{"id":263180,"date":"2019-11-28T16:58:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=263180"},"modified":"2019-11-28T17:38:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T20:38:49","slug":"arab-chamber-grand-prix-taking-place-saturday-in-sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-chamber-grand-prix-taking-place-saturday-in-sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Chamber Grand Prix taking place Saturday in S\u00e3o Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The 2019 Arab Brazilian Chamber Grand Prix is taking place Saturday (30) at the S\u00e3o Paulo Jockey Club. In its 6th<\/sup> edition, the event will mark the 48th<\/sup> anniversary of the United Arab Emirates with two Arabian horse races on grass tracks. Gates open at noon. Pictured above, the 2018 edition<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The main 1,300-meter race takes place at 1:10 pm featuring the nine horses that have won the thirteen races held so far this year. \u201cThese are the top tier animals. They\u2019re three to six years old and belong to seven owners and five different keepers,\u201d explained the vice president for Races at the Brazilian Association of Arabian Horse Breeders, Almir Jos\u00e9 Ribeiro. The event is sponsored by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The top six riders in the main race will share a BRL 15,000 prize (roughly USD 3,5000 at current rates). The owners of the top five horses will get BRL 6,700 (1st<\/sup>), BRL 2,010 (2nd<\/sup>), BRL 1,340 (3rd<\/sup>), BRL 670 (4th<\/sup>) and BRL 335 (5th<\/sup>) \u2013 owner and rider prizes are in keeping with the National Racing Code. Major contenders include the female Gaea, with four wins in 2019, and Mahatma, Oneida, Egito, and Velozter, with two wins each.<\/p>\n

The Grand Prix opens at 12:45 pm with the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Special Prize, featuring nine rookie horses on a 1,000-meter track. \u201cThey\u2019re three- to four-year old animals which started racing this year and haven\u2019t won any races yet,\u201d said Ribeiro. Winners will also share a BRL 15,000 prize. The race is sponsored by Abu Dhabi\u2019s Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The race is named after sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed, deceased last November 18. He was the brother of the UAE\u2019s president Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan \u2013 whom he\u2019d represent \u2013 and of Abu Dhabi\u2019s heir prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.<\/p>\n

All animals in both races are Arabian thoroughbreds born and raised in Brazil, hailing from states like Minas Gerais, S\u00e3o Paulo and Mato Grosso.<\/p>\n

Admission is free and racegoers can bet and eat lunch at the Jockey Club restaurants. For additional information please refer to the S\u00e3o Paulo Jockey Club<\/a> and the official race schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019 Arab Brazilian Chamber Grand Prix
\nNovember, at noon
\nS\u00e3o Paulo Jockey Club
\nAvenida Lineu de Paula Machado, 1263
\n+55 11 2161-8300<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodrigo Rodrigues\/Arab Chamber<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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