The horse “AF Yahawa” by Khalid Khalifa Al Naboodah, trained by Ernst Ortel and led by Tadhg O’Shea, was crowned the champion of the 10th round of the Al Wathba Stallions Cup, which was held at Al Ain Track on 2/26/2021 under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival.
“Yahawa”, 6 years old, brilliantly outperformed his competitors, beating him by 3 lengths from “warning” to Khalifa Matar Al Niyadi, while Khalid Khalifa Al Naboodah came third, and the champion traveled 1,800 meters in a time of 2:03:70 minutes.
After the end of the game, Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival, Mane Al Azizi from Etisalat, Mohammed Rashid Al Naseri, Director of Al Ain Club, and Ali Al Mulla from Areej Al Princesses, presented prizes to the winners.
The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Horse Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Etisalat as the official sponsor, with National Feed as strategic partner, The National Archives as the official partner , Emirates Airline as the official carrier, sponsored by Al Massood Automobiles Nissan, Areej Alameerat, Omeir Travels Agency, YAS Sports TV., Viola Communications, Abu Dhabi Falconers Club, the UAE’s General Women’s Union , Emirates Arabian Horse Society & Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.