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Hours out from the worlds most richest horse race, the Saudi Cup, and it is sure to throw up an action packed running with a field filled with stars. Taiba should start the race as favourite to win the $20 million feature with stablemate Country Grammer looking to atone and build on his second placing last year. Cafe Pharoah (JPN) - Cantered for 2000m on the training track on Friday morning. “He ...
The Group 2 Pure Arabian Al Mneefah Cup presented by the Ministry of Culture will remain in Saudi Arabia after last night’s running. The Saad Mutlaq-trained Asfan Al Khalediah (KSA) sporting the famous white colours of HRH Prince Khalid Sultan Sons, the 4-year-old Purebred Arabian colt, who was the youngest horse in the 2100m race, had already won his prep race in impressive style and against ...
As the world’s richest horse race, The Saudi Cup, fast approaches this weekend the true contenders start to rise. Now with the barrier draw completed the trainers have commented on their hopes for the race. Cafe Pharoah (JPN) - Two times a winner of the Grade 1 February Stakes in Japan, the six-year-old has been having a steady preparation towards the big race. He draws 13 as assistant trainer, ...
When Cigar won the first running of the Dubai World Cup in 1996 it announced trainer William Mott as one to watch on an international scale, having already taken many victories in his native United States. Since then, he has taken the spoils in 12 Breeders’ Cups along with plenty of other career highlights. That was the first major international flat race in the Middle East and Mott returns to ...
Prestige and major prize money. The Saudi Cup is the most valuable race in the world and the carnival meeting runs on 24-25 February with horses from 15 different racing nations set to compete over the two days. King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh will host 16 races on its dirt and turf tracks, and the highlight of the meeting, the $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup, looks set to be contested by ...
Reigning Champion of the International Jockey Challenge, Australian Caitlin Jones, now knows all of her female opponents for this year’s tournament. The International Jockey Challenge has intensified even further this morning with the announcement of the final two female riders taking part. New Zealand will be cheering home a classy hoop in Sam Spratt as she enters the fray hungry for the win. ...
Phillip Collington is synonymous with Arabians and has showcased his ability to train his stable to conquer across years as well as races. He will now prepare Ekleel Athbah for the Group Two Al Mneefah Cup with his 5YO having already won the Group Two Royal Calvary of Oman International Stakes last August. He is the UK’s leading Purebred Arabian trainer and was awarded the ARO Champion Trainer ...
The Saudi Cup is the world’s most valuable race and this year Kildare-based Equine MediRecord will be deploying their revolutionary software platform for all the horses racing in this year’s two day event. Tom Ryan of the Saudi Cup was excited with the partnership. “We are delighted to be expanding our Equine MediRecord involvement this year to include an Arabic module. The initial use of the ...
Frankie Dettori is on his farewell tour but he is far from done. With that hunger to win in the saddle the Italian is hoping Country Grammer can help him with the perfect farewell to Saudi. He now tackles the $20 million Saudi Cup in what he considers the ‘best dirt track in the world’. “I’ve been going to Saudi for the last 30 years. I’m not just saying this because we’re talking about The ...
With this year’s edition of the Group One Saudi Cup fast approaching in just over two weeks’ time we take a look back at the personalities and moments in the feature race in years past that send tingles through our bodies. Race commentator John Hunt has relived his experience of calling the 2022 Group One Saudi Cup seeing the Mitab Almulawah trained Emblem Road victorious. It was a moment that ...
The flag of Japan will be flown during the International Jockeys Challenge with the recent announcement of Yuga Kawada as the eight hoop to compete in the contest. Racing is in his blood with his great-grandfather having been a jockey and a trainer, his grandfather was a trainer, and his father was a jockey and a trainer – he was born into the family passion and business started to ride at an ...
When the gates fly back in the Group Three 1351 Turf Sprint on Saudi Cup night Charlie Hills will see his pair of seven-year-old stablemates show what they have throwing down a real challenge for the SAR $3.3 million winner’s purse. Pogo is the stable star last year having won the Group 3 Criterion Stakes, Group 3 John Gaunt Stakes, Group 2 Challenge Stakes, and rounding his success out with a ...
