Emanuel and Sharbatly, “Super Star,” Saudi Cup

SME-Coverage/ Abdullah Al-Harazi
With high levels of quality and great enthusiasm, the international show jumping riders bid farewell to the second round of the Jeddah International Tour Championships, which started on the twenty-fifth of last January on the grounds of the Trio Sports Club, and reached the peak of enthusiasm and competition in the Grand Prix “CSI2” round, sponsored by Saudi Arabia Cargo, with a height of 145 cm. “World Ranking,” which the knights entered with different ambitions. There were those who wanted to consolidate their gains, others who wanted compensation, and a third who sought to put his name on the honor roll. Thus, the closing round began with the presence of 30 knights, perhaps the most prominent of whom were Abdullah Sharbatly, Emmanuel Qadiano, Dalma Malhas, Karacio, Hatland, and Mishari. Al-Harbi, and Abdulaziz Al-Hamzani, and thus the round started strong from the first moment, as ten riders rose to the round of distinction, which played on the nerves of the crowd and all the attendees, and in each participation, the shares of the participants rose at one time and fell at another until the last moment, in which it was announced that the Italian rider Emanuele had won the award for winning the award with his horse, Julius, which is One of two horses qualified, as was the case of Sharbatly, the runner-up, who made every effort to break the stubbornness of luck, and the third was the Italian Craccio. If Al-Harbi had another horse, it would have formed a fourth leg in the exciting competition, which Qodiano finished with a time of 48.50 seconds. The riders were crowned with the grand prize by Mr. Abdullah Hassan Bahasan. Director General of Pricing and Bilateral Agreements at Saudi Shipping, congratulations to the winning riders for their excellence, and good luck to those who were not lucky in the race in particular and in the first and second rounds in general.
A new achievement for the war
The champion of the Ministry of Interior Cup on the second day of the second round, Mishari Al-Harbi, was with his horse, Kent Rexy, who was most worthy of the middle prize round, “CSI2,” sponsored by Al-Zahid Energy, after completing the first and second rounds, “Al-Tamayoz,” without jumping errors and with a time of 40.27 seconds. The ten finalists were obligated to chase him until the end of the round, when it came. The Norwegian Cecily Hatland was second with the horse Heidi Power, and the Saudi Salman Al-Ajami with the horse Faldoco des Caps was third and also without errors, and then the top riders came forward to receive their prizes from Mr. Majid Zahid, head of the group’s energy department, while Dr. Salah Mutabaqani, the general supervisor, handed over the Youth Race Award sponsored by the National Transport Company. For each of the riders, Abdul Rahman Qahal, Abdulaziz Qahal, and Faisal Al-Mukhaydib, who competed in their qualifiers before the start of the minor prize round.
Skill duos
The third day of the second round began with the 110 cm high ambassadors race, sponsored by Asyad, who abandoned traditional competition and started with duets in which experience and youthful ambition mixed in wonderful harmony. The Hungarian international duo Christoph Heij Doss and the Lebanese Tony Assaf, on the backs of the horses Camilla and Kazandormen, were able to win the round with a time of 98.37 seconds. The Saudis, Abdullah Mufarreh and Fahd Al-Jaeed, came in second place, then Fanoon Al-Humaidan and Abdullah Timbakani. The winners were crowned by the head of the tournament organizing committee, Arwa Mutabaqani.
Ben Amira took the half
The small prize “CSI2” and its hurdles of 125 cm, sponsored by Al-Madina and Al-Arabiya, were snatched by the young Saudi jockey Saleh bin Amira in the final moments of the round of distinction with a time of 38.76 seconds on the horse Quasmo CK. The Iraqi jockey Zaid Al-Nujaifi settled with her in second place with his horse Sedna Hunter, and the jockey came in third. Saudi Yazid Al-Zaidi, where the round was held in two rounds, and the winners were crowned by the head of the tournament organizing committee, Arwa Mutabaqani, on behalf of Dr. Khaled Al-Asmari.
Sports, art and entertainment
In the midst of a very beautiful winter atmosphere experienced by Jeddah, the Bride of the Red Sea, tournament attendees of all ages spent time on the last day of the second round moving between several entertainment activities, all of which were focused on bringing joy and happiness to the hearts of people, who also enjoyed with their fathers and mothers the performances of traditional Saudi and Arab arts, while the voices of Singers fill the atmosphere of the place with a number of elegant Tarab melodies from the east to the west of the Arab world, with interludes of foreign songs to greet the participants, coming from Europe. The attendees also toured a number of platforms for a number of parties participating in sponsoring the three tournaments.
Memorable days
Head of the Championships Organizing Committee, Arwa Mutabaqani, summed up the first and second rounds by saying, “The rounds were a dream for us that became a reality, thanks to God, and then with the support of those who have given me credit, after God, my father and mother, my brothers, and the work team that worked to provide the best in preparation and organization, drawing on the best expertise from inside and outside.” The Kingdom and the experiences of the Saudi Equestrian Federation are “our pioneer and guide” in this sport, and we still have the task of the third round next week in which we are waiting for the people of Jeddah in particular and Western Arabia in general to be with us in this great celebration, as we are working for them.