Davies qualifies for final in Abu Dhabi
25 September 2018, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ Maryland’s Teddy Davies became the ninth youngster to qualify for the final of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Lateefa Bint Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan International Pony Championship series to be held in Abu Dhabi in November.
The 14-year-old Davies won the second of the two qualifiers held in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday, 23 September 2018. The son of Joe Davies and Blythe Miller Davies of Monkton, Maryland, Davies did a wonderful job guiding his mounts to one win and one second under the heaviest rains storm Lexington has seen in years.
Sunday’s win was his 28th win in flat races/jumps out of 58 rides. Davies will now contest the final on 9 November 2018, in Abu Dhabi.
The other 2018 pony jockeys who have won and quailed from the respective countries are:
5 May Seville, Spain – Alberto Peres-Luna
6 Stockholm, Sweden – Stina Landh
1 July, Ploiești, Bucharest – Erika Georgesco
5 August, Deauville, France – Jad Hondier
20 August, Ostend, Belgium – Ruben van der Scheuren
30 August, Kazan, Tatarstan – Nina Mozheva
1 September, Hastings, New Zealand – Caitlin Rennie
15 September, Ozieri, Italy – Enna Thomas
The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Co. LLC as associate sponsors, The National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carrier, in cooperation with Emirates Racing Authority, IFHRA, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi Youth Council, General Authority for Sports and sponsored by Ayadi LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC, Nissan Middleast Al Massood Automobiles, Nirvana Travels and Tourism LLC, Equicare Veterinary Services, Alawal Stud, Cavalos Equine Care & Supplies, SET Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Al Awani General Enterprises, Omeir Travels, Kabale, YAS Channel, Abu Dhabi Falconers Club, Emirates Falconers Club, Mohammed Bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School, Racing Post, Paris Turf, Al Wathba Centre, the UAE’s General Women’s Union, The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2018, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club and Anantara Hotel.
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