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Why I’m Picking Charlatan in the Saudi Cup
Why I’m Picking Charlatan in the Saudi Cup
19 February, 2021 12:03 AM
By J. Keeler Johnson ( Keelerman ) Twitter: @J Keelerman
It s safe to say winter
weather has wreaked havoc on racing across the U.S. over the last 10 days or
so. Countless cards have been called off, and the Southwest (G3) originally scheduled
for Feb. 15, then Feb. 20, then Feb. 21 has now been pushed off to Feb. 27.
But at least the stateside weather
won t have an impact on Saturday s $20 million Saudi Cup at Riyadh in Saudi
Arabia. The second running of the world s richest horse race has drawn 14
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will patronize the Saudi Cup ceremony that will take place on Saturday evening at the King Abdul Aziz Racecourse in Janadriyah.
The world’s most valuable horses will participate in the most expensive horse race in the world, with prizes amounting to $30.5 million, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
A total of 77 horses from 13 countries will participate in the meeting, with the winner of the Saudi Cup race awarded with a $20 million prize.
Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al-Faisal, chairman of the Equestrian High Commission, thanked the crown prince for patronizing the world’s richest race that will take place in the Kingdom for the second time.
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Leading Irish jockey Shane Foley claimed top honours in the stc International Jockeys Challenge in Riyadh on Friday.
Riders from all over the world jetted in to Saudi Arabia for the second running of the competition, which acts as the perfect appetiser to Saturday s high-profile card at the King Adbulaziz Racetrack, which features the $20million Saudi Cup.
Foley, who as stable jockey to Jessica Harrington has enjoyed big-race success aboard the likes of Albigna, Cadillac and Lucky Vega in the last couple of years, landed two of the four races that form the challenge, first striking gold on Emblem Star.