Final camel race to began today in Barka

MUSCAT: The Royal Court Affairs represented by the Royal Camel Corps (RCC) will kick off on Monday the final race of the season at Royal Camel Corps Racing Track in Barka.

The final race includes His Majesty the Sultan Cup, which is the most expensive award given to camel owners. After they competed in the ninth race from September 2023 to February 15, which were held in Barka and Al Bashayer Festival in Adam.

The camel festival is organised by Oman Camel Racing Federation from March 4 to 7. RCC will buy the best camel that records the best time.

Final camel race to began today in Barka

The event includes 62 rounds in different categories to win valuable prizes including 27 cars and 18 icons including the cups. The first day, (March 4), will be for the ‘Hagayeg’ category, two-year-old for 4 km. Sixteen races will be in the morning with cash prizes for the top 10. In the afternoon, there will be 9 main races with car prizes for the winner and cash prizes for the top 10.

The second day (March 5) will be for the ‘Lagaya’ category, three-year-old, for 5 km divided into 10 races in the morning with cash prize for the top 10. In addition, there will be competitions for human riders, three races for 2 km. The winner will receive a SUV car and cash prizes for the top 10.

Six main races will start in the afternoon, six cars for the winners and cash prizes up to 10th place.

Final camel race to began today in Barka

The third day (March 6) will be for the ‘Yathaa’ category, 4-year-old, for a 7-km race, three of them with car prizes and the other four winners will get cash prizes.

On the same day, there will be two races for the ‘Thanaya’ category, 5-year-old, for a distance of 8 km. And three races are allocated for the ‘Al Hawl’ category, 6 years and above. Both categories will have cash prizes for the top 10.

The concluding ceremony will be held on March 7. The competition will include 6 main races, one race from each category, with qualified camels only, for 2 km, 4 km, 5 km, 6 km and 8 km. The camel owners will compete for the cup and SUV car in all six races.