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The Saudi Cup (Arabic: كأس السعودية) is an international horse race held annually at the end of February at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the richest horse race ever held, with a $20 million purse. [2] It is the main highlight race of the Saudi Cup Night.
Al-Nassr qualified after defeating Al-Ahli in the semi-finals of the 2019–20 King Cup, as Al-Hilal were their opponents in the King Cup Final and had already qualified for the Super Cup as league winners. [12] On 28 November 2020, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2–1 in the final of the King Cup. [13] This was the second meeting between these two ...
The two later won the world's richest race, the $20,000,000 Saudi Cup, in 2020, although the purse distribution was put on hold due to doping allegation's related to the horse's trainer. [ 2 ] In 2020, Saez partnered with Essential Quality to win in the Breeders' Futurity and Breeders' Cup Juvenile , earning Saez his first win at the Breeders ...
The race was founded by the Saudi Arabia Jockey Club in 2020. It is currently run at 1,600 meters on dirt, only open to three-year-old thoroughbreds, with a prize money of 1.5 million USD. [2] [3] Currently run as an undercard race on the Saudi Cup Night. [1]
The showpiece event in the Saudi Cup 2024 is an 1,800m race around the oval shaped track, and will be contested by up to 14 horses competing for a winner’s cheque of $10m (£8m) – half of the ...
The first edition of the Saudi Cup Night was first held on February 29, 2020, with the following races: $800,000 Samba Saudi Derby, $1.5 million Saudi Cup Sprint, $2.5 million Longines Turf Handicap, $1 million Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Cup, $1 million stc 1351 Turf Sprint, $20 million Saudi Cup won by Maximum Security.
The 2019–20 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 45th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current format. It commenced on 3 November 2019 and concluded with the final on 28 November 2020.
The 2014 Saudi Super Cup was the first edition to be held in Riyadh. Al-Shabab defeated Al-Nassr 4–3 on penalties in the King Fahd International Stadium. [7] In 2015, the Super Cup was played outside of Saudi Arabia for the first time. The match was between 2014–15 Saudi Pro League winners, Al-Nassr, and 2015 King Cup winners, Al-Hilal