Abu Dhabi:The UAE National Arabian Horse Championship commenced on Friday at the Grand Hall of Boudheib Academy. The event features 500 horses owned by 267 exhibitors, competing for a total prize purse of AED4.47 million.
According to Wam, the four-day championship is organized by the Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS) and utilizes the Society's Rabdan digital judging system, an electronic platform designed to enhance accuracy, transparency, and fairness in horse evaluation.
The opening day's qualifying classes saw strong competition. In Section A of the yearling fillies, ALA Hashdeh, owned by Hamdan Mohammed Butti Al Abdouli, won with 90.80 points due to a higher movement score, despite tying with runner-up Sultanat Al Dar, owned by Mohammed Al Jawaan Al Shamsi, in overall points. Ghadeer Al Saad, owned by Adel Omar Al Marzouqi, finished third with 90.1 points.
In Section B, Al Aryam Reham, owned by Al Aryam Arabians, claimed first place with 91.5 points. JS Maleka, owned by Al Jawaher Stud, followed with 91 points, and Saayeb Al Dar, owned by Mohammed Al Jawaan Al Shamsi, secured third with 90.9 points.
Wasmiya Al Hawajer, owned by Shamsa Rashid Al Hajeri, topped Section C with 91.3 points, while Hayfa Al Fahaid, owned by Mohammed Saeed Al Hajeri, scored 90.5 points to finish second. A.L.R Dana, owned by Mohammed Yousuf Mohammed Al Rasheed, took third place with 90.3 points.
In Section D, Al Aryam Hames, owned by Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, secured first place with 92.2 points. AJ Saalmah, owned by Amara Stables, followed with 91.6 points, and Rahaf Al Hawajer, owned by Ahmed Ghanem Al Hajeri, finished third with 91.5 points.
Al Sultana K, owned by Saad Siddiq Fath Ali Al Khaja, claimed first place with 91.3 points in Section E. Bhajat Al Noor, owned by Al Noor Stud, came second with 91.1 points, while A.L.R Juman, owned by Maitha Yousif Ali Al Rasheed, placed third with 90.2 points.
JS Honey, owned by Abdullah Mohammed Sharif Al Baidhaei, topped Section F, the final section of the yearling fillies category, with 91.1 points. Shomoukh Al Gazzaz, owned by Saleh Bakhit Saeed Al Muharrami, finished second with 89.8 points, ahead of Afra Al Meydan, owned by Al Meydan Stud, who recorded the same score but was placed third based on a lower type score.
In the two-year-old fillies category, D Sdeirah, owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud, topped Section B with 91.9 points. ALA Wadima, owned by Mohammed Butti Al Abdouli, scored 91.3 points to finish second, while BW Najah, owned by Maryam Mohammed Salem Al Kindi, took third place with 91 points.
Concluding the day's competitions, D Faqeehah, owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud, claimed first place in Section B with 92 points. Al Aryam Aneeda, owned by Al Aryam Arabians, finished second with 91.9 points, and AJ Saihat, owned by Ajman Stud, secured third with 91.6 points.
The championship continues on Saturday with Section C of the two-year-old fillies category, followed by the three-year-old fillies classes in Sections A and B. Competitions will then proceed to senior mares aged four years and above, divided into four sections (A, B, C, and D), before concluding the day with Section A of the yearling colts category.
Sunday's program will feature the remaining yearling colts qualifying classes in Sections B, C, D, and E, followed by the two-year-old colts in Sections A, B, and C, and the three-year-old colts in Sections A and B. The day's competitions will conclude with Section A of the senior stallions aged four years and above.
The championship will conclude on Monday with the remaining stallion qualifying classes in Sections B, C, and D, followed by the championship finals for fillies, colts, mares, and stallions across the various age categories, where the champions of this year's edition will be crowned.
