Farah wins Al Wathba Cup in Italy

The filly “Farah HCM” of Valtenesi Dogs, supervised by Stefano Metini and ridden by Sandro Gessa, was crowned champion of the Wathba Stallions Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses, which was held at the Follonica racecourse in the Grosseto province in the Italian region of Tuscany, under the patronage of the 16th edition of the HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival.

The festival is organised with the support and encouragement of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, who contributes to developing the horse racing industry in the world, supporting efforts to preserve purebred Arabian horse breeds and races, and encouraging breeders to care for them on various continents.

The champion filly won the 1200-metre Wathba Stallions Cup, with a total prize money of 5,500 euros, and is dedicated to purebred Arabian horses aged only three years, as she dominated the course of the fast race in the final stages.

In second place came the filly “Mercurio” owned and trained by Stefano Metini, ridden by Giuli Gengui, while in third place came the filly “Kingdom” owned by TSA Searle, ridden by Christian Metini, ridden by Gavino Sanna.

On the other hand, the French Pompadour Racecourse will witness the Wathba Stallions Cup Prix de Bournazol, over a distance of 1200 metres, with a total prize money of 12 thousand euros, with the participation of 7 purebred Arabian fillies at the age of only three years, most notably “Jabbara” by Elias Racing Management, under the supervision of Charles Jourdain, and ridden by Sammy Lee, and “Island Life” by Guy Nevins, under the supervision of Dee Morrison, and ridden by Jefferson Smith.

The second race of the Wathba Stallions Cup, Prix Pierre Pechaud, will be held over a distance of 1600 metres, with a total prize money of 12,000 euros, with the participation of 8 purebred Arabian horses aged four years and above, most notably “Ghassan” by Lias Horse Racing Management, supervised by Damien Vatrigant and ridden by Sammy Lee, competing with “Al Safanat” ridden by Michael Forrest, and “Faris” ridden by Garry Sanchez, both of which belong to the Royal Cavalry of Oman, supervised by Elizabeth Bernard.