The King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosts an internationally renowned horse race known as The Saudi Cup. With a $20 million purse, it currently holds the title of the richest horse race ever held. The inaugural race took place on February 29, 2020, and was won by Maximum Security, an American horse ridden by Luis Saez.
Saturday, February 25, 2023
| RACE | TIME | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 // Jockey Club Local Handicap | 7:45AM ET | 1800M // HANDICAP |
| Race 2 // Obaiya Arabian Classic | 8:25AM ET | 2000M // G1 |
| Race 3 // Neom Turf Cup | 9:05AM ET | 2100M // G3 |
| Race 4 // 1351 Turf Sprint | 9:45AM ET | 1351M // G3 |
| Race 5 // Red Sea Turf Handicap | 10:25AM ET | 3000M // G3 |
| Race 6 // Saudi Derby | 11:05AM ET | 1600M // G3 |
| Race 7 // Riyadh Dirt Sprint | 11:45AM ET | 1200M // G3 |
| Race 8 // The Saudi Cup | 12:35PM ET | 1800M // G1 |
Race 8 | $20M Group 1 | 12:35PM ET
| PP | RUNNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panthalassa | Yoshito Yahagi | Yoshito Yahagi | JPN |
| 2 | Taiba | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | USA |
| 3 | Crown Pride | Damian Lane | Koichi Shintani | JPN |
| 4 | Scotland Yard | Victor Gutierrez | Moutaib Almulawah | KSA |
| 5 | Sunset Flash | Aseel Alsarhani | Naif Almandeel | KSA |
| 6 | Jun Light Bolt | Ryan Moore | Yasuo Tomomichi | JPN |
| 7 | Remorse | Tadhg O'Shea | Bhupat Seemar | UAE |
| 8 | Emblem Road | Alexis Moreno | Moutaib Almulawah | KSA |
| 9 | Vin De Garde | Mickael Barzalona | Hideaki Fujiwara | JPN |
| 10 | Country Grammer | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | USA |
| 11 | Lagertha Rhyme | Ricardo Ferreira | Naif Almandeel | KSA |
| 12 | Geoglyph | Christophe Lemaire | Tetsuya Kimura | JPN |
| 13 | Cafe Pharoah | João Moreira | Noriyuki Hori | JPN |
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Panthalassa | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 2022 | Emblem Road | Wigberto S. Ramos |
| 2021 | Mishriff | David Egan |
| 2020 | Maximum Security | Luis Saez |
