FAIRPLAY

Hassan Abdulrahman – Al Ain – UAE

Alain Camel Racing Festival 2025 , in its second preliminary round taking place at Al Rawdah Racecourse from August 1-10 , has now reached one stronger stage, with the launch of Al Ezaa camel category over 25 races for a distance of 4 km.
Notably, this first edition of Alain camel racing festival include three preliminary rounds, followed by the fourth and final round. The qualifiers from the three preliminary rounds, which began last July, followed by the rounds of August and September, will compete to determine the champions of the various categories in the final round of October.

The second round of the Al Ain Festival witnessed distinguished participation from various camel categories from the UAE and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

As for yesterday Friday August 8 , races of Al Ezaa category , The camel “Tsawahem”, owned by Hamad Jahwil bin Saad, won the first round, outperforming its competitors with a time of 6:16:66 minutes, then the camel “Ajeeb”, owned by Ahmed Banwas Al Ketbi won the second round with a time of 6:08:45 minutes.
“Khayal,” owned by Saeed Hamad Musleh Al Ahbabi, won the third round for full-bred fillies after crossing the finish line in 6:15:52 minutes. “Shaheeniya,” owned by Saif Suhail Al Khaili, won the fourth round with a time of 6:20:32 minutes.
“Waddah,” owned by Salem Rashid Baldhabya Al Ketbi, won the fifth round with a time of 6:09:20 minutes. “Nawara,” owned by Kurdous Salem Al Ameri, took the lead in the sixth round with a time of 6:19:90 minutes. “Samha,” owned by Salem Ahmed Balhawta Al Ameri, snatched the seventh round with a time of 6:18:25 minutes. The colt “Kafou”, owned by Sultan Nasser Al Mansouri, managed to record the best time for the age group in the eighth round, crossing the finish line in 6:07:34 minutes. The ninth round, designated for young fillies, was won by “Najoud”, owned by Salem Fares Al Shamsi, with a time of 6:11:72 minutes. Ahmed Sultan Al Rashid Al Suwaidi’s horses shone brightly after winning three consecutive races, from the 10th to the 12th, with “Raw’a,” “Tufan,” and “Fahda,” marking their strong presence at the festival. The results of the races from the 13th to the 25th saw the following victories: “Maraseem” for Hamad Suhail Al Ameri, “Takrar” for Salem Rashid Hudhairam Al Ketbi, “Mazoon” for Nayel Rashid Al Shamsi, “Al Hadhra” for Suhail Salem Al Ameri, “Lahab” for Abdullah Rashid Al Ghafli, “Syouf” for Amer Abdullah Al Muhrami, “Mamdouh” for Saeed Salim Ali Al Ameri, “Al Anoud” for Rashid Salem Al Hashemi, “Al Khawar” for Saeed Salem Al Subousi, “Misrah” for Eid Rashid Al Mansouri, “Al Hakim” for Ahmed Saeed Al Subousi, “Amthal” for Hamdan Al Kathiri, and “Zidan” for Naif Mohammed bin Ruwaya Al Khaili.