Doha Equestrian Tour wraps up local competitions at Al Shaqab

Doha, Qatar: The Doha Equestrian Tour wrapped up its three day local show jumping competitions at the Longines Arena in Al Shaqab on Saturday night, s...

Doha, Qatar: The Doha Equestrian Tour wrapped up its three-day local show jumping competitions at the Longines Arena in Al Shaqab on Saturday night, showcasing top-level performances from more than 120 riders and 240 horses.

Total prize money for the tour exceeded QR490,000.

The tour opened with the Small Tour at a height of 110 cm, where Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Al-Hadi claimed first place on Carlton in 22.74 seconds. Qatar’s Hadi Mansour Al-Shahwani finished second on Monopoly in 23.99 seconds, while American Christine Vanderveen took third on Carniol in 24.22 seconds. Winners were presented their awards by Abdullah Al-Qashouti, Marketing and Communications Manager for the tournament.Event Marketing and Communications Manager Abdullah Al-Qashouti presented trophies to the podium winners of Small Tour. 

In the Silver Round at 130 cm, Kuwait’s Anaz Al-Anaz topped the leaderboard with a time of 52.05 seconds on De Leones. Vanderveen placed second on Ranz Marie (53.51 seconds) and Saudi rider Abdullah Al-Sharbatly finished third on Dantorido (53.98 seconds). Awards were presented by Salmeen Al-Suwaidi, tournament sports director.

Day two began with the Bronze Round at 120 cm, where Al-Hadi again finished first on Carlton (23.14 seconds), Vanderveen was second on Liones (24.03 seconds), and Al-Shahwani third on Monopoly (24.27 seconds). Mohammed Al-Suwaidi, stables manager for the championship, crowned the winners.