UAE- Shaikh Mansour Fest calendar unveiled

Date

2/12/2016 6:08:53 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

The HH Shaikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival's calendar of events for the year 2016 was unveiled at a Press conference held at the Anantara Eastern Mangroves in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

The Festival's feature event will once again be the Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Crown Jewel IPIC a Group 1 race worth Euros 1.2 million and the richest ever for Purebred Arabians.

Aref Al Awani Secretary General of Abu Dhabi Sports Council Hamad Ali Al Ahbabi Supporting Business Department Manager IPIC; Esam Abdulla Emirates Arabian Horse Society; Adnan Sultan Director General of ADEC; Matar Al Yahbouni ADSC; Khaled Hussain from the General Authority for Youth and Sports Welfare; Najla Nasser from National Feed and Flour Production Company; Nadeem Lahd Emirates airline; Ahmed Al Marzouqi from Sports Court; Nabila Twal from Al Qudra Holding; Genny Hanes representing IFAHR; Sayed Alam from Al Masoud; Shamma Elketbi General Women's Union and Stefano Daneri representing the Italian Equestrian body also attended.

"The Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Crown Jewel-IPIC race will be held on November 6 2016 and all the Festival's events are held under the directives of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs" said Lara Sawaya.

"We have already started the international racing with races in Oman and Australia while last week's Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Listed Cup to be run on the St Moritz ice track in Switzerland was put off due to weather and will be run on Feb. 21" Sawaya said.

The festival will sponsor Arabian Horse Beauty Shows in the name of Shaikh Zayed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exclusively in Abu Dhabi Fujairah and Lebanon with the support of National Feed.

There will also be 61 Wathba Stud Farm Cup races and Michigan has entered this series a new venue while there will be a Euro 20000 race for Wathba Stud Farm Cup in Copenhagen Denmark.

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