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Gunther Rach masterfully wins the Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II

Gunther Rach ridden by V. Souza and Obstinado Rach ridden by J. Severo
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Gunther Rach won the UAE President Cup Series For Colts II Award, the third race of the UAE President Cup South America Mondial Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, at the Cidade Jardim Racecourse on Saturday, May 22; and broke the record of 1,200 meters on turf.

The Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II was attended by five experienced horses; Vince Rach in his first race and Obstinado Rach, son of the great champion Atentaddo VE, in his second race. Horses aged 3-year-old and older up to one victory competed in the 1,200-meter on turf race.

After the start, Graccus Rach (Veracious Rach x Gracyara HCF by *LD Halston) took the lead followed by Gunther Rach (Eksort Rach x Geneve AJR by Second Chall) and the positions remained until the final 400 meters. At this moment, Gunther Rach takes the lead and Obstinado Rach (Atentaddo VE x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach) attacks from the outside and overtakes Graccus Rach, taking second place and in the final 200 meters tries to reach Gunther.

Both trained by Lucas Quintana, Gunther Rach, ridden by V. Souza, crosses first with two lengths ahead of Obstinado Rach, mounted by J. Severo, and both with 11 lengths over third place, RG Kemir (* Zapal x Campanha CSM by *Eksport) ridden by Jeane Alves. The season has been of great quality, records have been broken and races are increasingly competitive.

Paulo Saliba said: “Gunther Rach's victory was my best birthday present. He is already part of the new generations bred especially for racing. He has been running with great consistency, always placing himself among the first and this second victory confirmed our expectation that he is an athlete with a bright future. Brazil is now on the radar of world races thanks to the tireless efforts of our racing director, Almir José Ribeiro, who has brought sponsorships from the main countries linked to the Arabian horse races in the world. Breeders have brought frozen semen from today's leading racing stallions and this has sparked the interest of foreign owners and breeders in our products. The path is set and the future is very promising! ”

Ricardo Jamil Saliba, from Rach Stud, said: “We had expectations for the two horses and the victory would be either Gunther Rach or Obstinado Rach. Gunther is a more experienced horse, with seven races, a more mature animal and deserved to win. Obstinado is a younger horse of three years and has already shown the potential he has in his second race.

We have been breeding for a long time and our horses have a lineage for endurance and we are starting with a specific lineage for racing and paying attention to all the animals that stand out in races: like Obstinado who is the son of Atentaddo VE, racing champion in Brazil, and Gunther is the son of an AJR mare, from Almir José Ribeiro, who is bred for racing.In this way we are looking for the best for a race lineage here in Brazil. We are a group of breeders who compete in the races, but who help each other outside of them in order to raise Brazilian breeding to an international level. ”

Almir José Ribeiro, Racing Director of ABCCA, said: “First of all, I want to thank on behalf of the breeders of the Arabian horse of Brazil and as Racing Director of ABCCA to all sponsors, mainly to the organizers of the UAE President Cup Series, through HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs, Faisal Al Rahmani, President of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing and Director General of the UAE President Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, in Brazil represented by HE Ibrahim Salem Alalawi, consul general of the UAE in São Paulo, who have prestigious and believed in the future of Arab horse racing in Brazil.

Second, I want to thank this magnificent race in which the animals were able to play a fantastic race. Congratulations to the Saliba family, owner of the Gunther Rach, who won brilliantly and proved to be a great athlete and promises many more victories. Congratulations to the breeders of the Arabian horse and, especially, to the sponsors who believed and continue to believe in Arabian horse racing in Brazil. ”

Faisal Al Rahmani, president of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing (IFAHR) and director of the UAE President Cup said: “I hope that this South America Mondial will be excellent and will slowly be very strong. I waited two and a half years to do something in South America, but with the pandemic we were delayed. The UAE President Cup Series are Group 1 races, but HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs, was convinced that we could start a good championship and 'build' a Group 1 President Cup in South America, not for today, but for two, three years or five years, with the participation of owners, breeders and horses from the four countries. In this way, we are supporting and creating a great market in South America.”

Brazil is the first country to host the newly created UAE President Cup South America Mondial Series for Purebred Arabian Horses which also covers Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

HE Mr. Ibrahim Salem Alalawi, Consul General of the United Arab Emirates in the State of São Paulo, said: “The Purebred Arabian Horse Races, which were held at Hippodrome of Cidade Jardim, are sponsored by UAE President Cup Arabian Purebred Classic Seriesand are organised and supervised by the Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders Association.

On this occasion, I would like to thank His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs, for his unlimited support for sport in general and equestrian sport in particular, which has had a major impact on the current status and in the future of Arabian horses around the world.

We are proud when we see the flag of the United Arab Emirates flying in the fields of Brazil and also the important sponsors with the success that the Festival has achieved here and in various parts of the world.

Finally, I would like to thank HE Faisal Al Rahmani, director of UAE President Cup Series, and also the team for their continued efforts to make this Mondial a local and international success.”

In addition to prizes during races, all horses participating in the 2021 Race Calendar also compete in the Racing mode of the Arabian Cup 2021.

Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II is organised by the Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders Association in partnership with the Jockey Club de São Paulo.

THE UAE PRESIDENT CUP
	Held under the patronage of President HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with the support of HH Sh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the directives of HH Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the UAE President Cup South America Mondial Series for Purebred Arabian Horses will be organized in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. The UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation launched the president of the UAE Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses in 1994 to promote the noble breed worldwide, which is now gaining popularity and attractiveness. The series promotes the UAE’s efforts to create a global awareness of the purebred Arabian horse and its important place in UAE culture and history. Founded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to promote and celebrate the Arabian horse, and prove that they can race competitively with thoroughbred horses, the UAE President Cup Series is the first international race series for Arabian horses and remains the premier races for the breed.

RESULTS

1 GUNTHER RACH (Eksort Rach x Geneve AJR by Second Chall)
Jockey: V. Souza - Trainer: L. Quintana - Owner: Paulo Jamil Saliba - Breeder: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

2 OBSTINADO RACH (Atentaddo VE x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach)
Jockey: J. Severo - Trainer: L. Quintana - Owner: Agropecuária Ilha da Chapada Ltda. - Breeder: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

3 RG KEMIR (*Zapal x Campanha CSM by *Eksport)
Jockey: Jeane Alves - Trainer: E. Petrochinski - Owner and Breeder: Claudio Roberto Guimarães

4 RG KANSAS (*Zapal x RG Kasja by Cáceres CSM)
Jockey: R. Mendonça Ap2 - Trainer: E. Petrochinski - Owner: Stud Horn - Breeder: Claudio Roberto Guimarães Ribas

5 VINCE RACH (AF Ivo x Vauquelin Rach by Memnon Rach)
Jockey: I. Silva Ap2 - Trainer: L. Quintana - Owner: Paulo Jamil Saliba - Breeder: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

6 GRACCUS RACH (Veracious Rach x Gracyara HCF by *LD Halston)
Jockey: F. Larroque - Trainer: L. Quintana - Owner: Ricardo Jamil Saliba - Breeder: Rach Stud Agropecuária Ltda.

7 FAROUK AJR (Feitizzo Rach x Fascinacion by *Adventure Aladin)
Jockey: J. M. Coutinho Ap4 - Trainer: O. S. Pereira - Owner and Breeder: Almir José Ribeiro

Text: Cidinha Franzão. Photos: Porfírio Menezes

Gunther Rach vence magistralmente o Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II

ASSISTA A CORRIDA

Gunther Rach venceu o Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II, a terceira corrida da UAE President Cup South America Mondial Series for Purebred Arabian Horses realizada no Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim, no sábado 22 de maio, e bateu o recorde dos 1.200 metros na grama.

O Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II contou com a participação de cinco cavalos experientes, Vince Rach em sua primeira corrida e Obstinado Rach, filho do grande campeão Atentaddo VE, na sua segunda corrida. Cavalos com três anos ou mais e até uma vitória competiram na corrida de 1,200-metros na grama.

Após a largada, Graccus Rach (Veracious Rach x Gracyara HCF by *LD Halston) conquista a liderança seguido por Gunther Rach (Eksort Rach x Geneve AJR by Second Chall) e as posições se mantiveram até os 400 metros finais. Neste momento, Gunther Rach assume a liderança e Obstinado Rach (Atentaddo VE x Obsession Rach by Voltaire Rach) ataca pelo lado de fora e ultrapassa Graccus Rach, assumindo a segunda posição e nos 200 metros finais tenta alcançar Gunther.

Treinados por Lucas Quintana, Gunther Rach, conduzido por V. Souza, cruza em primeiro lugar com dois corpos à frente de Obstinado Rach, montado por J. Severo, e os dois com 11 corpos sobre o terceiro lugar, RG Kemir (*Zapal x Campanha CSM by *Eksport) montado por Jeane Alves. A temporada tem sido de muita qualidade, os recordes têm sido quebrados e os páreos estão cada vez mais competitivos.

Paulo Saliba disse: “A vitória de Gunther Rach foi o meu melhor presente de aniversário. Ele já faz parte das novas gerações criadas especialmente para corridas. Ele tem corrido com muita consistência, sempre se colocando entre os primeiros e faltava esta segunda vitória que veio confirmar nossa expectativa de que se trata de um atleta de futuro brilhante.

O Brasil agora está no radar do Turfe Mundial, graças aos esforços incansáveis do nosso diretor de Corridas, Almir José Ribeiro, que tem trazido patrocínios dos principais países ligados às corridas do Puro Sangue Árabe no mundo. Os criadores têm trazido sêmen congelado dos principais garanhões de corridas da atualidade e isto desperta o interesse dos proprietários e criadores estrangeiros em nossos produtos. O caminho está traçado e o futuro é muito promissor!”

Ricardo Jamil Saliba, do Rach Stud, disse: “Nós tínhamos expectativas em relação aos dois cavalos e que a vitória seria do Gunther Rach ou do Obstinado Rach. Gunther é um cavalo mais experiente, com sete segundos lugares, um animal mais maduro e merecia vencer. Obstinado é um cavalo mais jovem de três anos e já mostrou em sua segunda corrida o potencial que tem.

Nós criamos há muito tempo e nossos cavalos têm uma linhagem para enduro e estamos iniciando com linhagem específica para corridas e atentos a todos os animais que se destacam em corridas: como Obstinado que é filho do Atentaddo VE, campeão de corridas no Brasil, e Gunther é filho de uma égua AJR, do Almir José Ribeiro, que tem criação para corridas.

Desta forma estamos buscando o que há de melhor para uma linhagem de corridas aqui no Brasil. Somos um grupo de criadores que disputa nas pistas, mas que se ajudam fora delas para conseguirmos elevar a criação brasileira em um nível internacional.”

Almir José Ribeiro, diretor de corridas da ABCCA, disse: “Em primeiro lugar eu quero agradecer em nome dos criadores do cavalo árabe do Brasil e como diretor de corridas da ABCCA a todos os patrocinadores, principalmente aos organizadores da UAE President Cup Series, através de HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-Primeiro Ministro e Ministro dos Assuntos Presidenciais, HE Faisal Al Rahmani, presidente da Federação Internacional de Corridas de Cavalos Árabes e Diretor Geral da UAE Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, no Brasil representados por HE Ibrahim Salem Alalawi, cônsul geral dos UAE em São Paulo, que têm nos prestigiado e acreditado no futuro das corridas do cavalo árabe no Brasil,

Em segundo, quero agradecer a este evento magnífico no qual os animais conseguiram desempenhar uma corrida fantástica. Parabéns à família Saliba, proprietária do Gunther Rach que venceu de forma brilhante e mostrou ser um grande atleta e promete muitas vitórias mais. Parabéns aos criadores do Cavalo Árabe e, principalmente, aos patrocinadores que acreditaram e continuam acreditando nas corridas de cavalo àrabe no Brasil.”

Faisal Al Rahmani, presidente da IFAHR e diretor da UAE President Cup disse: “Espero que este South America Mondial seja excelente e devagar será muito forte. Eu esperei dois anos e meio para fazer algo na América do Sul, mas com a pandemia tivemos um atraso. A UAE President Cup Series são corridas de Grupo 1, porém HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan se convenceu de que poderíamos iniciar um bom campeonato e ‘construir’ uma President Cup de Grupo 1 na América do Sul, não para hoje, mas para dois, três anos ou cinco anos, com a participação de proprietários, criadores e cavalos dos quatro países. Desta maneira, estamos apoiando e criando um ótimo mercado na América do Sul.”

O Brasil é o primeiro país a sediar a recém-criada UAE President Cup South America Mondial Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, que também abrange Argentina, Chile e Uruguai.

HE Mr. Ibrahim Salem Alalawi, Cônsul Geral dos Emirados Árabes Unidos no Estado de São Paulo, disse: “Nesta ocasião, gostaria de agradecer Sua Alteza Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-Primeiro Ministro e Ministro dos Assuntos Presidenciais, por seu apoio ilimitado ao esporte em geral e ao esporte equestre em particular, que teve um grande impacto no status atual e no futuro dos cavalos árabes em todo o mundo.

Ficamos orgulhosos ao ver a bandeira dos Emirados Árabes Unidos voando nos campos do Brasil e também os importantes patrocinadores com o sucesso que a UAE President Cup vem conquistando aqui e em várias partes do mundo.

Por fim, gostaria de agradecer a SE Faisal Al Rahmaini, presidente da Federação Internacional de Corridas de Cavalos Árabes, diretor do UAE President Cup Series, e também à equipe por seus esforços contínuos para tornar este Mondial um sucesso local e internacional.”

Além dos prêmios durante as corridas, todos os cavalos participantes do Calendário de Corridas de 2021 também competem na modalidade Corrida do Ranking da Arabian Cup 2021.

O Prêmio UAE President Cup Series For Colts II é organizado pela Associação Brasileira dos Criadores do Cavalo Árabe em parceria com o Jockey Club de São Paulo.

RESULTADOS