Barka,(ONA) - The horse racing season 2020-2021 began today, which is organized by the Royal Horse Racing Club at Al Rahba racecourse in the Wilayat of Barka according to controls and precautionary measures, in compliance with the instructions of the Supreme Committee in charge of examining the mechanism of dealing with developments resulting from the spread of the Coronavirus. The race consisted of eight runs, six of which were for purebred Arabian horses and two runs for thoroughbred horses.
In the first run, Al-Jalali Fort Race for Purebred Arabian Horses (local production) for a distance of 1200 meters, the first place was achieved by the jockey Moath bin Salem Al-Siyabi on his horse Al-Hathloul, owned by Hammoud bin Saeed Al-Nahdi and trained by Hazaa bin Hamad Al-Maliki. and came in the second place. The jockey Anas bin Salem Al-Siyabi came second on the royal cavalry’s pony “Al Mustakshif”, trained Saeed bin Butti Al-Badi, while the jockey Ibrahim bin Khamis Al-Hinai on his horse Muheeb Sur owned by Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Hinai and trained by Khalan bin Muhammad Al-Balushi came third.
In the second race, Al-Mirani Fort Race for Purebred Arabian Horses for a distance of 1200 meters, Amer bin Ali Al-Rasbi on the horse Valentino, owned by Muhammad bin Saud Al-Khalili and coached by Fahd bin Abadi Al-Hajri won the first place. Saif bin Hamad Al Balushi on the horse Salamat, owned by Yasser bin Hammoud Al-Kindi and trained by Issa bin Ismail Al Balushi came in the second place, while Maikon De Souza on the horse Anan, owned by Salem bin Mohammed Al Hamdani and trained by Ahmed bin Salem Al Hamdani, won the third place.
As for the third round, the Bahla Fort Race for Thoroughbred Horses for a distance of 1200 meters, the horse Old Fashioned owned by Majid bin Ali Al-Maamari and the jockey Anas bin Salem Al-Siyabi and the trainer Muhammad bin Salem Al-Siyabi came first. The horse Powerhouse owned by Saeed bin Ali Al-Riyami with the jockey, Saif bin Hamad Al-Balushi and the trainer Khalfan bin Ali Al-Riyami, won the second place. Shaker bin Ali Al-Balushi on the horse Falcon’s View, owned and trained by Saud bin Abdullah Al-Balushi.
In the fourth round, the Nakhl Fort Race for Purebred Arabian Horses for a distance of 1600 meters, the first place was won by the horse Victory of the Royal Cavalry ridden by Anas bin Salem Al-Siyabi and trained by Saeed bin Butti Al-Badi, followed in second place by the horse SF Noor Zad, owned by Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Balushi and ridden by Mo’nis bin Salem Al-Siyabi and trained by Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Balushi, and the third place went to the horse RB Flawless ridden Maikon de Souza, owned by Qais bin Saud Al-Zakwani, and trained Zuhair bin Saud Al-Zakwani.
In the fifth round, the Nizwa Castle Race for Purebred Arabian Horses for a distance of 1600 meters, the horse Weld Al-Fahal owned by Ahmed bin Rashid Al-Jahwari came first, ridden by Maikon de Souza and trained by Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Balushi. The horse Bio Nizam owned by Adel bin Ali Al-Balushi came second, ridden by Shaker bin Ali Al-Balushi and trained by Ali bin Saeed Al-Balushi, while the third place went to the jockey Anas bin Salem Al-Siyabi on the horse Ma’roofah of the Royal Cavalry, trained by Saeed bin Butti Al-Badi.
In the sixth round, the Suhar Fort Race for Thoroughbred Horses for a distance of 1600 meters, the first place went to the horse Bodine for Rashid bin Salem Al-Hashemi, ridden by jockey Al-Mutasim bin Saeed Al-Balushi and trained by Hammoud bin Abdullah Al-Masrouri, and the second place went to the horse Malaf for Othman bin Rashid Al-Hashemi, ridden by jockey Ammar bin Abdul Rahim Al-Balushi and trained by Hammoud bin Abdullah Al-Masrouri, and the third place went to the horse Ramonti Flash for Badr bin Hamad Al-Maamari, ridden by jockey Qais bin Saif Al-Busaidi and trained by Sami bin Hudayb Al-Maamari.
In the seventh round, the Rustaq Fort Race for Purebred Arabian Horses for a distance of 1600 meters, the horse SSR Al-Fasih for Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Falahi won first place, ridden by jockey Amer bin Ali Al-Rasbi and trained by Hassan bin Muhammad Al-Falahi, and the horse Bashar Ibra for Hafez bin Saeed, Al-Maskari, ridden by Mo’nis bin Salem Al-Siyabi and trained by Suleiman bin Salem Al-Ghunaimi, won second place, while the third place went to the horse Umm MA Al-Shamikha for Muhammad bin Khamis Al-Farsi, ridden by Anas bin Salem Al-Siyabi and trained by Muhammad bin Salem Al-Siyabi.
As for the eighth round, the Al-Feeqeen Fort Race for Purebred Arabian horses for a distance of 1600 meters, the jockey Maikon De Souza on the horse Laith, owned by Tahir bin Saud Al Khalili and trained by Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al Balushi, followed in second place by the horse Shihab, owned and trained by Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Marzouki and ridden by jockey Amer bin Ali Al Rasbi, while the horse Mahse de Sol came third, owned by Abdul Hamid bin Masoud Al-Hattali, ridden by jockey Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Balushi and trained by Saif bin Masoud Al Hosani.
(ONA)