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Senor Buscador (foaled May 6, 2018) [1] is an American thoroughbred racehorse most famous for winning the 2024 Saudi Cup.He has competed at 11 different racetracks in the United States, as well as in Saudi Arabia and Dubai.
The first edition of the race was held on February 29, 2020. It was won by an American horse, Maximum Security, ridden by Luis Saez.The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia announced two months later that it would withhold Maximum Security's purse money pending an investigation, following the indictment of trainer Jason Servis in the United States. [8]
Run under the auspices of the Saudi Arabia Jockey Club, the event currently offers purses totalling US$33.5 million (as of 2024) and is the single richest day of Thoroughbred racing in the world. The Saudi Cup Night includes the following races: [2] [3] Jockey Club Local Handicap (Local bred, locally trained horses only)
The world’s most valuable horse race will be staged this week with the Saudi Cup 2024 set to be bigger than ever.. The King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh will host two days of action from Friday ...
Seven women will take part in the International Jockeys’ Challenge before the $20m Saudi Cup race on Saturday
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2020 – Race was founded under the name "Samba Saudi Derby Cup". [4] 2021 – Race name was changed to "Saudi Derby". [5] [failed verification] 2022 – IFHA promotes the race to international grade 3. [6] 2023 – A locally owned horse wins for the first time (Commissioner King).
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 ...