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Winning jockey David Egan was fined $100,000 and suspended two days for excessive use of the whip when riding Mishriff to victory in the $20-million Saudi Cup Saturday. The Saudi stewards determined that Egan hit his mount 11 times, one more than the maximum allowed. Egan hit Mishriff several times in the stretch, starting out with his left hand before switching over to his right. In addition, ...
Ground-breaking trainer Fawzi Nass is preparing an assault on the $20 million Saudi Cup with Bahrain International winner Simsir. Nass made history at the inaugural Saudi Cup meeting last year when his Port Lions pulled off a shock win by defeating Japan’s star mare Deirdre in what is now called The Neom Turf Cup, the first turf race ever held in Saudi Arabia. Now he has the world’s most ...
Leading US-based rider John Velazquez is the final international jockey to be confirmed for the stc International Jockeys Challenge (IJC) on Friday 19 February. The 49YO will take on 13 other jockeys in the IJC, before partnering Tacitus, owned by the late Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms, in the $20m Saudi Cup a day later. Velazquez landed a first Breeders’ Cup Classic in November with ...
Trainer Allan Smith believes Dark Power is peaking at the right time as he prepares his stable star to defend his stc 1351 Turf Sprint title at the glittering Saudi Cup meeting. The striking grey came with a strong, late run under Frankie Dettori to collar front-running Mubtasim and cause a massive shock in the $1 million contest run over 1351m last year. Bahrain-based Smith has been plotting a ...
The second running of the Saudi Cup has garnered much international interest. William Haggas-trained Addeybb will be partnered by Tom Marquand, is one of eight British entries for the US$20 million contest in Riyadh. The three-time Gr.1 Champion Stakes winner will be joined by stablemate 6YO Ummalnar. Top English trainer John Gosden has three entries: Mishriff, Dubai Warrior and Global Giant. ...
