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Abu Dhabi Irish Guineas Festival brings the emirate’s best to Ireland.
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Abu Dhabi arrived in Ireland last weekend for the Curragh’s eagerly anticipated Abu Dhabi Irish Guineas Festival meeting. Literally.<\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), created a centrepiece tented Arabian Village to show off some of the emirate’s cultural traditions, including falconry, henna design and calligraphy.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the UAE’s award-winning airline Etihad, which flies daily from Dublin to Abu Dhabi, wowed racegoers by promoting its high-octane association with Formula 1\u2122 motor racing.<\/p>\n

The festival’s features were Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas and Sunday’s President of the UAE Cup, a race created in partnership with ADTA, and featuring international purebred Arabian horses. This year’s renewal was won by Theoretically, ridden by Mr S Walker and trained in the UK by Mr W.M. Smith, while Saturday’s 2000 Guineas produced a thrilling masterclass from Roderic O’Connor, ridden by the 17 year-old jockey Joseph O’Brien for his father Aidan O’Brien – the horse’s trainer.<\/p>\n

“Wave upon wave of visitors were testimony to our scintillating delivery of Arabian hospitality,” said Angela Bates, ADTA’s Trade \/ MICE Promotion Senior Executive. “People were telling us the emirate is high on their travel wish-lists, because they want to see attractions such as Ferrari World, Yas Marina and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The Curragh became our home away from home for a day and we loved it,” she said.<\/p>\n

Glamour was Sunday’s watchword when the Curragh launched the first of its six 2011 Ladies Days. Judged the Most Stylish Lady, Nicola O’Hara from Rathangan, Co. Kildare scooped a five-star holiday to Abu Dhabi courtesy of multi-award-winning Etihad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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