Italians dominate Sardinia endurance rides
SARDINIA: Adrien Benedetti from France on uzi md’ alt are prevented an Italian domination after winning the Sheikhmansoo rb inz aye dal na hy an Endurance Cup (Open) Two-star 120km ride while it was the host country riders who won the remaining rides in the Sardegna Endurance Festival in Arborea -a town in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy on Saturday.
Benedetti on Uzim d’altare with a ride time of 6 hrs 40 minutes and 23 seconds was way ahead of Italians Antonello Mulas on Su Rai (7:15.45) and Marco Angeli on Sabra Nirwana.
Italian Luca Zappettini riding Agraria won the ‘In the Year of Zayed’ 160- km CEI Three Star ride with Stefan o Morion Aechmea della Bosana and Chiara Marrama on Quintaessenza finishing in that order.
The Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies 120-km Two Star ride was again an Italian sweep but ended in a close contest with Linda I os a on giorgio (6:42.59) winning from Giada Bottiglia on Soraia (6:43.49). Elisabetta Montanari on Verbena della Bosana finished third in a time of 6:44.44.
In the 120-km Two Star ride for Juniors and Young Riders, Valentina Galli on Nordai finished ahead ofchiara Bruschi on CG Twice Nimroz.
Alessandro Generali rode A Big Aladyr to victory in the 90Km CEI One star ride with French rider
Rollland Verge on Malik’sha d’olmarellu in second place. Carmine Calvanese on Luke finished third.
Al the rides were held under the umbrella of the Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival in associationwith horse country resort and the Italian Equestrian Federation.
Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Chairperson of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies & Apprentice Racing Committees in the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) said, “Endurance is a sport that the Festival is very keen to support and we have been doing this with a special focus on lady riders and young riders.