Next week, Jimmy Jerkens, the New Yorker, will embark on his first training stint in Saudi Arabia, taking the reins for the esteemed HRH Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz, the leading owner of 2022. Under the banner of the 'Red Stable', Jerkens will be entrusted with the training of some of the finest horses in the jurisdiction. Jerkens boasts of a remarkable track record with two ...
FIRST FEMALE Her trousers were emblazoned for all to see as she rode home her mount and in doing so she made history. Amal bint Faisal made history on Friday night becoming the first female jockey to race under rules in Saudi Arabia. Aboard Saanehah she finished fourth but in doing so she rang in the milestone at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, as the first licensed Saudi Arabian female to ...
“He has been a very consistent horse at this level and hopefully he can continue to do so,” racing manager of Shadwell, Angus Gold, speaks highly of Mostahdaf. The son of Frankel showed his class once again winning the Neom Turf Cup convincingly for trainers John & Thady Gosden. The George Boughey trained Missed the Cut was short favourite pre-race but Mostahdaf blew away the field winning by ...
For the second year in a row the Longines Red Sea Turf has been captured by the winners in the silks of Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd. This year it was Japanese stayer Silver Sonic with Australian hoop Damian Lane piloting home earning a comfortable victory. Getting out from the gates the eye-catching grey homebred son of Orfevre settled in the perfect position behind a lead set by returning star ...
Frankie Dettori’s farewell to Saudi came with a clinical Group Three victory onboard Elite Power in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint. Juddmonte’s five-year-old was in a class of his own winning by over three lengths for trainer William Mott. In his last season in the saddle after a year that has seen him become one of the greatest to ever ride and taking wins across the globe this was the victory he ...
Havnameltdown came to Saudi to take out the Derby for trainer Bob Baffert and before gates open firmed up as odds on favourite. However breaking hearts on the line was the locally-trained colt Commissioner King to applauds from the crowd and getting the job done. It was an absolute thriller in the Group Three Saudi Derby presented by Boutique Group, as the Commissioner x Ek Haseena product left ...
Yoshito Yahagi brought his stayer Panthalassa from the land of the rising sun with the mission of taking out the world’s most valuable race, the $20 million Saudi Cup. The Lord Kanaloa x Miss Pemberley entire led the entire trip under jockey Yutaka Yoshida leaving Bob Baffert’s Country Grammer relegated to second place for a second consecutive year. In four runnings of the Saudi Cup the title ...
The first race on an eight race card kicks off in two hours and the preview for each race on this Saudi Cup card is as follows. Race 1 – Jockey Club Local Handicap presented by the MOC Albathaly for trainer Fahad Saad in this one. He won four straight before heading for a spell which has now been for 735 days. Has won first up and will appreciate being fresh. Race 2 Group One Obaiya Arabian ...
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 ...