(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) UAE rider leads Rudainah home in Shaikha Fatima Apprentice Championship
UAE’s Ahmed Al Subose rides AJS Rudainah to victory in France. — Supplied photo
Abu Dhabi: UAE’s Ahmed Al Subose has been on song at the moment. The apprentice jockey already has two wins under his belt this season and just after notching a third-place in York over the weekend Al Subose won the third leg of the HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) series at the Tarbes race course in southern France on Sunday.
The series is part of the HH Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival.
Al Subose on the Jean-Francois Bernard-trained AJS Rudainah took up the running on the home stretch of this 1500-metre turf contest to overtake leader and pre-race favourite Jenny Powell from Great Britain on Syrianah and win by a quarter of a length in a time of 1:39.30.
Claire Marie Murray from Great Britain on Burkan Al Khalediah ran in third while the winner’s stablemate AJS Mohanad under Barbara Szentes from Hungary was fourth.
The24-year-old was pleased to win on his first attempt in France. “This is my first ever race in France and to win is a great feeling. AJS Rudainah ran a good race and once I asked her for an effort she cruised home in great style” said Al Subose.
He also termed the series as different and great experience. “The HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) race series is really a great experience — the trainers are different the courses are different the horses are different and the jockeys are different — from the regular racing. It is a great opportunity for upcoming jockeys to learn and carry home the experience. I am now waiting for the finale in Abu Dhabi on November 9” he added.
Winning trainer Jean-Francois Bernard was delighted with his filly AJS Rudainah’s performance. “She is a bit lazy and does not have lot of speed. I asked Ahmed to wait and give her some time before she gets into action. He did just that and she was breezing home on the stretch. This is a good win for the Al Shaqab Racing” Jean-Francois Bernard said.
Abdulla Ahmed Al Marzooqi Revenue Operations Section Manager Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority attended the race and gave away the trophies to the winners. “I congratulate the UAE knight Ahmed Al Subose who has done the UAE proud with this excellent win” said Abdulla Ahmed Al Marzooqi.
Lara Sawaya Executive Director of the HH Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and Chairman of Ladies Racing Committee in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) and Chairman of Apprentice Jockeys & Racing in IFAHR said: “This is a superb win for the UAE’s Ahmed Al Subose in this third race of the series. He has now made it to the final on November 9 by merit. We now have the penultimate race of the HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) series in The Netherlands.”
Veronique Briat Manager of the French Arabian racing body AFAC hailed the support of the HH Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival to Arabian racing in France. “We have over 80 races every season but this series which is only for Apprentice jockeys is a unique event.”
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