Dubai Following on from the 36th running of the annual Al Marmoum Hertiga Festival, the Dubai Camel and Racing Club’s auction for camels under the age of two, proved a big success with 34 camels being sold off.
The one-day event held at the Malaqit Pens’ featured aggressive bidding from prominent camel owners and resulted in an increased total sale fund of over Dh3 million.
The auction features 34 lots of camels of both “Abkar” (female) and “Jeadan” (male) variety from some of the UAE’s most prized race track winners including Al Sulamani Al Asifa, Nasi Al Mukhtabr, Al Shababi Al Asifa, Shaheen Al Muhairi and others with strong pedigree and of high quality breeds.
The top bid paid on the auction was by Saif Al Baloushi, for a daughter of Al Shababi Al Asifa and from the mother Bint Barout who fetched Dh390,000.
The second highest bid went to another female camel, a daughter of Shaheen Al Muhairi and Bint Shaheen, who was auctioned for a price of Dh260,000, paid by Mubarak Mohammad Thani Al Sewaidi.
Saif Al Baloushi was again among the prominent bidders for a son of Nasi Al Mukhtabr and Tamasha who was sold for Dh220,000, the third highest prize on the day.
The auction’s objective was to highlight the historical, social, cultural and economic importance of these animals in the Arab world and to encourage more owners to get involved in the heritage sport.
Another aim is to help with cultural preservation and sustainability of the camel, and also to improve the original feature of purebred camels.
The auction witnessed a huge attendance and succeeded in attracting large number of bidders from the UAE and from the GCC countries as well.
