Haidan and Haya shine at Al Shaqab League

Doha, Qatar: Hussain Saeed Haidan clinched his second successive Al Shaqab Champions (130cm) CSI1* class title with a commanding performance in the pe...

Doha, Qatar: Hussain Saeed Haidan clinched his second successive Al Shaqab Champions (130cm) CSI1* class title with a commanding performance in the penultimate round of the Al Shaqab National Showjumping League, which concluded yesterday at the Longines Indoor Arena at Al Shaqab.

Hussain stole the spotlight aboard D Saucedo, delivering a flawless round in 48.73 seconds to top the leaderboard and claim the lion’s share of the QR70,000 prize pool, taking home QR17,500.

Finishing second was Bader Alfard on Pepper Van ‘T Winnenhof, who also posted a clear round and clocked 50.79 seconds. Mohammed Saeed Haidan rounded out the podium with a solid ride on Viahipi d’Auzay in 51.03 seconds.

Meanwhile, Haya Khalid Al-Hitmi delivered a composed and confident performance to win the Junior Champions 115cm class. Riding the 12-year-old KWPN mare Hustique, al-Hitmi produced two faultless rounds, clocking 29.25 seconds in the first and 30.45 seconds in the second to top the class and take home QR8,750.