El Narco HSSK wins UAE President Cup Series for Maiden Horses Final
El Narco HSSK ridden by José Severo. Photo: Porfírio Menezes
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A field of 10 horses competed in the UAE President Cup Series for Maiden Horses Final on Saturday, December 26, in Cidade Jardim Racecourse. In the 1000 meter on turf race for colts and fillies for 3-years-old and over, newcomer El Narco HSSK won masterfully.
From the start to the final 300 meters there was a complete change in the horses participating in the lead, which made the race exciting. Four-year-old colt El Narco HSSK (*NESJ El Khibo x Nave CRH by *Extreme), ridden by jockey José Severo, running outside and Blendda D'Johrdan (Johrdan El Jamaal x Shallana HVP by *FA El Shawan), mounted by jockey Idevaldo Silva, running inside, they distanced themselves from the others and crossed the finish in first and second places respectively.
Bred and owned by Silvio Antonio Arroyo and trained by João Carlos Ávila, El Narco HSSK took the victory with a 1/2 length advantage over Blendda D'Johrdan, trained by Oberdan S. Pereira who also took fourth place with Helanca Rach (Vesper Rach x Heladia Rach by Paradiso Rach) and fifth place with Flicka AJR (Feitizzo Rach x Fascinacion by *Adventure Aladin) led by world racing record holder Jorge Ricardo.
Tábita Rach (All Pol Rach x Tanara HJB by *Ultimate Bey Star), ridden by André R. Oliveira, won third place.
Jockey José Severo said: “We started well and were in the top four to 500 meters when I felt that El Narco HSSK was in the mood to run and I let him continue. What a great pleasure to win with a new horse in his first race.”
“Our goal was to do a good race so that El Narco could become familiar with the race, as he is a horse that since arriving at the Jockey Club in São Paulo has shown enormous potential and I wanted to prepare him for good results in 2022. And he surprised us with this excellent victory ridden by José Severo”, said trainer João Carlos Ávila.
Breeder and owner Silvio Antonio Arroyo stated: “I am delighted to debut our breed with a victory in a race with 10 animals. This victory encourages us to prepare his entire brother, El Nacho HSSK, to start his mid-year training at the Jockey Club in São Paulo. We intend to have a four-year-old horse of ours to run every year.”
Almir José Ribeiro, Racing Director at ABCCA: “First, I would like to congratulate all breeders, owners, professionals, the board of the Jockey Club of São Paulo, the board of the Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders Association (ABCCA) and, in particular, to our sponsors HH Sh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and HE Faisal Al Rahmani, President of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) and Director General of the UAE President Cup, who made these events possible. 15 races that were part of the 2021 Calendar of the UAE President Cup Series - Mondial South America Brazil.”
“The success of this journey was only possible with the participation and dedication of everyone who together put their efforts and resources to the full, often beyond what was possible. Thank you all. The success belongs to all of us in favor of the Arabian horse.”
“As a breeder and in love with the Arabian horse, I feel completely fulfilled and happy with the race, which had an electrifying ending. In the first five placements, we had animals from four different breeders, with very different pedigrees and with five different owners. Which demonstrates a balance in competition and I emphasize, once again, that Arabian horse racing offers opportunities to all animals born and raised in Brazil.”
Ribeiro concluded: “Congratulations to our Endurance ambassador Silvio Antonio Arroyo, who is now highlighting his breeding in the statistics of the Arabian horse in Cidade Jardim. Another great highlight of this race was the performance of Blendda D’Johrdan, which demonstrates the quality of José Alves and Maísa Tucci Alves' breeding with sport animals. Congratulations once again to the breeders for their great performance and success in this race. We'll be back in 2022 with a lot more news.”
Highlight for Rach Stud Agropecuária, which, since the restart of Arabian racing in Brazil in 2013, is the breeder with the largest number of horses in all races and also the biggest supporter to date.
In addition to prizes during races, all horses participating in the 2021 Calendar of Races also compete in the 2021 Arabian Cup Race category.
Prêmio UAE President Cup Series for Maiden Horses Final 2021 are organised by Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders Association (ABCCA) in partnership with Jockey Club de São Paulo.
Text: Cidinha Franzão. Photos: Porfírio Menezes
PRÊMIO UAE PRESIDENT CUP SERIES FOR MAIDEN HORSES FINAL
1 EL NARCO HSSK (*NESJ El Khibo x Nave CRH by *Extreme)
J: José Severo
T: João Carlos Ávila
B/O: Silvio Antonio Arroyo dos Santos
2 BLENDDA D´JOHRDAN (Johrdan El Jamaal x Shallana HVP by *FA El Shawan)
J: Idevaldo Silva
T: Oberdan S. Pereira
O: Roberto Jonas Simões
B: 5 José Alves Filho
3 TÁBITA RACH (All Pol Rach x Tanara HJB by *Ultimate Bey Star)
J: André R. Oliveira
T: Adonir Freitas Correia
O: Diogo de Oliveira Machado
B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.
4 HELANCA RACH (Vesper Rach x Heladia Rach by Paradiso Rach)
J: Antonio Ferreira Matos
T: Oberdan S. Pereira
O: Stud 14 de Setembro
B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.
5 FLICKA AJR (Feitizzo Rach x Fascinacion by *Adventure Aladin)
J: Jorge Ricardo
T: Oberdan S. Pereira
B/O: Almir José Ribeiro
6 PETRUSKA RACH (Eksort Rach x *Petronia by Wachlarz)
J: Jeane Alves
T: Ginivaldo J. Santos
O: Rodrigo Schulze
B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.
7 SERENO RACH (Eksort Rach x Seresta VE by Feitizzo Rach)
J: Fernando Larroque
T: Paulo A. Carvalho
O: Stud Nova República
B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.
8 MANSOUR MATISSE ACS (*Matisse FM x FT Fanny El Bogart by Bogart El Perseus)
J: Ruan Mendonça Ap1
T: Mário Jorge Gosik
B/O: Ana Cristina de S. Soares Silveira
9 JANAINA RACH (Vesper Rach x Jasmin FWM by *FA El Shawan)
J: Marcos Ribeiro
T: Victorio Fornasaro
O: Stud São Gabriel
B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.
10 LAGERTHA RACH (Atentaddo VE x Larenda Rach by Mister Eros HX)
J: Osmar Pereira Filho
T: Cícero F. Silva
O: Celso Fernando Rimoli Ferro
B: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.