ridden by jockey Marek Brezina and the horse did very well to finish ahead of  Syrus. Magma finished third and Pritti Blue and Safar  were fourth and fifth respectively.

It was the first race of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival to be held in Poland for this year and the fifth race in Europe this year. Four other Wathba Stud Farm Cup races have been held in The Netherlands so far.

“I am very happy that my horse won. This is a great way to help us get more interested in breeding and owning Purebred Arabian race horses. We have a strong presence of Arabian horses here in Poland,” said the winning owner Ewa Wyrwicz.

Poland is also a host to the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al  Nahyan  Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival’s Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup.

“On Sunday we had one race in The Netherlands and one race in Poland under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al  Nahyan  Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival. We can already see the revival of Arabian racing in these venues,” said Ms Lara Sawaya, Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival and Head of International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) Ladies Racing.

The H.H Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival is organized by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and co-ordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council in association with Emirates Arabian Horse Society and IFAHR, supported by General Authority for Youth and Sports and Fegentri with Emirates airlines as the official carrier and sponsored by Invest AD, Al Rashid Investment, Areej Al Ameerat, Mauzan, Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, the UAE's General Women's Union, the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2012, Wathba Stud Farm and Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club. 

Saada Saab Antypas
Press Coordinator