(Kazan City
KZN.RU, August 1, Zilya Gayfi). Prizes in honor of the holiday Sabantuy and the
championship in Aquatics were played today at the International Equestrian
Sports Complex "Kazan". The course of events was observed by Acting
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Prime
Minister Ildar Khalikov, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture and
Food Marat Akhmetov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, head of the Executive
Committee of the city Denis Kalinkin, the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey
Aksenov, representatives of republic departments and the Executive Committee of
Kazan, as well as numerous guests and residents of the city.
As a part
of the competition 3 runs and 7 races took place for a prize "Sabantuy-2015",
a prize in honor of the championship of Aquatics "Kazan FINA-2015", a
prize of Mayor of Kazan, Tatarstan Grand Derby prize, a prize of the Ministry
of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, a prize "Favorite of
the Volga region", a prize of the Kazan Kremlin, and others.
The longest
distance in the competition was 2,400 meters, the shortest - 1000 meters. The
total prize fund of the sports festival was 7.5 million rubles.
Stallions and
mares from two years, Thoroughbred and Arabian horses with the best jockeys of
Russia and Tatarstan were competing. Stallion Veduchi under control of master
jockey Khamzat Ulubayev won Grand Derby prize of Tatarstan with the largest
prize fund of 1.5 million rubles. Agility of the horse valued at 2.37 seconds.
Khamzat Ulubaev also won the prize in honor of the championship in Aquatics
"Kazan FINA-2015". The bay stallion Si Coud under his control finished
with the result of 2.11 seconds.
Master jockey
Nikolai Kolomeytsev won the prize in honor of Sabantuy-2015. The bay stallion Friend
End Phaser came first with a score of 2.1 seconds under his management.
Deputy Head
of the Executive Committee of the Social Affairs Natalia Grechannikova awarded
the winners.
In frames
of celebration of Sabantui at the racetrack concert program, prize draw
lottery, exhibition of Kazan companies
and manufacturers of the districts of Tatarstan were organized.