9Th QNA Horse Show for Individual Owners Concludes Successfully
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14 Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Sports 6TH QATAR NATIONAL ARABIAN PENINSULA HORSE SHOW BEGINS The winning group of Mutabahi Al Waab which emerged best in the Yearling Colts (Class 4B) on the opening day of the 6th Qatar National Arabian Peninsula Horse Show for Individual Owners at the Longines Arena of Al Shaqab on Monday. The show will continue till Tuesday (April 6) and will be followed by the End of Season Auction for Purebred Arabian Show Horses the same evening. 9th QNA Horse Show for Individual Owners concludes successfully Amir Al Reeh, Wadhnan wins the Prix Docteur Robert Bousquet, a newcomer’s race Da Magic Moment over 2,100 meters, at Tarbes in France on Sunday. (Pic: Robert Polin) crowned as Gold Stallion Wadhnan makes winning Champion and mark for Al Shaqab Racing Gold Mares TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for his competition debut. He DOHA eased to a 2½-length victory Champion in front of Jerome Reynier’s OWNED-AND-BRED by filly Quicksetp Girl (New Bay x TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Al Shaqab Racing, by an Al Paraphernalia), with Qeyaady DOHA Shaqab stallion in Shalaa and (Muhaarar x Starflower) half out of a mare who carried the a length further back in third THE 9th Qatar National Ara- Al Shaqab silks to Group level, for trainer Francois Rohaut. bian Horse Show for Individual Wadhnan (Shalaa x Al Wathna) Wadhnan is the first foal Owners concluded successfully was a home-made winner for of Al Wathna (Nayef), a top at the Longines Indoor Arena the silver and burgundy silks at class racemare who won the of Al Shaqab, Member, Qatar Tarbes in France on Sunday. Group 2 Prix de Malleret for Foundation, on Sunday with The three-year-old gelding Al Shaqab Racing. Amir Al Reeh and Da Magic Mo- lined up against 8 opponents She was also trained ment being crowned as the Gold in the Prix Docteur Robert by Jean-Claude Rouget. Al Stallion Champion and Gold Bousquet, a newcomer’s race Wathna has a 2-year-old by Mares Champion respectively. over 2,100 meters. Zelzal in training with Nico- Almost 300 horses partici- Trained by Jean-Claude las Clement for Al Shaqab pated in the three-day com- Rouget, he was partnered by Racing, and a yearling filly by petition with 20 qualifying Al Sraiya Stud owner Nasser Rashid Al Kaabi awards the the Senior Mares Champion Da Magic Moment team with the award at the Longines jockey Jean-Bernard Eyquem Invincible Spirit. classes for yearling fillies and Indoor Arena of Al Shaqab, on Sunday. colts, junior fillies and colts, and mares and stallions held on the first two days. Al Reeh Stud’s Amir Al Wouldn’t call it cheating but Reeh followed up his junior championship victory at the wasn’t in ‘good spirit of the 23rd Qatar National Arabian Horse Show in January this year with his first Stallions game’: Akhtar on run-out Championship victory. ANI “spirit of the game”. The horse collected 15 NEW DELHI “What Quinton de Kock points, including three nomi- did, I wouldn’t call it cheating, nations for gold, for the victory. FORMER Pakistan pacer but it was not in the good spirit Al Dana Stud’s Ghazi Al Shoiab Akhtar has expressed of the game,” Akhtar said in Nasser won silver with 11 disappointment after open- his YouTube channel. points, while Al Jazeel Stud’s ing batsman Fakhar Zaman “The spirit of the game was Badi Athbah took bronze with missed his double ton follow- hurt which I didn’t like. Quin- 9 points. The winners of the ing a controversial run-out in ton de Kock is a great kid and round were crowned by Ali bin the second ODI against South he shouldn’t do it deliberately. Yousef Al Rumaihi, General- Senior Stallions Gold champion Amir Al Reeh. Al Sraiya Stud’s Alaliya Al Sraiya won gold in the Junior Fillies’ C’ship. Africa on Sunday. Fakhar thought that when Secretary, Qatar Equestrian Zaman’s valiant 193-run the throw was made, it would Federation, and Show Director. Championship, sponsored by Al knock came to an end on the come to the non-striker’s end The Nasser Mohammed Kass TV. Kayid Al Jazeel earned first ball of the final over as a and he (Quinton) also made Al Hajri’s-owned mares, Da 17 points with four nominations direct hit from Aiden Markram the same gesture,” he added. Magic Moment and Najla for gold to emerge as the winner from long-off caught him short “If those penalty runs were Umm Aludham, locked the top of the round. of his crease. The run-out trig- given to Pakistan, they would two spots in the Senior Mares Ezz Elkhail Stud’s Ezz gered a debate as wicket-keeper have won the game easily. But Championship. Imperial and Al Hazza Stud’s Quinton de Kock appeared to I was disappointed that the de- Da Magic Moment, gold Baghdad Al Hazza were tied at gesture that the throw from cision wasn’t made then and champion at the 22nd Qatar 8 points in the championship Markram might be going to the there. There was no awareness National Arabian Horse Show round, but the former was non-striker’s end. of the game,” said Akhtar. in 2019 and Qatar Interna- adjudged as the silver winner Pakistan fell short of the After the incident, Maryle- tional Arabian Horse Show in courtesy his better score in the 342-run target by 17 runs. bone Cricket Club (MCC) took 2018, added yet another gold qualifying class on the first day Looking at this gesture, Zaman to Twitter to explain the law, to her CV with 21 points from of the competition. slowed down as he thought the saying it is up to the umpire to judges, including 5 nomina- The winners in the round throw would not be coming at decide whether the act of the tions for gold. were awarded by Turky Al his end, but Markram’s throw fielder to distract the batter Najla Umm Aludham won Subaey, the Technical Opera- took him by surprise. was willful or not. silver with 14 points. Al Salem tion Department Director of Akhtar though agreed that Zaman had also said that Stud’s D Fala took the bronze Al Kass TV. the gesture by de Kock wasn’t de Kock made no mistake and with 7 points. Al Sraiya Stud the same as “cheating” but it was only his fault that he was owner Nasser Rashid Al Kaabi Show Horse Auction admitted it also wasn’t in the found short of the crease. awarded the winners of the on Tuesday championship round. The QREC management The Junior Colts Champi- has decided to change the onship, sponsored by Al Kass time, the date and the venue TV, was won near-unanimously Yearling Fillies Championship winner Elham Al Jamal’s team was crowned by Ziggy Wellens, Operations of the End of Season Auction by Al Khor Stud’s Halul Al Khor Manager, Al Jood Stud. for Purebred Arabian Show with 26 points, including six Horses to be held on Tuesday, out of seven judges nominated qualifying class after being Nasser Al Thani awarded maihi’s Maaly had 11 points 6 April 2021 at 8:30 pm at the the chestnut colt for gold. tied on 12 points with Al Hazm the winners in both Junior for her silver medal finish, Longines Indoor Arena of Al Al Mashrab Stud’s Fatah Stud’s Celina AH Stud. championships. while Al Jzeel Stud’s Shadi Al Shaqab. Earlier in the day, the Al Shahania took silver with Gold champion among In the first championship Nasser taking bronze with 8 ingress time for lots will be at 8 points, in front of Mana’a yearling fillies in the Qatar Na- round on Sunday, the Yearling points. 10 am while the inspection of Abdulhadi Ali Al Shahwani’s tional Arabian Horse Show in Fillies Championship, spon- The winners were crowned lots will take place at 3:30 pm. Mashhoor M (6 points). January this year, Ebrahim Bin sored by Al Jood Stud, Al Jamal by Ziggy Wellens, Operations In line with the precau- In the Junior Fillies Cham- Yousef Al Romaihi’s IS Sher- Stud’s Elham Al Jamal won Manager at Al Jood Stud. tionary health measures appli- pionship, Al Sraiya Stud’s een had to settle for bronze this gold with 17 points, including Aljazeel Stud celebrated a cable in all events, attendance Alaliya Al Sraiya won gold time round with 8 points. three nominations for victory. winner in the very next champi- will be limited to bidders and Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman (R) reacts after being run out during the courtesy a higher score in the HE Sheikh Nawaf bin Ebrahim Bin Yousef Al Ro- onship round, the Yearling Colts owners of lots. second ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg on Monday. (AFP).