Nour Thabet wins King Mohammed VI horse race Grand Prix

Originally published May 10, 2005

Thierry Thulliez, riding Nour Thabet, won, here Saturday, King Mohammed VI Horse Race Grand Prix.

Property of Zakaria Hakam, Nour Thabet made a perfect 2,000m race and crossed the finish line in 2min and 19 sec.

Thami Zergane, riding Lee Roy de Chaillac (property of Azzedine Sedrati) finished second, while Adrien De Vries, riding Lava (property of Kloese Albert from the Netherlands) was third.

Robert Libert of Tunisia, riding Nemrod Du Paon, won prince Moulay Rachid Grand Prix after crossing 1,400m in 1min and 31 sec after holding off a spirited challenge from Adrien De Vries riding Marrakech and Thierry Thulliez riding Borodyne.

Anfa racecourse hosted horses of pure Arab blood from France, Tunisia, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and Morocco.

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