Riders from the UAE dominated for the second day (Sunday, July 27) running with Khalifa Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri and Mohammed Al Mazrooei winning their respective events in the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-supported Italia Endurance Festival in Verona, Italy to add to Saturday’s double gold by the UAE ladies.
Golden double for UAE ladies endurance team in Verona, Italy The UAE ladies team registered a golden double winning the individual gold as well as the team gold in the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-supported first-ever Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup, a world class ladies competition being held in Europe for the first time. In Verona in Italy on Saturday 26 of July, the UAE’s Afra Khalifa Al Suwaidi on Rivergum Drifter took the individual gold while the UAE’s Aya Abdulla Redha on Quersick Niellans took the bronze and along with Alia Al Khafajy on Exclusiva (6th place) managed to pip Bahrain to win the team gold medal. Ayesha Al Romaithi on TRA Clica finished 18th while the fifth member of the UAE tream, Shathra Al Hajjaj on Eros was eliminated after the third stage as her horse went lame. Bahrain’s Sheikha Najla bint Salman Al Khalifa took the silver in trhe individual event and led Bahrain to a team silver in the 7-team competition. Over 70 lady riders from 15 countries took part in the 120-km ride. Jubilation after double triumph in HH Sheikha Fatima Afra stars in UAE’s golden moment The UAE flag was waved jubilantly as the UAE ladies team celebrated their maiden international triumph in Verona, Italy on Saturday, July 26, in the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-supported first-ever Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup, a world class ladies competition being held in Europe for the first time. Italia Festival Verona Continues With Three Endurance RidesThree HH Sheikh Festival-sponsored endurance rides on SundaySaturday’s CEIO2* HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup (July 26) saw global excitement as the UAE took top Team and Individual in that race with Bahrain coming in second. Italia Festival Endurance continues with participation from 20 countries the three Sunday, 27 July races, also sponsored by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. The day begins with the 120-km HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Cup OPEN CEI Two Star ride starting at 5.30 am. Thirty minutes later the 120-km HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Cup (Young and Junior riders) Two Star event will be flagged off, then the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Cup One Star over 90 kms begins by 6:30 am. Nearly 200 riders will contest HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival The next two days, July 26 and 27 will see endurance racing fans from all over Europe assemble in Verona in Italy to witness competitions in four endurance rides supported by the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. A record number of 200 riders and their horses representing 19 countries will be seen in action over the next two days but the feature event will be on Saturday, July 26 when over 70 lady riders will battle it out in the first-ever Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup, a world class ladies competition being held here in Europe for the first time. The CEIO Races Thanks to the collaboration and support of the Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan from the United Arab Emirates and of its director Lara Sawaya, other four Open races will take place in addition to the European challenge. One of these, recognized by the FEI, is scheduled for Saturday 26 and is dedicated entirely to women who will compete against each other to win the H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup. The other three races will start on Sunday 27. This day will be dedicated to the 120 km CEIO2*, CEIYJ2* races and to the 90 km CEI1* race. FEI European Junior Young Rider Championship 124 km Spain took home the Individual and Team Gold medal
FEI European Endurance Championships for Young Riders & Juniors 2014: Spanish supremacy in stormy Verona Spain (centre) won team gold at the FEI European Endurance Championships for Young Riders and Juniors 2014 at Pontoncello Park near Verona, with Belgium securing silver and Italy bronze. By Berry Pattison Spain reigned supreme at the FEI European Endurance Championships for Juniors and Young Riders last weekend in Pontoncello Park, with Gil Berenguer Carrera and Nina bin Menfis securing individual gold and leading Spain to team honours. A total of 16 nations from as far afield as Russia, Slovakia, Denmark and Norway were represented by 57 athletes at this year’s Championships, staged in a 350,000 square metre green oasis just 10 kilometres from the Romeo and Juliet city of Verona, which hosted the opening ceremony at the Amphitheatre Arena, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Dramatic weather On Friday, the pre-ride vetting day, the organisers worked hard to recover the venue and stables following torrential rain, which left the event site under water. With a severe storm forecast for the following day, the event officials and organising committee then took the decision for safety reasons to start the competition at 5.30am on Saturday. The 124km route was made up of three loops, with two repeated, making five in total. Crews had six opportunities to meet their athletes during the first 36km loop, and with the first 17 combinations arriving within five minutes at vet gate one, the competition was tense from the outset. First FEI medals Spanish athlete Gil Berenguer Carrera with Nina bin Menfis entered the first vet gate in the lead, and held this for most of the day. Consistently fast presentations of under a minute, and a fast cruising speed on track, won him his first FEI medal and podium finish at an FEI Championship, having narrowly missed out when finishing fifth in the 2012 Championships in Mont le Soie (BEL). Silver went to a familiar face on the international Endurance scene, French athlete Nina Lissarrague. Now in her final year as a Young Rider, Lissarrague, who has completed three Junior/Young Rider Championships and each time scooped team or individual medals, added yet another to her collection. Partnered with the French-owned, nine-year-old grey mare Ainhoa Catharissime, she rode a perfect race climbing her way up through the ranks as the day progressed. Spain’s Paula Muntala Sancez on Shagya Irisz was ecstatic to claim a podium finish at her first Championship, finishing just 1.5 minutes behind Lissarrague to take the bronze. Team tactics The team competition was a thrilling spectacle of competitive riding, tactics and showmanship. As the day unfolded, it looked as though France would take the title yet again, but unfortunately this wasn’t to be their year. The 15-year-old grey mare Lollypop des Eymes, partnered by French athlete Lena Payen, was judged to be lame at the finish, leaving France with just two successful completions and dashing their hopes of yet another team gold. This left the door open for a tight finish between Spain and Belgium. Spain put in an incredible performance, with all five combinations completing the testing course. With their top three results taken into consideration for the team placing, Spain claimed gold with a three-minute advantage, with host nation Italy taking team bronze just over 15 minutes behind the silver medallists from Belgium. The weather forecasters had their prediction absolutely right and, with just four horses left out on the course, a dramatic storm hit. But despite torrential rain, gusting winds, thunder and sheet lightening, all four horses made it home safely thanks to the emergency protocols that were in place at the venue. And with the horses snuggled up in their warm stables, the decision was sensibly taken to hold the medal ceremony indoors! Dedication Ian Williams, FEI Director of Endurance, who is retiring from the FEI at the end of the year, said: “It is always a pleasure to attend such a Championship, with a proactive and responsive Organising Committee ensuring the very best for all involved. “It was with great pride that I attended my last Junior/Young Rider Championship and was reminded of the essence and importance of our discipline for the future. Endurance requires hard work, dedication and a strong bond with your horse to be continually successful. It is also an opportunity to forge lifelong friendships across nations. With ambassadors such as we have seen this weekend, I think we can rest assured that our sport is in safe, young hands as our future rapidly becomes our present.” Results Individuals Teams Full Results http://www.endurance-timing.net/event_news.php?id=198
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival plays key role in Verona extravaganza Endurance racing community descends on Verona START LIST FEI European Endurance Championships YJ 2014
Verona will be again the host of one of the most prestigious and fascinating endurance events, after the Absolute Italian Championships 2012 and last year’s World Championships Young Horses. The event will be hosted for the first time ever by the famous city of Romeo and Juliet. Thanks to the collaboration and support of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival of the United Arab Emirates of his director, Lara Sawaya, other four races will take place. One of them, entirely dedicated to women, takes place on Saturday and has been recognized by the FEI. Women riders will compete against each other to win the H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup. The H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Cup for the CEIO2*, CEIYJ2* and CEI1* are scheduled for Sunday 27.
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