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Exciting news for us here with Roheryn Bold Impression (exp UAE) winning the Shaikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Challenge 120-km endurance ride at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Dubai. The race was held on the 23rd February 2008. Articles from Gulf News and Khaleej Times following! Unfortunately for us our prefix seems to have been registered incorrectly (Roherty) - something we will need to try and rectify!
Al Beloushi repeats endurance victory and hails 'great horse' |
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By M. Satya Narayan, Senior Reporter Gulf News
Published: February 24, 2008, 01:13 |
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Abu Dhabi: In a rare repeat show, Yousuf Ahmad Al Beloushi finished ahead of Spain's Maria Alvarez Ponton in the Shaikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Challenge 120-km endurance ride at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Dubai on Saturday.
The defending champion, who had won this ride last year on Cameo Zinniaa, decided to partner Roherty Bold Impression and the 10-year-old Anglo-Arab gelding did extremely well to overtake Maria on Antares Sauveterre on the final loop and help the Al Reef star to finish the endurance season in Dubai the way he started it - on a winning note.
Yousuf had won the first ride here this season and signed off with a victory, his horse taking 4 hours 39 minutes and 41 seconds to complete the 120-km distance yesterday.
"This is a great performance by my horse. He won the first race of the season last year but during the start of this season he was injured.
"However he came back strongly today," said Yousuf, who also achieved another rare record yesterday.
Last season he also won the first and last race at the Dubai International Endurance season and now in the 2007-08 season also he has done the same.
"I feel elated with this record. I won in the Bab Al Shams Cup, which was the first ride here and now again in the last event," said the champion rider and trainer, who won a Nissan Patrol for his effort apart from part of the Dh550,000 prize money.
Results
Top five
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Yousuf Ahmad Al Beloushi (Roherty Bold Impression) 4hrs 39 mins 41 secs;
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Maria Alvarez Ponton -Spain-(Antares Sauveterre) 4:46.02;
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Gerda Petronella Burger-S.Africa-(Georgat) 4:46.31;
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Dahi Abdullah Khamis Al Dahi (Dunwinger Maakhal) 4:52.06;
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Mohammad Ali Al Shafar (Israk Grey) 4:54.32.
Khaleej Times Online>>News>>SPORTS>>Endurance race
Bloushi wins
By Hisham Al Gizouli
24 February 2008
DUBAI - Yousuf Ahmad Al Bloushi, riding Roherty Bold Impression, celebrated an exciting victory with brilliant ride in the 120km Shaikh Maktoum bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Challenge at Seih Assalam Endurance City yesterday.
The Al Reef Stables representative finished seven minutes ahead of the Spanish lady Maria Mercedes as 94 riders lined up for honours at the beautiful venue and hit in the heart of the desert under the early rays of the sun.
Al Bloushi was not far away from the early speed when the riders covered the first of the five loops of the gruelling race. He finished eighth and made a slight drop to tenth by the end of the second loop. but, Al Bloushi soon recovered and made a fast move to take third before he closed on the front runner in the fourth loop and hit the front lead in the final stage.
However, Al Bloushi covered the distance in four hours, 39 minutes and 41 seconds at a relatively high average speed of 24.06kmph. Gerda Petronella Burger finished third, 29 seconds behind the west European young lady in a race which saw more than half of the field giving way, mainly on veterinary grounds (lameness & metabolic).
"Roherty Bold Impression has truly lived up to his name and he was always impressing me. The race was my competitive and the readiness of my horse made the difference," said a confident trainer-cum-rider later.
Results: 1-Yousef Ahmed Al Bloushi (UAE); 2. Maria Mercedes Alvares Ponton (Spain); 3. Gerda Petronella Burger (RSA); 4. Dhahi Abdullah Khamis Al Dhahi (UAE); 5. Mohammed Ali Al Shafar (UAE); 6.Thani Mohammed Al Muhairi (UAE)
UAE National Day Cup - Nakheel |
FEI CEI *** 120 Km Endurance Ride - Saturday 16th December 2006
Emirates International Endurance Village, Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi Sponsored By: Nakheel
12th Ride time 05:33:55
Al Bloushi completes hat-trick of wins |
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By M. Satya Narayan, Staff Reporter Gulf News
Published: November 26, 2006, 00:00 |
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Dubai: Yousuf Ahmad Al Bloushi from the Al Reef Stables registered a hat-trick of wins for the all-conquering stables here yesterday.
Yousuf, the UAE's top trainer and third-best rider on points, and Al Reef Stables, last season's top stables which belongs to Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, scored their third straight win of the current UAE season.
Yousuf, who trained the winning horses in the Boudthib Junior Ride and the First Gulf Bank Challenge ride in Al Wathba last week, emerged as winner with a superb display of riding in the Dubai Equestrian Club's 120-km ride yesterday.
The trainer-cum-rider partnered 8-year-old Roherty Bold Impression to victory to help the Australian horse make a winning debut here in the UAE.
With an impressive average speed of 24.06kmph, Yousuf completed the 120-km ride in a time of 4 hours 59 minutes and 15 seconds to finish over 11 minutes ahead of Al Wathba rider Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri.
Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammad Al Maktoum finished fourth, just behind Mohammad Al Sabousi in a ride which saw over 100 riders kick-start the endurance season at the Dubai International Endurance City.
"I just wanted to give my horse a feel of the competitive conditions here in the UAE as he was faring well in training having arrived here just four months ago," said the champion rider.
"I was in fact using this ride to prepare my Anglo-Arab horse for the prestigious National Day Cup. But during the third stage I realised he was shaping very well and it was then I decided to go for a win," said Yousuf, who looks after Al Reef's Al Ain stables.
Yesterday's ride, sponsored by Dubai World, had a total of Dh700,000 on offer.
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Aragorn (Oakhill Arigo X Maricol Rosita), our first foal for several years, has joined Roheryn Dartagnon with the Bradley family. He will spend a few years maturing then will be out flying the flag for Roheryn and for Ken in Endurance!! Congratulations to Ken, we wish you all the best with Aragorn!!
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Photo Credit: Katypix
Some baby pics of Aragorn
Photo Credits - Nicspics
Cazna El Maklan at Wombat Run 2001
Roheryn Park Khaleef (Windemere Sabarti X Desert Angelique) is competing with Kim Noble in Lightweight and has a couple of wins to his credit in 2008 including:
4th Lightweight Stanley No Frills Endurance Ride 80km 13/07/08
1st Lightweight and Best Conditioned LWT Greenhills Endurance Ride 80km 26/7/08
2nd Lightweight and Best Conditioned LWT/JNR Southern Crosse 80km 23/08/08
Roheryn Dartagnon (Oakhill Diego X Desert Angelique) owned by the Bradley family is doing very well in both Heavyweight and Middleweight categories achieving in 2006:
8th Middleweight Waterloo 100km elevated
3rd Heavyweight Mt Cole 80km
4th Middleweight Cobaw Canter 80km
=1st Middleweight Great Western 80km
Roheryn Saadiya (Oakhill Diego X Bluegrass Saacha) owned by Wendy Bootle has been competing barefoot and achieved a completion at Elmhurst 80km ride in August
Roheryn Saadiya & Wendy Bootle
Roheryn Cavalier (Cazna El Maklan X Miss Gretel) an Anglo gelding, has started his endurance career in Queensland and we look forward to hearing how he goes.
12th Heavyweight Eidsvold 81 18/05/08
Roheryn Bold Impression (Cazna El Maklan X Flip Song) another Mooee Anglo gelding has also been doing well in Queensland. He achieved his Quilty buckle at the Tasmanian ride.
Cazna's County Aminta (Cazna El Maklan X Windsor Park Rimarni) completed a 40km training ride at Great Western in early December 2006.
Cazna's County Filipa (Cazna El Maklan X Kenkara Gazelle) is an exceptional saddle horse for her owner/breeders Cazna's County Arabians, qualifying for numerous saddle classes and her halter class at the 2007 Australian National Championships. Best of luck to Jody and Marie with this really lovely versatile mare.
CONGRATULATIONS JODY AND FILIPA
A fantastic 2007 Australian Championships for Jody and Filipa
Results:
Top Ten Amateur Led Arabian Mare 4 years and over
Top Ten Amateur Ridden Arabian mare
Top Ten Arabian Mare Bridle Path Hack
(Filipa was the only mare to place in both Led and Ridden Amateur classes)
