Afjan, owned by Al Shaqab Racing, delivered an exciting efficiency to safe victory on the eighth leg of the UAE President’s Cup Collection for Purebred Arabian Horses, held on Sunday, third August 2025, on the Duindigt Turf Racecourse in The Hague, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The occasion types a part of the celebrated thirty second version of the traditional collection.
With its continued growth throughout Europe’s high racecourses, the UAE President’s Cup as soon as once more impressed with its high-caliber presence, drawing reward from the Dutch racing neighborhood.
The Cup has earned the excellence of internet hosting the richest Arabian horse race in Dutch historical past, providing a prize purse of US$100,000. The race, contested over 2,150 metres, featured 11 elite entries from main stables throughout Europe and was open to horses aged 4 years and above, beneath Group 3 classification.
Afjan (TM Fred Texas × Muzoon), rated 111, skilled by J. de Mieulle Grijs and ridden by Olivier d’Andigné, made a shocking late cost from the again of the sphere to overhaul Al Zeer (Al Mamun Monlau × Assma Al Khalediah) by a neck in a dramatic end. Al Zeer, owned by M.F.A.H. Al-Attiyah, was skilled by F. Rohaut Blauw and ridden by G. Guedj-Homosexual. Third place went to Ska de L’Aigle (Al Mourtajez × Sia), owned by M. Bousaif, skilled by F. Rohaut Tot, and ridden by Jean Bernard Eyquem.
Afjan accomplished the race in a time of two:21.02 minutes, securing probably the most thrilling wins within the occasion’s Dutch historical past.
The occasion was attended by Ameirah Obaid Mohamed Obaid AlHefeiti, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Faisal Al Rahmani, Secretary-Basic of the Larger Organising Committee of the UAE President’s Cup Collection for Purebred Arabian Horses, who offered the trophies to the winners.
Musallam Al Ameri, Member of the Larger Organising Committee, acknowledged, “We take delight within the elevated aggressive standing of the UAE President’s Cup Collection, which continues to attain excellent success on a world scale. The Netherlands stage noticed elite participation from high stables throughout Europe, which considerably raised the extent of competitors. The extreme velocity and power all through the race underscore the hassle all homeowners are placing into being a part of this prestigious traditional collection.”
He added, “These achievements are a direct results of the beneficiant assist and strategic imaginative and prescient of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court docket, who has constantly championed the event of Arabian horse racing on the world stage. We’re happy with the unbelievable ambiance and broad acclaim that accompanied this race and congratulate all of the winners and individuals.”
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