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Kerindia sparkled in the Sawda Natheel Stakes Cup as the Injaaz Stud-owned filly returned to winning ways with a stunning pillar-to-post performance at the Al Uqda Racecourse on Saturday.
Trained by Zuhair Mohsen and expertly ridden by Gavin Matt Ryan, the four-year-old dominated the 1200m race for Thoroughbred Fillies & Mares, finding an extra gear in the home stretch to unleash devastating speed and win by impressive five lengths.
Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.
Also during the seven-race third Al Uqda Race Meeting, Ray’q won the Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 80-100 under Lukas Delozier, while Hamad Al Jehani-trained Thunder Flow, ridden by Arnaud De Lepine, reigned supreme in the Thoroughbred Handicap 0-90.
Meanwhile, the Local Thoroughbred Handicap 35-55 (Class 5) saw Toyota with Alberto Sanna in the saddle emerging fastest while Szczepan Mazur guided Handsome Chap to Thoroughbred Maiden Plate victory.
Jockey Jefferson Smith also registered a win when he rode Naseeb Zakhir to Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate title after Minsk had prevailed in the opening race – the Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate – under Fayos Martin Borja.
3rd Al Uqda Race Meeting
– Sawda Natheel Stakes
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Sawda Natheel Stakes - Thoroughbred (Fillies & Mares) (Class 2) (Rail out 3 meter): Kerindia, Zuhair Mohsen, Gavin Matt Ryan
2 - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 80-100 (Class 2) (Rail out 3 meter): Ray’q, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 0-90 (3yo only) (Class 3) (Rail out 3 meter): Thunder Flow, Hamad Al Jehani, Arnaud De Lepine
4 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap 35-55 (Class 5) (Rail out 3 meter): Toyota, Saeed Al Shafi, Alberto Sanna
5 - Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6) (Rail out 3 meter):
Handsome Chap, Hamad Al Jehani, Szczepan Mazur
6 - Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Class 6) (Rail out 3 meter): Naseeb Zakhir, Osama Al-Dafea, Jefferson Smith
7 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6) (Rail out 3 meter): Minsk, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Fayos Martin Borja.
