$20M Saudi Cup runs Saturday, February 22

The Saudi Cup race - a one-turn dirt oval event held at King Abdulaziz Racetrack, Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia - is worth US $20M and will again attract the finest thoroughbreds and top jockeys from around the globe.

2025 Saudi Cup Entries & Odds

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Shum believes Romantic Warrior can handle Saudi dirt track

Dec 16 - Trainer of globetrotting triple Hong Kong Cup winner visits King Abdulaziz Racecourse ahead of historic raid.

Monday 16th December, 2024 - Danny Shum has begun preparations for The Saudi Cup (G1) in February by visiting the track where his three-time Hong Kong Cup winner, Romantic Warrior, will bid to win the world's most valuable race.

The Saudi Cup will mark the first time any Hong Kong-trained horse has competed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will also be the first time Romantic Warrior will have raced on dirt.

"It's my first time here, so it all feels very new", Shum said while a spectator during Saturday's Crown Prince Cups meeting at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. "I walked around the dirt track and have watched a few races.

"Me and the owners know he's a very talented horse and we believe he will handle it. We don't know for sure if he'll handle it, but I hope so."

Romantic Warrior is already a record-breaker, being the first horse to win three Hong Kong Cups as well as becoming the highest-earning horse of all-time, something Shum acknowledges is very special. The gelding son of Acclamation is no stranger to winning overseas having added the Grade 1 Yasuda Kinen in Japan this June and Australia's Cox Plate in 2023 to his impressive CV.

"He created history by winning three Hong Kong Cups and the racing public in Hong Kong love him. It's very special for me, my stable and for Hong Kong to have a runner in The Saudi Cup, so I want to make sure I do as good a job as possible."

28 individual Group 1 winners entered in blockbuster Saudi Cup 2025

Jan 10 - A strong entry of 28 Group 1 winners have been put forward for this year's Group 1 $20 million Saudi Cup, which will take place at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday 22 February, 2025.

Last year's Dubai World Cup winner, Laurel River (USA), could face Breeders' Cup Classic victor Sierra Leone (USA) and be joined by three-time Hong Kong Cup winner Romantic Warrior (IRE), 2024 Kentucky Derby winner, Mystik Dan (USA), as well as last year's Saudi Cup champion, Señor Buscador (USA) in what promises to be an unmissable spectacle.

Other notable runners that could feature in the 1800m contest are last year's Saudi Derby winner, Forever Young (JPN), 2024 Japanese Derby winner, Danon Decile (JPN), as well as Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint star, Soul Of An Angel (USA) and five-time Argentine Group 1 winner El Kodigo (ARG).

Including the feature race, the two-day Saudi Cup meeting has attracted 1,123 entries - comprising of 81 individual Group 1 winners - from a total of 21 countries who will fight it out for the $38.1 million prize money on offer across the Saudi Cup weekend held on 21 and 22 February.

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