Nine Below Zero Lifts KFH

SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021 12 Nine Below Zero lifts KFH Cup Trio of Al Afoo Racing Stable, trainer Mohammed Saeed and jockey Daisuke Fukumoto claim fantastic double victories at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club Al Afoo-Saeed- Fukumoto• combination BETTER capture both KFH Cups with Nine Below Zero KNOW and Don Armado, finish as runners-up in another race with Aldurah Both of the wins yesterday for the Al • Victorious Afoo-Saeed-Fukumo- contenders Toulouse to trio came by the Le Plot and The Dark narrowest of margins. Knight each win a Winners with officials in the trophy presentation of yesterday’s feature race Nine Below Zero Minister of Youth and clinched the seventh Sports Affairs Cup or a mere three-thousandths of Meanwhile, four cups were and feature event by a second adrift, was Tamerlane dedicated to the Minister of just 0.003 seconds, REHC High Committee chairman HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in second place for Al Moha- Youth and Sports Affairs in the second from right, with other officials watching yesterday’s action TDT | Manama mediya Racing, Hussain Aldai- day’s seven-race card, and they while Don Armado lami and Jimmy Quinn; while were claimed by Zymyran, Tou- won their other race old completed the nine-furlong mas, Osama Hashim and Jimmy ine Below Zero clinched Alabrar came third represent- louse Le Plot, High Beam and by 0.046 seconds event in 1:55.426 for the biggest Quinn. a narrow victory for Al ing Al Sairafi Syndicate, Osama The Dark Knight. portion of the BD2,500 prize. The other race of the day yes- NAfoo Racing Stable yes- Hashim and Abdulla Faisal. Zymyran was the winner in the trio of Al Afoo Racing Stable, Cutlass was second nine terday was for the REHC Cup, terday to lift the Kuwait Finance A second KFH Cup was up for the sixth and penultimate race Mohammed Saeed and Daisuke lengths behind for Al Adiyat held over six furlongs with a House (KFH) Cup in the day’s grabs yesterday in the day’s fifth competing for Al Hassanain Syn- Fukumoto; while Wahaaj was Racing, Allan Smith and Abdul- BD2,000 prize, won by Al Jellaby feature event, held at Rashid race, held over a distance of five dicate, Ali Jan and Ebrahim Na- third for Al Nuwayef Racing, rahim Jasim; while Nibras was 1791 racing for Al Riffa, Yousif Equestrian and Horseracing furlongs with a BD3,000 prize, der. Zymyran won the nine-fur- Allan Smith and Carlos Bueno. third for Khalid Rashed Al Har- Alboainain and Abdulla Faisal. Club (REHC) in Riffa. also for imported horses. long event in 1:50.425 to come For High Beam, the four-year- REHC High Committee chair- Don Armado finished in first away with the lion’s share of the old triumphed in the third race man His Highness Shaikh Isa place to secure a KFH Cup dou- BD2,500 prize. of the day over 11 furlongs with bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khali- ble for the same winning trio of Caledonian Crusade was the a BD2,500 prize. The M and E fa was in attendance, along other Al Afoo Racing Stable, Moham- runner-up three-quarter-lengths Racing victory, trained by Allan high-ranking officials. med Saeed and Daisuke Fuku- behind for Al Mohamediya Rac- Smith and saddled by Edinson Trained by Mohammed Saeed moto. ing, Jaber Ramadhan and Pad- Rodriguez, clinched first place in and saddled by Daisuke Fuku- It was another close call for dy Mathers; while Zezenia was 2:24.054. Living Art was the run- moto, six-year-old victor Nine the victors, with the five-year- third for MKAR Racing, Haider ner-up for Abdulla Fawzi Nass, Below Zero powered to first old winning in a time of 1:00.937, Ebrahim and Abdulla Faisal. Hesham Al Haddad and Husain place in the seven-furlong race just a neck’s margin or four-hun- Toulouse Le Plot took the Makki; while Al Mukhtar was in a time of one minute 23.033 dredths of a second ahead of fourth race, held over a five-fur- third for Ali Abdul Had Mursili, seconds. Powertrain, competing for Al long distance with a BD2,500 Abdulla Haji and Ahmed Maki. There were 10 imported hors- Adiyat Racing, Allan Smith and prize. Competing for Victorious, The Dark Knight blew the op- es in the fray, all of whom were Abdulla Faisal. Allan Smith and Edinson Rodri- position away in yesterday’s sec- vying for a share of the BD4,000 Aurag came third for Al Moha- guez, Toulouse Le Plot won in ond race, lifting the cup for Vic- total prize. mediya Racing, Abbas Al Mawali 1:01.936. torious, Allan Smith and Edin- Just a nose’s length behind, and Paddy Mathers. Aldurah finished second for son Rodriguez. The six-year- Action at the races yesterday at REHC Milan lose ground with draw against 10-man Sampdoria Humaidan brace lifts Riffa over Budaiya Al Ahli, Malkiya BETTER play• to goalless draw TDT | Manama KNOW eaders Riffa posted anoth- Ler impressive victory last night in the 2020/2021 Nasser With the result, Riffa bin Hamad Bahrain Premier improved to 34 points Football League after defeating atop the league stand- Budaiya 2-0 to kick off the 13th ings, stretching the week of play. gap from their closest Mahdi Humaidan had a sec- rivals Manama to 11 ond-half brace for Riffa, who points claimed their 11th win. Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella (Rear L) celebrates after scoring Following a goalless first 45 AFP | Milan minutes, Humaidan opened the tonight with two matches on get into the game right away scoring with a penalty in the Riffa’s Jassim Al Shaikh, left, vies for possession of the ball with Budaiya’s schedule. At 5.05pm, East Riffa then the difficulties of the 67th minute. He sent the ball Welid Abdurehman Alteyeb face off with Busaiteen followed orwegian midfielder Jens match increase. Today we paid into the bottom-right corner at 7.45pm by defending league NPetter Hauge snatched a dearly because we didn’t win.” of the net. Budaiya goalkeeper With the result, Riffa im - draw as they went to 11 points. champions Hidd taking on Ma- late equaliser to salvage a point Sampdoria had dominated Mahmood Alajmi was able to proved to 34 points atop the League action continues nama. for AC Milan whose poor home the first half an hour with Mi- get his hands on the shot, but it league standings, stretching the run continued with a 1-1 draw lan staying in the game thanks was too powerful to control and gap from their closest rivals Ma- Standings against 10-man Sampdoria yes- to saves from goalkeeper Gi- it put Riffa ahead. nama to 11 points. terday. anluigi Donnarumma, who Humaidan then assured his Budaiya, on the other hand, P W D L GD Pts Milan are five points behind denied Manolo Gabbiadini team of the full three points stayed amongst the bottom Riffa 13 11 1 1 13 34 leaders Inter who travel to early and a Morten Thorsby with a goal in the 92nd minute. three teams with just 10 points, Manama 12 7 2 3 10 23 Bologna later yesterday, with header. Teammate Komail Alaswad having suffered their seventh East Riffa 12 7 1 4 7 22 their city rivals also having a And the hosts were on the had a left-footed attempt from loss in 13 matches. Muharraq 12 5 3 4 6 18 game in hand. back foot after a foolish Theo just outside the penalty box par- Meanwhile, also yesterday, Hidd 12 5 3 4 3 18 “Milan have complicated Hernandez pass across mid- ried by Alajmi, but the rebound Al Ahli and Malkiya played to a Al Ahli 13 3 5 5 -8 14 lives for themselves,” said field after 57 minutes allowed went directly into the path of a goalless draw. Al Najma 12 3 3 6 -7 12 coach Stefano Pioli whose veteran Fabio Quagliarella to quick-to-react Humaidan and Ahli registered their fifth Malkiya 13 2 5 6 -10 11 side have not won at home in pounce and lob from a distance he made no mistake with his stalemate in 13 matches and im- Budaiya 13 2 4 7 -11 10 almost two months. over Donnarumma who was one-touch, stoppage-time ef- proved to 14 points, while Mal- Busaiteen 12 1 5 6 -3 8 “When mentally you can’t out of his goal. fort. kiya were also dealt their fifth Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 36458345, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 36458394 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing .

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