Champion colt is a real world beater for winning stable
A PURE bred horse from Llandeilo has become the World Champion Arabian Yearling Colt.
Born and bred at Llwynbedw in Ffairfach, Admiraal was crowned World Champion Arabian Yearling Colt at the World championships held in Paris.
Admiraal was born at Llwynbedw from one of Sue and Emrys Jones’s best mares, Hanyyah, who was herself reserve European champion as a two year old.
His sister Emerald was also European champion.
Admiraal left Ffairfach on December 1, 2017, and went to his new home at Al Muawd Stud in Saudi Arabia and went to his first show, the biggest in Saudi Arabia and won the championship.
He then went on to Dubai and won that championship too, winning $185,000 in the process. He was then bought by the ruler of the Emirate of Ajman who sent him back to Llandeilo to be promoted by Rhodri Jones in Europe, who was declared European trainer of the year 2018.
Admiraal went on to win the Nations Cup Title in Germany, the UK title in England and the European title in Belgium.
At the end of last year, he was still unbeaten and only the world title was left to clinch.
In gaining the world championship he holds his unbeaten record.