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RIYADH: The UK’s leading Purebred Arabian trainer Philip Collington is targeting his G2 winner Ekleel Athbah at The Saudi Cup meeting’s $1 million Al-Mneefah Cup presented by the Ministry of Culture on Feb. 24, with master Arabian rider and six-time French Champion Jockey Olivier Peslier booked to partner the 5-year-old. Collington, last year’s ARO Champion Trainer, said:
RIYADH: Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al-Faisal, chairman of the Equestrian Authority and the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday stated that Riyadh will become the focus of the international racing world when the prestigious 2023 Saudi Cup takes place on Feb. 24-25. The Saudi Cup is the world’s richest horse race and since its inception in 2020 has become one of the social and
The 2023 Saudi Cup meeting has attracted over 1,400 entries, of which 600 are from overseas, with horses from 22 countries seeking glory and a share of the $35.35 million prize money at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on February 24 and 25.
The UAE has the second-highest rated entry for The Saudi Cup in the shape of Charlie Appleby’s Rebel’s Romance (IRE), an impressive winner of the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf when last seen.