She is a bit difficult at times but I know her better now,” the 22-year-old said
“We have the best riders from this region and from Europe,” he added.Īl-Marri was hoping to continue his fine from in the next two days of the competition. The top international riders are here,” a delighted al-Marri said after his victory.
Al-Hamazani won QR 5,250 for his efforts. Saudi rider Abdulrahman al-Hamazani, astride Birgitta, finished in third spot in a time of 58.05 seconds. Femke EC clocked a time of 56.79 seconds as al-Sabah won QR7,000. Kuwait’s Sheikh Yousuf al-Sabah, riding under the FEI flag, guided Femke EC to the second spot. Dolce Vita M’s winning time was 56.18 seconds as it galloped in fine style, and was given a thunderous round of applause from the home crowd. Last week’s feature event winner, Turkey’s Derin Demirsoy (Narazo De Nyze Z, 31.90 seconds, QR12,210) finished second, while American rider Reed Kessler (Tradition De La Roque, 32.92 seconds, QR8,547) completed the top-five in the day’s main event.Įarlier, al-Marri had given Qatar the day’s first victory by winning in the 130/135cm class, with his 13-year-old mare Dolce Vita M. The Saudi Rider, who won two events and finished second in the feature event at the Qatar International Show Jumping Championship last week, continued his red-hot form this week as well.Īl-Duhami and his nine-year-old gelding High Quality J finished their routine in 31.26 seconds, which fetched al-Duhami QR18,315. The third place went to Bahamdan’s compatriot Ramzy Hamad al-Duhami. The second place went to Saudi rider Kamal Abdullah Bahamdan, astride Lacasino, which came home in 31.15 seconds. Al Ghazali took home QR30,525 for his efforts. Delloren crossed the hurdles in a time of 31.08 seconds in the second run. The 20-year-old Al Ghazali is a 2014 Asian Games gold medallist with Delloren and the pair once again showed their class last night. In the feature event of the night, al-Ghazali and his 16-year-old mare Delloren combined to produce a flawless routine to clinch the 145cm class. Under the lights at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s Main Arena, the Qatari duo enthralled the local crowd with their brilliant show. Qatari riders Nasser al-Ghazali and Rashid Towaim al-Marri put on a splendid show on the opening day of the Al Rayyan International Show Jumping Championship, by winning two of the three competitions held yesterday. In May of 2014, he formally graduated from the Qalam Seminary’s one-year program.Ĭurrently, he is continuing his study of the Quran and Imam Ghazali’s text with Professor Omer Mozaffar, and is working to complete his coursework of the Dars-e-Nizami curriculum directly with Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda.The Qatari duo were in top form on the opening day After graduating with his BA, Ustadh AbdelRahman moved to Dallas, where he began reading classical texts with Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda. While finishing his university studies, he benefitted directly from the training and teaching of Professor Omer Mozaffar in areas of Quran and texts of Imam Ghazali. While growing up in the Chicagoland area, he spent two years studying at Riyadh As Saliheen Institute under Shaykhs Ehab Ash-Shaer and Abu Abdullah. His Islamic studies background includes completing an Imam Certificate Program in Makkah, Saudi Arabia under the mentorship and training of Shaykh Khalid Hilwany. He has served as a youth director, Muslim chaplain, and assistant imam in a full-time capacity since 2009. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling. Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a Bachelor’s in Teaching of English and Religious Studies.