Sherineh Al Falasi crowned the President’s Cup for “Women of Ability”

Abu Dhabi (Al Ittihad)
The jockey, Sherineh Ahmed Al Falasi, on horseback “Vineta” of the commando stables belonging to His Highness Sheikh Hazaa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, was crowned the title of women’s endurance race, which was held today, on the second day of the activities of His Highness the President’s Cup for Endurance and Endurance in Boudheeb, which was organized by the Equestrian and Racing Federation, with the participation of 117 riders.
The jockey, Sherineh Al Falasi, was able to cover the total distance of the race, which is 101 km, with a time of 3:42:36 hours, at an average speed of 27.94 km / h, to give the commando stables the precious title.
The rider, Massa Adnan, came in second place, riding “Divine de Treslin” for Al Bawadi Stables, with a time of 3:43:40 hours, while the third came the rider, Fay Muhammad Ali, riding “Billion” for the Al Barari Stables, with a time of 3:44:35 hours.
The first place winner won 150 thousand dirhams, the second 100 thousand dirhams, the third 70 thousand dirhams, the fourth 45 thousand dirhams, the fifth 25 thousand dirhams, and from the sixth until the tenth each one 20 thousand dirhams, and from the 11th to the 20th place each one 15 thousand dirhams.
The race was strong and exciting, and the rising rider, Sherineh Al Falasi, the champion of the National Day Cup in Al Wathba, did not find any difficulty in achieving the title. The second saw a slight increase in speed.
And she maintained second place in the third stage, which witnessed a slower speed, in preparation for the decisive stage, in which the champion succeeded in grabbing the lead with all due respect, following a fierce competition with the runner-up, recording a speed of 29.56 km / h.
The rider, Sherineh Al Falasi, winner of the President’s Cup for Women, expressed her happiness at achieving the title following she followed a tactic that suited the conditions of the race, and carried out her coach’s instructions during the course of the race.
She said: The victory was not easy, due to the participation of elite stars of ability at the state level, and the victory represents a high medal, and a motivation for further development in the world of endurance riding, and the jockey thanked and appreciated the technical staff in the village of Boudheeb for all the facilities and support.
The winners were crowned Ahmed Al-Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Federation, Abdullah Al-Naqbi, Director of Marketing and Events Department at the Federation, Muhammad Al-Junaibi, Director of Events in Boudheib Village, and Kim Elliott, Director of the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.
The village of Boudhieb will witness at 6:30 tomorrow morning the Cup of His Highness the President of the State for youth and juniors for a distance of 105 km, “one star”, and it was divided into 4 stages, and the race will be held in two parts, the first according to the Boudhieb protocol, and the second according to the classification of the International Federation.
The events organized and supervised by the Equestrian and Racing Federation are accompanied by an international qualifying race for a distance of 122 km.