Organising committee member Ali al-Rumaihi awarded the trophies to winners of the Big Tour on Saturday.
The top three finishers of the Open class pose on the podium.
French rider Cyrine Cherif won the Big Tour while Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi and Fahad Abdulkarim Abed claimed top honours in Open and Amateur classes on last day of the opening round of the Longines Hathab – Qatar Equestrian Tour Season 7. At the Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) Indoor Arena on Saturday, Cherif rode Moerhoeve’s Princess Z in spectacular fashion guiding the 10-year-old bay to complete the course in 32.20 secs in the second phase of 145/150cm class competition. Finishing second in the event was Salmeen Sultan al-Suwaidi, who on Fiori LS, clocked 33.11 secs in a flawless manner. Saeed Nasser al-Qadi stood third on the podium with a time of 28.70 secs with nine-year-old Carrera Denfer. The Open Class saw Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi bagging victory with Quick Step after a flawless 51.55 secs performance. Rashid Towaim al-Marri, who rode Navaronne, came second for his time of 52.05 secs while Khalid Sanad al-Nuaimi guided Goliat to third place for his time of 53.59. In the newly-introduced Amateur class, Abed emerged as winner with Argelith Squid clocking an error-free 46.74 secs. Tameem Ibrahim al-Hor teamed up with Jalieny Diamant Z for second place in 47.64 secs while Sheikh Abdulla bin Tamim al-Thani and Grietje WS sealed third place with a time of 48.03.