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All eyes are soon to be fixated on American star Charlatan as he heads the market for next Saturday s (Feb. 20) $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in greater Riyadh. The striking 4-year-old chestnut colt seeks to stake his claim as the top dirt horse in the world, while also taking home the $10 million first-place prize money. Standing in the Bob Baffert trainee s way will be Brad Cox-conditioned Breeders Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and Pegasus World Cup (G1) winner Knicks Go, as well as Champions Cup (G1) winner Chuwa Wizard, Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) victor Military Law and battle-hardened American G2 winners Tacitus and Sleepy Eyes Todd.
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RIYADH: With the Saudi Cup less than a fortnight away, the likely runners for the two-day $30.5 million event have been revealed.
The field will be led by a strong American contingent including Brad Cox’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go.
The King Abdul Aziz Racecourse in Riyadh will host 77 overseas contenders representing 13 different countries from around the world who between them have won 24 Group or Grade 1 contests.
Also lining up in the Saudi capital from the US will be Grade 1 Malibu Stakes winner Charlatan, and Tacitus, who finished fifth in the inaugural race last year and is owned by Juddmonte Farms.
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A Winning Agenda for the Sam F. Davis Stakes
A Winning Agenda for the Sam F. Davis Stakes
04 February, 2021 11:55 PM
Happy February, everyone!
January was a good month on
Unlocking Winners. Victories from Greatest Honour in the Holy Bull (G3) and
Medina Spirit in the Robert B. Lewis (G3) pushed my record for the year to 8-5-1-2
(62.5% winners, 100% in-the-money) with a return on investment of $3.20 for
every $2 wagered. The goal of picking 50% winners in 2021 is still very much
alive.
The main race we ll
highlight this week is the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, a 1
1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race awarding 10 qualification points
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Knicks Go and Joel Rosario winning the Pegasus World Cup Invitational
Newly-minted champion trainer Brad Cox has been watching Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go very closely over the past week, and told the
Thoroughbred Daily News that so long as all goes well with the Korea Racing Authority-owned colt s next breeze, he will be headed to Saudi Arabia for the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 20.
“The owners would like to go to the Saudi Cup and they ve made that clear,” Cox told the
TDN. “I looked for a reason not to run him back in four weeks and he s given me no indication that would not be a good idea. That s why I ve said I want to see him breeze one more time before we put him on a plane. He really rebounded from the Pegasus in great shape and in good order. He s not giving me any reason to not run him, so we re going to press forward.”
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