The event, part of the prestigious King Abdelaziz Festival, was previously a men-only affair. The top five in the women's event went home with total prize money of about $260,000.
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The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival is an annual bedouin event held in the desert northeast of Riyadh that lures breeders from around the Gulf with prize money of up to $66 million.
