Sheikha Latifa is Emirates Jumping Champion

Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum won the Emirates Show Jumping Championship which concluded at the Ghantoot Polo and Racing Club on Sunday night.

Riding Quidam's Pride, Sheikha Latifa from the Emirates Equestrian Centre, finished the Category A event in 52.57 seconds with absolutely no faults and was consistent on all the three days.

The three- day Emirates Show Jumping Championship, organised by Emirates Equestrian Federation at the GPRC premises for the first time, also featured competitions for various other categories of riders including Category A, B, C, D and Open Class.

His Excellency Dr. Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Emirates Equestrian Federation, was present on the concluding day to distribute trophies to the winning jumpers.

In the same Category A, Ahmed Ali Al Junaibi from the Emirates Heritage Club finished second riding Picobello Wodiena in 54.49 seconds. Third place went to Abdullah Humaid Al Muahiri from the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, who partnered Quatro-H and clocked 55.65 seconds.

Sheikh Shakboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, from the Emirates Heritage Club, who shared the first place along with Farhang Sadeghi (from Jebel Ali Equestrian Club) in the Open Class event, finished seventh in the Category A riding Vitesse Grednfield. (74.28 seconds).

In Category B, Rashed Mohammed Al Romaithi from the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club finished in the first place riding Icard Des Bois. (58.87 seconds, no faults). Second place went to Abdul Rahman S. Al Ka'abi from Sharjah Equestrian Club who was riding Feine S (49.85 seconds with four faults). Ajman Equestrian Club rider Ali Abdullah Al Kumaiti grabbed the third place riding Al Mutamaken (52.7 seconds, 4 faults).

Category C saw Mohammed Abdullah Mohair Al Katbi from he Royal Stables clinching first place astride Koki. ( 48.71 seconds, 4 faults). Second and third places respectively went to Yousef Hashem Al Refai (Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Absolut Mandrin, 42.16 seconds, 8 faults) and Naser Khamis Ali Saeed ( Emirates Heritage Club, Why Mea, 45.16 seconds, eight faults).

Mohammed Hasan Al Musawi from the Emirates Heritage Club was the Category D champion. Musawi clocked 78.78 seconds riding ABC Caddy. Abdul Rahman Ahmed Ameen (Ajman Equestrian Club, Caleeto, 93.05 seconds, seven faults) finished in the second place and Abdullah Salem Jumaa Al Zaabi (Emirates Heritage Club, Centurio 9, 60.65 seconds, nil faults) finished in the fourth place.

The Dh 235,000 Championship, sponsored by Dream International, media and advertising consultants, was supported by Emirates Transport, Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Al Awani General Enterprises, apart from the Ghantoot Polo and Equestrian Club, which is chaired by Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.