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After breaking last, the 4YO son of Quality Road travelled wide before launching a sustained challenge under jockey Wigberto Ramos, taking home the US$20m prize. Local horse Emblem Road chased down Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammer to win by half a length, with another American runner Midnight Bourbon in third. The well-bred son of Quality Road took his record to seven wins from nine starts in ...
The in-form Christophe Lemaire brought home his fourth price on Saudi Cup night for four different Japanese trainers. The 6YO Gr.3 Capella Stakes winner, Dancing Prince shot right to the front defeating Irish-bred Good Effort, who is trained in Newmarket by Ismail Mohammed, with Japanese mare Chain of Love, in third. Defending champion Copano Kicking sat a midfield trip inside and stayed on ...
Although the Japanese contingent tried their best to make it another major win, highlighted by a deep-closing second-place effort from the Koshiro Take-trained Sekifu (JPN), fast-breaking Pinehurst proved too strong under Flavien Prat in The Saudi Derby. The third renewal of the US$1m Saudi Derby was an inaugural riding experience for USA-based Frenchman Flavien Prat. Sekifu continued to gain on ...
Thomas Fourcy trained-Hadi De Carrere enjoyed a smooth passage on the rail just behind the leader RB Rich Lyke Me (USA), who set a strong pace in front. Entering the home straight, RB Rich Lyke Me was still going well, but the locally-trained Tilal Al Khalediah (KSA) was closing on his outside. Legendary French jockey Olivier Peslier moved Hadi De Carrere into a position to challenge and, with ...
The Japanese continued to take home the plaudits for the evening with Christophe Lemaire once again winning race three on The Saudi Cup night with Stay Foolish. Shadai Race Horse Co owned-son of Stay Gold was absolutely dominant from the front on his way to winning the US$2.5m feature. Four and a quarter lengths back in second was the Johnny Murtagh-trained Irish St Leger winner Sonnyboyliston ...
Sunday Racing Co owned-Songline sat in the third flank just off the rail before commencing a steady rally outside faltering pace-setters and seizing the lead within the final 200m. The daughter of Prix Niel in France winner Kizuna, piloted by Christophe Lemaire defeated Casa Creed (USA) and Happy Romance (IRE), who were to the outside and inside of the winner during the first half of the 1351m ...
Tetsuya Kimura trained-Authority claimed a smooth victory in the first feature of the evening. The Japanese-bred 5YO bay went to the lead the moment the gates opened and was never threatened, winning the 2100m race by a length and a quarter. The son of Orfevre defeated locally-trained Kaspar (GER), while the Aga Khan-owned, French-trained filly Ebaiyra (USA) fought hard to hold on to third ...
The first three jockeys in the 2022 stc International Jockeys Challenge have been announced, with recently retired Australian superstar Glen Boss climbing back into the saddle to compete in the four-race competition. Last year’s winner Shane Foley returns to defend his crown and Hayley Turner, the first female jockey in Britain to ride 100 winners in a calendar year, will also take her place in ...
The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA) has announced that the total prize money for the two-day Saudi Cup meeting on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February 2022, will increase to $35.1million, making it the most valuable fixture in global racing. The Saudi Cup, which will be run as a Gr.1 for the first time, remains the world’s most valuable horse race at $20million, while five thoroughbred races on ...
Mishriff is set to make his next appearance in the Gr.1 Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown after his return from the UAE, where he won the Dubai’s biggest prize on turf after winning the US$20 million Saudi Cup, the world’s richest horse race. proved himself the most versatile horse in training when he won the $20 million Saudi Cup in February on dirt and then the $5m Dubai Sheema Classic on turf ...
Studs and stallion masters have already thrown their hats into the ring in a bid to secure the breeding rights to Mishriff, winner of last week's $20 million Saudi Cup, but racing manager Ted Voute has said that the colt's owner Prince Faisal is content to bide his time before reaching an agreement. A blue-blooded homebred son of the Prince's dual group 1 winner Make Believe, Mishriff already ...
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, ...
