The Mansoor bin Ebrahim SI al-Mahmoud-owned Valiant Knight waited for the perfect moment to shine, breaking his maiden with a thrilling victory in the Uqda Two-Year-Old Cup on Thursday.Under a brilliant ride by Marco Casamento, the son of Ghaiyyath, prevailed in a thrilling finish where the Jassim Ghazali-trained winner held off the charge of his two rivals, Glitterati and Sapphire Valley, by a neck and a further neck respectively, giving his connections a second cup in less than 24 hours.The trio of owner, trainer and jockey won the Brooq Cup – 1900m contest for Thoroughbred Handicap (85-105), four-year-old + – with the four year-old gelding Dubawi Spectre, on Thursday at the Al Rayyan Racecourse. Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.Earlier in the day, Umm Al Shukhut Farm’s Legend Of Xanadu won the Thoroughbred Handicap (75-95) 1400m contest for three-year-old+. Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki-trained four-year-old gelding, under the supervision of jockey Jefferson Smith, defeated Fatima Rashid A al-Naimi-owned Sherood by short head.RESULTS2nd Al Uqda Race Meeting - Al Uqda Two-Year-Old CupWINNERS: (Horse, Owner, Trainer, Jockey)Al Uqda Cup, Thoroughbred, 2YOs, 1300mValiant Knight, Mansoor bin Ebrahim al-Mahmoud, Jassim Ghazali, Marco CasamentoThoroughbred Handicap (75-95), 3YO+, 1400mLegend Of Xanadu, Umm Al Shukhut Farm, Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki, Jefferson SmithPurebred Arabian Novice Plate, 3YOs, 1400m,Al Jori, Al Shaqab Racing, Jean de Mieulle, Faleh BughanaimThoroughbred Handicap (0-80), 3YOs, 2100mHighland Spring, Mohammed Shaheen AA al-Kuwari, Hamad al-Jehani, Lukas DelozierPurebred Arabian Handicap (60-80), 3YO+, 1400mTayyar Al Shahania, Hassan bin Ali Hassan al-Matwi, Mohammed Hassan al-Matwi, Fayos Martin BorjaPurebred Arabian Handicap (45-65), 3YO+, 1400mZidane, Injaaz Stud, Jihad El Ahmad, Alberto SannaPurebred Arabian Maiden Plate, 4YOs, 2100mJalaad Al Shahania, Al Shahania Stud, Rudy Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier
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