Arab Times

Jockey Al-Kharafi wins without errors

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Winners seen on the podium. Riding on the horse “Dancing Kuwait”, Kuwaiti jockey Ali AlKharafi managed to jump 135 cm without any errors, making him the winner of the late Dalal Al-Humaidhi Horse Jumping Championsh­ip which was held at Kuwait Horse Riding Center.

Al-Kharafi completed his jumps in 34:99 seconds. The jockey Bavel Franco came in second place followed by Yara Al-Huneidi in third place, Ahmad Al-Anaz in fourth place and Lulu Al-Essa in fifth place.

The event was attended by Sheikh Fahad Ahmad Al-Fahad, Sheikh Meshal Talal Al-Fahad and members of the Al-Kharafi family. The prizes were distribute­d to the winners by Khaled Al-Humaidhi, representi­ng the family.

Ali Al-Kharafi with his horse “Columbus” also won the 125 cm horse jump which witnessed participat­ion of 30 jockeys. He was followed by Bavel Franco in second place, and Rakan AlHassawi in third place, while the fourth and fifth places were taken by Abdulrahma­n Al-Fuzae with different horses.

In the 110 cm jump, Yousef Al-Nasrullah took the first place, followed by Fahad Al-Masoud in second place, Fatima Al-Sabah in third place, Nasser Al-Akshan in fourth place and Abdullah AlGharabal­i in fifth place.

In the 70/80 cm jump for amateurs which witnessed participat­ion of 74 jockeys, Yaqoub AlNasrulla­h came first, followed by Soji Bhai in second place, Bader Al-Haifi in third place, Fatima AlQallaf in fourth place and Bader Al-Aradhi in fifth place.

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