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Westfalia, trained by Logvin V.N and owned by Kurasov V.V, was
superbly ridden by jockey Khatkov S.A to win the Emirates
Equestrian Federation’s HH The President of the UAE Cup (Group
1) Moscow Derby in Moscow on Saturday, August 15, 2009. |
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Khatkov on Westfalia registered a time of 3 minutes 01.80
seconds for the 2400-metre race, which has been a regular
feature at Moscow. With Sunday’s Derby Win, Westfalia now
boasts of a record of five wins and
three second-place finishes in her nine career starts.
The Moscow Derby, which carried a prize money of 755,000
Russian roubles, was held along with the Abu Dhabi Stakes,
also for Purebred Arabians.
Karmel de Faust lived up to his favourite status by winning
the 1600-metre Abu Dhabi Stakes earlier in the day. The
French-bred Karmel de Faust, trained by Derov A.K and ridden
by Ivanskoy, added to his eight wins in 11 starts and was a
class apart. Karmel de Faust’s winning time was 1:56.30.
Karmel won by six lengths from Pays, trained by Samokhina O.S
and ridden by Melekhov V.V.
The 7-year-old Drager gained a place for the 20th time in 19
times 24 starts finishing third under jockey Avidzba in the
155,000 Russian Roubles’ race.
The races were attended by the UAE Ambassador to Russia,
several dignitaries, businessmen and Arabian horse lovers.
Taleb Dhaher Al Muhairi, Secretary General, Emirates
Equestrian Federation, who distributed the trophies along with
the UAE Ambassador to Russia, said it was moment of great joy
for the Federation to see the Arabian horses running on Moscow
soil. "I am completely overwhelmed by the response of
Muscovites for the Arabian racing. With constant support from
the Moscow Hippodrome officials and the ever-enthusiastic
fans, it makes our job easier to return to the same venue
every year."
Saturday’s HH The President of the UAE Cup (Group 1) Moscow
Derby was the fourth - after Chantilly in France and Newmarket
and Ascot in the United Kingdom - in the 2009 series being
organized by the Emirates Equestrian Federation. The series
will conclude in October with a race in Baden Baden, Germany. |
