The 2025 edition of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Festival concludes

The Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup competitions concluded the 2025 edition of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Festival, which was held in honor of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.

F3 Stables regained the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup title after rider Majid Jamal Al Muhairi gave an ideal performance on horse "Evita Larzak" during the 120-kilometre race held at Dubai International Endurance City yesterday, Saturday.

With this victory, Al Muhairi returned the cup to the "host", who celebrated climbing the podium 1-2 after Rashid Mohammed Al Muhairi came in second place on "Rockabilly" owned by "Abundum".

The rider "Melina Mendez" from M7 Endurance Stables, who won the opening ladies race of the festival, won her second podium when she took bronze on "Polo Piro".

Majid Al Muhairi finished the fourth round in four hours, ten minutes and 51 seconds (4:10:51) to win by more than 35 seconds.

Majid Al Muhairi started the day with the tenth best overall time after the first 40km lap, then upped the ante to claim the top spot on the second 35km lap.

A calculated landing saw Majid Al Muhairi and his horse vacate their position at the top of the leaderboard and settle for third place entering the final lap.

But they came back to the heart of the action and won easily with Rashid Al Muhairi and his horse finishing a distant second in 4:11:26.

Saif Ali Khamis of the Reef Asha team managed to maintain the lead at the end of the opening stage on the back of the horse Jerlambon Mesa, before Majid Al Muhairi took the lead in the second stage, allowing the Spanish rider Bruna Pujols Omatil of the M7 Stables Endurance Team on the back of the horse Bondi Artanyan to win the race.

But Majid Al Muhairi and his 11-year-old horse Eva Larzac were in top form that day, and when asked to perform, the duo succeeded in exploiting their physical fitness and skill to achieve victory.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Equestrian Club, presented the cups to the first three winners.

Ahmed Al Kaabi, Deputy Director General of the Dubai Equestrian Club, extended his sincere thanks to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, for their continuous support for equestrianism and endurance sports in particular.

The Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Festival, organised by the Dubai Equestrian Club in collaboration with the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation, included four rounds, starting with the ladies’ race won by Melina Mendez (Polly) for M7 Endurance Stables on Monday. Maitha Mohammed Al Qubaisi (Picnic Park Parisian Down) from Zabeel Stables won the second race, the Private Stables Competition, on Wednesday, while Luba Leoni Varela (RO General) from M7 Stables won the penultimate race, the 120km Al Yamamah Endurance Cup for mares, on Thursday.