• Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, canters on his mount Nopoli Del Ma to win the 160 km, $2.6 million Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Endurance Cup.
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, canters on his mount Nopoli Del Ma to win the 160 km, $2.6 million Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Endurance Cup.
  • Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain presents the trophy to Sheikh Hamdan after his win.
    Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain presents the trophy to Sheikh Hamdan after his win.
  • Riders compete in the 160 km Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Endurance Cup.
    Riders compete in the 160 km Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Endurance Cup.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid drives his car alongside the track during the race.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid drives his car alongside the track during the race.
  • Riders compete in the Dubai race.
    Riders compete in the Dubai race.
  • Aaftab Khan of Al Shababi Endurance Stables cools down his mount Vicente during the race.
    Aaftab Khan of Al Shababi Endurance Stables cools down his mount Vicente during the race.

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Sheikh Mohammed attends Dubai Endurance Cup - in pictures

Jake Badger

January 11, 2015

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attended the160-kilometre race of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup on Saturday at Dubai International Endurance City.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai, won the three-star race.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk was runner-up, followed in the third place by Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri, according to the state news agency Wam.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, were also in attendence.

Dubai’s Government-owned developer Meydan Group had boosted the prize money for the race to almost $2.6 million and announced a series of European races to promote endurance riding, it said on Thursday.

All photos courtesy Martin Dokoupll / Reuters.

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