Four-day tournament at Boudheib Academy features 267 exhibitors and an AED 4.47 million prize purse
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE National Arabian Horse Championship opened on Friday at the Grand Hall of Boudheib Academy, bringing together 500 horses representing 267 exhibitors to compete for a total prize fund of AED 4.47 million.
Organised by the Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS), the four-day championship utilizes the society’s Rabdan digital judging system. The electronic platform is deployed to enhance accuracy, transparency, and fairness in evaluating equine entries across all show classes.
Opening day qualifying rounds centered on the yearling fillies and two-year-old fillies divisions. In Section A of the yearling fillies, ALA Hashdeh, owned by Hamdan Mohammed Butti Al Abdouli, clinched top honors with 90.80 points, prevailing on a movement score tiebreaker over runner-up Sultanat Al Dar, owned by Mohammed Al Jawaan Al Shamsi. Ghadeer Al Saad, owned by Adel Omar Al Marzouqi, finished third with 90.1 points.
Al Aryam Reham, owned by Al Aryam Arabians, led Section B with 91.5 points, ahead of JS Maleka (Al Jawaher Stud) on 91 points and Saayeb Al Dar (Mohammed Al Jawaan Al Shamsi) on 90.9 points. In Section C, Wasmiya Al Hawajer, owned by Shamsa Rashid Al Hajeri, posted 91.3 points to take first place, followed by Hayfa Al Fahaid on 90.5 points and A.L.R Dana on 90.3 points.
Section D saw the day’s highest yearling mark, with Al Aryam Hames, owned by Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, winning on 92.2 points. AJ Saalmah (Amara Stables) took second with 91.6 points, and Rahaf Al Hawajer took third with 91.5 points. Saad Siddiq Fath Ali Al Khaja’s Al Sultana K won Section E with 91.3 points, outscoring Bhajat Al Noor (91.1 points) and A.L.R Juman (90.2 points). JS Honey, owned by Abdullah Mohammed Sharif Al Baidhaei, secured Section F on 91.1 points, while Shomoukh Al Gazzaz claimed second place on a type score tiebreaker over Afra Al Meydan after both finished on 89.8 points.
Two-year-old fillies also delivered strong numbers for Dubai Arabian Horse Stud, which collected two section wins. D Sdeirah took first place in Section B with 91.9 points, ahead of ALA Wadima (91.3 points) and BW Najah (91 points). In the later Section B grouping, D Faqeehah posted 92 points for victory, edging Al Aryam Aneeda (91.9 points) and AJ Saihat (91.6 points).
Action on Saturday features Section C of the two-year-old fillies, three-year-old fillies, four senior mare sections for horses aged four and above, and Section A of the yearling colts.
Sunday’s schedule covers yearling colts sections B through E, two-year-old colts, three-year-old colts, and Section A of senior stallions. The tournament concludes Monday with the remaining stallion qualifiers followed by the championship finals across all age categories to determine this year’s titleholders.
