“Wasmi Al Khalidiya” for the Polish Khalidiya Stables, under the supervision of Janusz Kozlowski and led by Pierre Andreas Graberg, confirmed his good candidacy, and achieved an easy victory in the Al Wathba Stallions Cup Equal Race for a distance of 1730 metres, which was held on Wednesday at the Jarksruhe Racecourse in the Kingdom of Sweden, under the sponsorship of the 16th edition of the His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Racing Festival. Al Nahyan.
The festival is held in support and encouragement of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Head of the Presidential Office, with the aim of supporting owners and breeders in most countries of the world and motivating them to increase interest in Arabian horses, which reflect bright aspects of the culture of the UAE. And its heritage, in line with the festival’s strategy.
The festival includes races for the crown jewel of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Zayed Cup, the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Cup, the Al Wathba Stallions Cup, and the World Forum for Purebred Arabian Horse Racing.
It seems that “Wasmi Al-Khalidiya” taking first place and topping the podium was almost a foregone conclusion, as the 7-year-old horse did not make any mistakes, taking the title with a comfortable difference of 12 lengths from his rival, “Ayman”, while “Norisk No Record” came in third. », The champion covered the race distance in a time of 2:02:05 minutes.
The first races of the festival began last January, with new races being added this season in 2024. It will witness the organization of 150 local and international races around the world, including races from the categories classified as the first, second and third categories.