Great Britain: UK Masters Endurance to offer record prize purse

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UAE riders sweep through Toscana Endurance event

Published: 19:00 July 18, 2017 Gulf News
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Dubai: A record prize money purse of £1 million (approx) is at stake for the first UK Endurance Masters, to be held on August 18-20 at Euston Park Suffolk.

The Masters, to be staged under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai is the first event of its kind. It has the potential to become the most significant endurance event in the UK, the competition offering riders the challenge of a variety of terrains through Suffolk and Norfolk.

There are already 130 entries from 16 countries and that number is set to rise given the attractive terms of this announcement. The organisers are hoping that the competition will attract interest from all five continents...

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Janahi races to victory in France event

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July 17 2017

Bahrain Royal Endurance Team’s Hamad Janahi won first place in the 130-km Argenton Race held in France to qualify for the World Youth Championship which is set to be held in Italy.

Janahi rode his horse Samira to victory clocking 06:24.57 hours at a speed of 20 km.

Completing Bahrain Royal Endurance Team’s impressive performance were Mohammed Al Miqdad, who finished third, and Mohammed Abdul Samad at fifth.

Al Miqdad clocked 06: 25.02 hours at a speed of 20 km, while Abdul Samad registered clocked 07: 11.55 hours at 18 km speed.

Last year, Bahrain Royal Endurance Team’s Rashid Al Rowaie also won first place on the same horse, Samira, on the same location.

With his victory, Janahi joined fellow Bahraini riders Fahad Al Khateri, winner of the latest edition of the World Youth Championship in Chile, Dana Al Bengadeer, Rashid Al Rowaie and Salem Sabt to the World Youth Championship...

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Italy: Toscana Endurance Lifestyle delivers top class racing with UAE in charge

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by Admin
17 July 2017

Toscana Endurance Lifestyle, San Rossore, Pisa, Italy. Saturday 15 July and Sunday 16 July 2017.

A total of 517 riders, coming from 44 different nations and prize money at Euro 2,000,000. These are the facts of this year’s edition HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival in this Toscana Endurance Lifestyle event.

The buzz was very vibrant during this high octane of racing with three races on Saturday CEI1* 80km (57 entries), CEIYJ2* 120km (29 entries) and the discipline that gains popularity the CEI2* 120km ladies (172 entries). Sunday two race were scheduled with the CEI2* 120km (200 entries) and the CEI3* 160km (50 entries).

The European record breaking entries for the ladies’ race obliged the organiser to move this race from Sunday to Saturday. “We felt this was necessary to have the best and safest races” were the comments.

On Saturday in the CEI1* 80km it was Bairisal Singh – IND (Magic Glenn Avelina) who was the strongest and crossed the finish half an hour in front of Essa Al Shair – UAE (Ghazwen) and Alessandro Generali – ITA (Ireno) a further 15 minutes back.
The warm weather seemed to be a concern for most stables: “It’s very hot out there and on certain parts of the track there is no air which makes it pretty hard for the horses...”

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Italy: Toscana endurance ride breaks European records

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Festival inspired by Shaikh Mohammad sets new landmarks in entries and rider benefits

Published: 18:27 July 14, 2017 Gulf News
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Dubai: The status of the Toscana Endurance Lifestyle continues to grow as the competition sweeps all existing records with respect to unprecedented entries for this week’s endurance event at the San Rossore Estate.
The festival draws its inspiration from the patronage and vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The competition now boasts a record 500 entries from 44 nations, across all continents and a record prize money fund that has increased, from the previously announced Euro 500,000 to approximately double, by the Meydan Group.

Commenting on this very positive development Brigadier Mohammad Essa Al Adhab, General Manager, Dubai Equestrian Club, stated: “Such positive feedback from competitors and officials inspires us to plan for bigger and better events to promote endurance riding.

“The positive vision and blueprint designed by Shaikh Mohammad makes us confident that the best is yet to come in the world of endurance riding competitions supported by the UAE and Dubai all over the world..."

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Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance ride: Enduring honours for Tasmanian riders

The sought-after Quilty cup returns to Tasmania for the second year in a row after Brooke Brown Cordell and Tierview Salama won the overall event in South Australia.

Miss Cordell, of Lilydale, completed the gruelling 160km ride in a time of 10 hours and 28 minutes to win the middleweight section and overall ride.

Nine-year-old mare Salama is owned by the Pickering family and Miss Cordell has been competing on her for about 12 months.

The pair came fourth in last year’s Quilty.

“She’s got a really loveable character,” Miss Cordell said.

“She’s a beautiful mare to ride. Sometimes she can be a bit silly on the first leg, but she knows her job. She really impressed us last year and did really well this year.”

Miss Cordell, 20, started competing in endurance riding when she was about eight. She has now ridden in eight Tom Quiltys and this is the third time she has won a buckle.

Fellow Tasmanian and last year’s Quilty winner Debbie Grull and her horse Lauralyn Notorious also put in a great performance to come second.

Tasmanian Bella Pickering won the junior section riding Vandieman Trojen. Kirstie Lockhart, also from Tasmania, was second on Zane.

All up, 12 Tasmanians received the prized Quilty buckles for completing the event this year. They include Keryn Marney of Deloraine who now has 20 Quiltys to her name.

Tasmania also won the team competition.

Ms Grull was hoping to defend her title this year but said she was just pleased to see the trophy back in the state.

“I was really happy with how we did, especially considering we had a few issues leading up to it,” she said.

“To be honest it’s nice to see a new name on the trophy.”

This year’s Quilty was the seventh time Ms Grull has received a buckle and for her horse Fred it is the fifth time he has placed in the top five.

Ms Grull said this year’s course was quite challenging with plenty of hills and rain.

She said Tasmania’s dominance this year came down to the quality of the horses.

“Tassie does hilly quite well and our conditions down here can be quite thought, we do get rapid changes in the weather at times,” she said.

“I think the main thing is thought that our horses are just tough.

“ We do have a very good veterinary team and they are quite fussy with the horses so over time that has helped with the quality of the horses competing too,” Ms Grull said.

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Lilydale rider the toast of the endurance horse riding in Australia after winning the Tom Quilty

20 year old Brooke Brown-Cordell from Lilydale has stunned the horse world with a brilliant win in this year's Tom Quilty Gold Cup.

The young rider was in the saddle for just under 10 and a half hours to win the event which was held in South Australia.

Brooke Brown-Cordell has told Laurissa Smith the win on her mare Sally was very satisfying.

Listen to the radio piece on Brooke here..

Australia: Grull goes well again at prestigious event

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Alex Fair
12 July 2017

Staverton’s Debbie Grull has once again tasted success at the prestigious Tom Quilty Gold Cup.

Grull and her horse and her horse Lauralyn Notorious finished equal second in the middleweight division of the the 160 kilometre endurance event held over the weekend.

Grull and Lauralyn Notorious finished the course in 11 hours and 11 minutes after starting at midnight on Friday, backing up after last year’s win in the event.

This year’s event was held in Wirrina Cove in South Australia, with strong winds and rain an obstacle on what was already going to be a tough course.

“We are quite pleased with how we did,’’ she said this week.

“We also won the Shareym award for the horse with the most consecutive buckles at the Quilty and the Newbridge Trophy as the first registered horse across the line...”

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http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/4784782/grull-goes-well-again-at-prestigious-event/