(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) One month prior to the race Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan will give his directives on how the prize money for the race will be split among the participants.
Lara Sawaya addresses the media.— Supplied photo
Dubai: Under the directives of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs the Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival will stage the world’s richest race for Purebred Arabian horses in Abu Dhabi on November 8 2015.
Details of Shaikh Mansour’s directives were announced at a press conference at the Hormuz Hotel in Muscat Oman by Lara Sawaya executive director of the Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival Chairman of the Int’l Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) Chairman of Ladies and Apprentice Racing Committee in the Int’l Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR).
“Under the directives of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the Group 1 National Day Cup will now be run as part of the Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival‘s “One World 6 Continents Abu Dhabi The Capital” on November 8 and renamed as the Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (The National Day Cup) Group 1. The race will carry a total prize fund of €1.2 million and will be run over 1600metres” said Sawaya.
“The €1.2 million prize money for the race makes the Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (The National Day Cup) Group-1 the richest ever for a Purebred Arabian race in the world” she said.
“One month prior to the race Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan will give his directives on how the prize money for the race will be split among the participants” she added.
The “One World 6 Continents Abu Dhabi The Capital” extravaganza on November 8 will bring the curtain down on the activities of the Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and is one of the most awaited racing days for the Purebred Arabian racing fraternity.
The Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is organised by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council in association with Emirates Racing Authority IFAHR and Emirates Arabian Horse Society supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare with The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carriers and sponsored by Invest AD Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) Al Awani General Enterprises Kabale Al Wathba Centre the UAE’s General Women’s Union the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2015 Dr. Nader Saab Switzerland Al Wathba Center Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah Abu Dhabi Sports Channel and Racing Post.
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