Sunday, March 05, 2023

Saudi Arabia: Bahrain’s Hashemi wins ‘very hard’ 120km AlUla endurance horse race

AlArabiya.net - Full Article

by Marco Ferrari, Al Arabiya English

Soft sand and warm temperatures posed challenges for riders at a 120 kilometer endurance horse race in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla on Saturday.

For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.

Bahrain’s Mohammed Hashemi, riding 11-year-old gelding Leon, won the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup in the ancient city of AlUla.

But four other horses from Bahrain’s royal stables did not make it to the end of the race, disqualified after failing to pass veterinary checks.

The race was “very hard,” winner Hashemi told Al Arabiya English at the podium. “The weather was hot, and the track was a little bit bad, but in the end we did what we came for...”

Read more here:
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2023/03/04/Bahrain-s-Hashemi-wins-hard-120km-AlUla-endurance-horse-race

No comments:

New Zealand: Dozens of miniature horses readying for the Great Northern Gallop

RNZ.co.nz - Full Story Chloe Phillips-Harris with Opi, who arrived at her Kerikeri farm with serious health and behavioural problems,...