Mohamed Ahmed S F al-Hajri-owned and trained Alouqa rounded off a brilliant day of racing by winning the Ras Mlaiji Cup at the Al Uqda Racecourse yesterday.
Under jockey Carlos Henrique, the five-year-old gelding continued his fine form, grabbing his second victory in his fourth start this season, as he took the 2000m Local Purebred Arabian Handicap beating Al Rakaben Stud’s Mukabr by a length. Alouqa won the Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 50-70 (class 5) defeating Mohamed Ghazali-trained Benghazi Al Naif by a neck on November 9.
Jockey Mohamed Moussa guided Dr Fahad Salman F S al-Hajri-trained four-year-old bay colt to the second place ahead of Three Quarter Racing’s Haraiqu.
Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.
Jockey Lukas Delozier completed a double as he guided Faraj Saleh M al-Otaibi’s Veverka Py to 1,300m Purebred Arabian Handicap (60-80) for three-year-old+ win.
The Mohamed Ghazali trained six-year-old bay horse defeated Abdulaziz Saleh al-Jaber’s Habes. Earlier in the day, Delozier guided HE Sheikha Iman bint Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani’s Haman to 2,000m Purebred Arabian Novice Plate for three-year-old+ race.
RESULTS 5th Al Uqda Meeting -
Ras Mlaiji Cup
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Ras Mlaiji Cup - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 65-85 (Class 4)
Alouqa, Mohamed Ahmed al-Hajri, Carlos Henrique
2 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 60-80 (Class 4)
Veverka Py, Mohamed Ghazali, Lukas Delozier
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 65-85 (Class 4)
Desert Games, Abdulla al-Mulla, Ivan Rossi
4 - Purebred Arabian Novice Plate (Class 5)
Haman, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier
5 - Thoroughbred Handicap 55-75 (Class 5)
Perfect Approach, Georges Mikhalides, Jefferson Smith
6 - Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (2yo Only) (Class 6)
Waqif, Hamad al-Jehani, Tomas Lukasek
7 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap 25-45 (Class 6)
Mallhog, Fahad bin Mubarak al-Groon, Saleh Faraj al-Otaibi