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During the twelfth round of the competition, the Governor of the Riyadh Region, His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, sponsored the 68th ceremony where the Al-Sharif Hazza Shaker Al-Abdali stable emerged as the winner and was crowned with the Prince Muhammad bin Saud Al-Kabir Cup in the second category. The prize money for the cup was 500 thousand riyals.
The winning horse, Al-Alia, started from the eleventh gate with its horseman, Alexis Moreno, under the guidance of trainer Abdulaziz Al-Mousa. During the race, the horse was positioned in the middle of the horses but started moving at the last 400-meter mark. The horse faced strong competition from the highest-ranked horses of the sons of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, which were trained by trainer Abdullah Al-Badah and led by horseman Camilio Ospina. Sharif Khaled, the administrative supervisor, made a statement about the successful event.
Al-Abdali, the stable supervisor, said, We were working with advance planning on this race, and Taj Al-Alia is a horse capable of running the 2000 meters. He had gone through a health condition that took a long time, and we worked on him until he returned to the races and won the cup . The Horse Racing Club witnessed the holding of its three parties, 67 , 68 , and 69 , in its fifth week, which was held over three days, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. One of the most prominent races on Thursday was the ninth race, open grades for two-year-olds, in which the colt “Mashhour,” owned by Saud Muhammad Al Ali, won.
Duing Friday's races, the colt "Wakid" competed for the sons of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, trained by Badan Al-Subaie and led by Al-Khayal Nayef Al-Anazi. On the other hand, the colt "Mashhour," trained by Ahmed Mahmoud and led by Al-Khayal Camilo Ospina, recorded a remarkable time of 1:39.90 over a distance of 1600 meters during the ninth round of the Sultan Rahi Al-Qudah Cup. The races were filled with strong, exciting, and enthusiastic runs from the first half.
At the finish line of the Sultan Rahi Al-Qudah Cup, the crowd's voices were loud and enthusiastic as they witnessed a distinguished race. The colt "Al-Mutahid," owned by Nasser Fahd Mohammed Al-Dhabiyeh, won the cup with a remarkable time of 1:25.68 over a distance of 1400 meters. Trained by Theeb Al-Qantash and led by Al-Khayal Luis Morales, Al-Mutahid started from the first gate and positioned himself behind the lead horses before making his move at the mark.
He competed strongly with the colt "Daidan" by the sons of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, trained by Ahmed Mahmoud and led by Camelo Ospina, in the last 400 meters. Al-Mutahid finished just a nose behind Daidan, but his victory was still well-deserved. In an interview after the race, his owner expressed his gratitude towards trainers Theeb Al-Qantash and Nahed Al-Subaie, who advised him to buy the horse. He also promised fans that more exciting deals are yet to come.
During the tenth round, the Horse Racing Club held a support race for mares sold in the 2022 auction. One of the notable participants was "Aya Al-Muhammadiyah," owned by Prince Mohammed bin Sultan bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, trained by Ghaith Al-Ghaith, and ridden by Adel Al-Faridi. The mare started from the eighth gate and finished the 1600-meter race with a time of 1:41.73, just one length behind the winner, "Khafirah," owned by Ali Abdullah Muhammad Al-Omari, trained by Sabah Al-Shammari, and led by Al-Khayyal Fawaz and Nas.
In the eleventh round, the Horse Racing Club held a support race for a mustang sold in the auction. "Hakimi," owned by Sultan Abdullah Al-Ghannam, trained by Ahmed Al-Shaya, and led by Adel Al-Faridi, started from gate 14 and ran in the middle of the pack until the last 200-meter mark when he began to make a move and eventually won the race. "Sahm Al-Muhammadiya," owned by Prince Mohammed bin Sultan bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, trained by Abdul Rahman Al-Shafi, and led by Fahd Al-Faridi, finished second. Hakimi completed the 1600-meter race with a time of 1:42.33.
On Saturday's race, the Latin American Cup took place in the twelfth round, and the winning horse was "Bassoul," owned by Prince Sultan bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, trained by Lucas Gaiten, and led by Luis Morales. The race was 1200 meters long, and Bassoul achieved an exceptional time of 1:11.88. In second place was "Suddad," owned by Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, trained by Abdullah Musharraf, and led by Eddie Castro.