Vice Chairman of the Longines Hathab Organising Committee Ali Al Rumaihi with the podium winners of Gold Tour.
Doha, Qatar: Salman Mohammed Al Emadi, riding Higoletta van de Kapel, delivered two flawless rounds with times of 32.69 and 32.28 seconds to claim the top prize as the opening round of the Longines Hathab Season 9 concluded at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s indoor arena yesterday.
Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi came second on Isis, also completing clear rounds in 32.95 and 32.73 seconds. Rounding off the podium, Mohammed Saeed Haidan partnered with Quick Bill for another perfect record in 33.87 and 33.28 seconds in the feature event of the day, limited for 10 riders.
Earlier, Haidan, riding D Saucedo, clinched the Silver Tour (130cm) title. Haidan clocked 22.90 seconds to prevail over Saudi rider Bader Alfard, who finished second aboard Kimberly in 26.00 seconds. Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi secured third place with a time of 25.51 seconds on Qapella Di Lino.
In the team competition of the same class, Wathnan team claimed first place with a combined time of 66.56 seconds, followed by Lekhwiya (70.34 seconds) and Al Fardan (74.51 seconds).
In the Future Riders 90cm round, rider Al Reem Hamza Al Kuwari took first place with a time of 54.05 seconds aboard Jani. Khalifa bin Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani finished second and third with times of 56.48 and 57.11 seconds aboard Zion Wardfree.
In dressage events, Abdulla Khalid Al Julandani (D3), Hamyan Al Kowari (D2), and Sara Almahasneh (D1) topped their respective categories.
