His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, stressed the importance of continuing to support horse racing sport in the Kingdom of Bahrain and push the levels of progress in it towards the desired goals, praising His Highness the development initiatives set by the Supreme Authority of Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club headed The Supreme Authority of Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club, with the aim of developing all aspects related to horse racing sport, including the establishment of the Knights Support Fund at Rashid Equestrian Club and Horse Racing.
His Highness directed the support of the Knights Support Fund at Rashid Equestrian and Horses Club from the outcome of the stables of his stables during its participation in the third annual auction of the horse organized by the club, noting His Highness the organizational success in which the annual public auction of the horses organized by the Rashid Equestrian Club and horse race, expressing his aspiration that the auction outputs contribute to achieving the desired diversity in the horses and providing conditions Ideal supporting stables and horse owners and enhancing competitive paths among them all.
The Knights Support Fund takes place in the general policy for supporting Bahraini knights involved in speed horses races, setting standards for support, and developing strategic plans to ensure the sustainability of support and the fund, and supervise the provision of medical and financial support to the injured knights during races or training. It also shall launch the qualification programs for knights and rehabilitate the horsemen who are in return for the competition, as well as supervising the Academy of Al -Fursa and developing training and rehabilitation programs to ensure that the knights are prepared for local and international competitions, in addition to coordination with health authorities and insurance companies and other supporting bodies, to ensure the integration of efforts to support the knights.
