How Saudi Cup 2021 will race to new highs despite Covid restrictions
Exclusive: JCSA s Prince Bandar said sponsorship for event’s second edition has risen more than 600%
Horses race along the back stretch at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saudi Cup day 2020. Douglas de Felice
Irad Ortiz celebrates after winning the Saudia Sprint on New York Central. Neville Hopwood
Sibylle Vogt, Mike Smith, Lisa Allpress, and Mickaelle Michel with their trophies. Martin Dokoupil
Trackwork at the Saudi Cup. Mahmoud Khaled
Full Flat moves into the Winners enclosure during the Saudi Cup Day. Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia/Mahmoud Khaled
The Saudi Cup logo is seen on a saddle during trackwork at the Saudi Cup. Douglas de Felice
Swiss Skydiver, Charlatan, Knicks Go Lead U.S. Entries To Saudi Cup Card Sponsored by:
Swiss Skydiver works at Churchill Downs on Oct. 31
The second staging of The Saudi Cup meeting, headlined by the $20 million Saudi Cup, has attracted a star-studded list of entries from the US, including Swiss Skydiver, Knicks Go, Charlatan, and Channel Maker.
After a successful inaugural event last year, the two-day meeting, held at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Feb. 19 and 20, has been expanded significantly in 2021 with increased prize money and a new race, resulting in an even stronger list of entries than 12 months ago.
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Mandaloun wins an allowance race at Churchill Downs on Nov. 28
Catch him if you can. From New Orleans to Hot Springs to Boynton Beach, trainer Brad Cox is logging plenty of frequent flier miles this winter while overseeing a stable that has him in contention to not only win him his first career Eclipse Award as Outstanding Trainer, but raise the bar even higher in 2021.
Front and center at Fair Grounds where he is the four-time defending training champion, Cox has Mandaloun and Divine Comedy pointing to a pair of stakes on the Jan. 16 “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day,” for what he hopes will be the start of the path to the April 30 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) and May 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) later this spring at Churchill Downs.
Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey recalls Dubai World Cup glory ahead of race’s 25th anniversary
The American rode Cigar to victory at Nad Al-Sheba in what was the worlds’s richest race in 1996
Updated 23 March 2021
March 23, 2021 20:54
DUBAI: Jerry Bailey felt like he had struck Olympic gold when he won the inaugural Dubai World Cup on Cigar.
The American horse had been wooed to compete in the new race as Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice president of the UAE, attracted talent befitting what was then the world’s richest race at $4 million.
Cigar, with Hall of Fame jockey Bailey on board, did not disappoint as he thrilled the hordes gathered at Nad Al-Sheba with a historic victory for owner Allen Paulson and trainer Bill Mott.