Breeders' Cup, EEF bring President of the UAE Cup to championships

Breeders' Cup, EEF bring President of the UAE Cup to

championships

All modern Thoroughbreds trace back to three stallions

imported into England from the Middle East in the late 17th and early 18th

Centuries -- the

Byerley Turk, the

Darley Arabian and the

Godolphin Arabian. The Thoroughbred was largely developed during this period

when native English mares were bred with the imported Arabians.

"We are delighted to be involved with the Breeders' Cup and expect the President

of the United Arab Emirates Cup to be an exciting race attracting many of the

top pure bred Arabian horses worldwide," said Taleb Al Muhairi, secretary general of the EEF.

The EEF was established in 1992

under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed

Al Nahyan, member of the executive council, to promote the breed of pure Arabian

race horses worldwide. His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan presides over the

board of directors of the

Federation who supervise the organization of equestrian activities in the United

Arab Emirates.

The President's Cup is staged at major

racecourses internationally each year and attracts the best horses globally. In

previous years the races have been held at Ascot, Sandown and Newmarket

Racecourses in the United Kingdom; Keeneland, Churchill Downs and Pimlico in the United States;

Chantilly, Deauville and St. Cloud in France; Moscow Hippodrome in Russia; the Curragh in Ireland;

Baden Baden in Germany; Ostend in Belgium; Veliefendi in

Turkey; and Duidigt in Holland.

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