Sharjah Club’s Lund reigns supreme
Top rider takes gold in two events at Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club Show Jumping
Nineteen-time Danish champion Tina Lund produced a flawless display in the One Round with Jump Off competition to win the gold at the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club Show Jumping championships sponsored by Longines.
Representing the Sharjah Racing & Equestrian Club, Lund clocked times of 74.33s in the first round and 36.57s in the second to pick up a cash prize of Dh5,720.
Emirates Equestrian Centre’s Abdullah Mohammad Al Merri collected a cheque of Dh4,840 for his second place effort aboard the 21-year-old Sierra Joter.
Shaikh Ali Jamal Al Nuaimi, representing the host club, won gold in the One Round with Jump Off competition after producing two error-free rounds where he clocked 75.71s and 37.69s. He picked up a prize of Dh4,680.
Al Safinat Stable’s Abdul Aziz Abdul Nasir Ali Owais won the Ride & Drive competition aboard the nine-year-old VIP Delle Roane to pick up a cheque for Dh3,000.
Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club’s Salim Ahmad Al Suwaidi was a close second aboard the ten-year-old Connay Z.
Omar Aziz Al Marzouqi, representing the Al Shira’s Stable fought off some strong competition from Al Arab Stables rider Humaid Rashid Al Ketbi and Al Wathba’s Emma Finnie to bag the Two Phases gold. Al Marzouqi clocked 48.75s and 30.14s for his two rounds over the fences.
Lund also topped the One Round Against the Clock competition aboard the sevenyear-old Lord Curry to collect a cheque of Dh1,560.
Mohammad Shafi M. Al Rumaithi of the Emirates Heritage Club was runner-up and Abdullah Humaid Al Muhairi (B) Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club third.
Hesham Garib of the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club found a good ally in the tenyear-old Damscus Sky to win the One Round Against the Clock competition and earn a prize of Dh3,000.
Most of the qualified show jumpers in the UAE began their careers at the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club who has generously sponsored a number of youths and provided them with first class trainers and horses.
The club’s riders are central to the success of the Emirates National Show Jumping Team which has achieved remarkable results at national and international levels.
A large number of riders from the Emirates as well as many international equestrian riders participated in the event.
Lund also topped the One Round Against the Clock competition aboard the sevenyear-old Lord Curry to collect a cheque of Dh1,560.