The Hail racetrack for purebred Arabian camels hosted the first field race yesterday, with heats for the Laqaya, Jitha, Thanaya, Heel and Zamool categories. A number of camel owners and trainers took part, and competition was close across the heats.

In the Jitha category, Intibah, owned by Nahar Fahad Al-Saadi, won the first main heat for young females (bakar), while Mahfal, owned by Nayef Al-Karmi Al-Anazi, took the second main heat for young males (qa'dan). Al-Shahiniya, owned by Zaher Faleh Al-Anazi, won the third heat.

In the Laqaya category, Al-Tarikhiya, owned by Atallah Saeed Al-Sharari, won the first main heat, Mur'ib, owned by Hathal Mutni Al-Shammari, won the second main heat, and Ghaya, owned by Badr Alyan Al-Quwaiani, came first in the third heat.

In the Thanaya and older heats, Intibah, owned by Rafi Smihan Al-Shammari, won the main heat for females, Mughader, owned by Nafe Hashash Al-Shammari, won the main heat for males, and Najwa, owned by Ahmed Abdullah Al-Balushi, finished first in the third heat for females.

In the Heel and Zamool categories, Taweedh, owned by Hamad Nahyan Al-Ameri, won the main Heel heat, and Mutfi, owned by Saif Musallam Al-Ameri, won the second main heat for Zamool.