Emblem Road scores 99-1 upset in $20 million Saudi Cup

You'll be asked to sign into your Forbes account.Got it This year, the eye-watering $20 million in play at the 2024 Saudi Cup will be hotly contested by at least three strong front-loving runners. The gargantuan purse has a way of drawing all hands on deck, and this year, a strong U.S.-based contingent have made the strenuous hop to King Abdulaziz…

Fans who were excited to bet Derma Sotogake in either the Kentucky Derby or Breeders' Cup Classic (or even both) won't want to give up on the UAE Derby winner just yet, as Mike Shutty's Super Screener has identified the Japan-based globetrotter as a key play in the $20 million Saudi Cup on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi…

The best thing happening in Southern California horse racing this weekend might be happening in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Cup, the richest thoroughbred race in the world with a purse of $20 million, will be contested for the fifth time Saturday at about 9:40 a.m. Pacific time when 14 horses run 1-1/8 miles around one turn on the dirt track at King…

Irad Ortiz Jr. pats Goodnight Olive after winning the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint horse race Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) ARCADIA, Calif. -- White Abarrio took over the lead at the top of the stretch and ran on to a one-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on…

Panthalassa wins the $20 million Saudi Cup for Japan. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia Feb. 27 (UPI)-- Japanese horses won three races, including the $20 million Saudi Cup, Saturday at King Abdulaziz Racecourse as trainer Bob Baffert settled for his third straight second-place finish in the world's richest race. The…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Panthalassa led all the way to win the $20 million Saudi Cup by three-quarters of a length on Saturday night, relegating trainer Bob Baffert's horse, Country Grammer, to second place for the second straight year. Japan nearly swept the first four places until Country Grammer rallied late on the outside under Frankie…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Panthalassa led all the way to win the $20 million Saudi Cup by three-quarters of a length on Saturday night, relegating trainer Bob Baffert's horse, Country Grammer, to second place for the second straight year. Japan nearly swept the first four places until Country Grammer rallied late on the outside under Frankie…

Trainer Bob Baffert will try to win the Saudi Cup for the first time when he sends out the top two contenders in the 2023 Saudi Cup on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 70-year-old Baffert has finished second the last two years - with Country Grammer last year and Charlatan in 2021. Baffert also ran fourth (Mucho…

Country Grammer, shown winning the 2022 San Antonio at Santa Anita, looks to improve on last year's second-place finish in Saturday's $20 million Saudi Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The eyes of the horse racing world turn to Saudi Arabia with the $20 million Grade I Saudi Cup headlining a $35.35 million weekend at King…

The Saudi Cup 2023 runners will be fighting it out for a huge payday this Saturday, with the'first-past-the-post' set to win $10 million. The Saudi Cup will be run at 12:35pm (ET) as all eyes will be last year's shock winner Emblem Road to see if he can follow up. Did You Know? ALL Three past Saudi Cup winners have been aged 4 years-old. Trainer…

As we know, when $20 million dollars is in play, it will drag a lot of people out of the woodwork to get at the big lucre. Currently the world's richest horse race and a central winter season fixture now in its fourth year, the 2023 running of the Saudi Cup has, unsurprisingly, become a major date on the winter calendar not unlike the Breeders'.…

John Veitch, who trained Alydar to narrow losses in all three Triple Crown races against rival Affirmed in 1978 during a Hall of Fame career, died at 77. Veitch died of natural causes at home in Lexington, Kentucky, said Michael Veitch, his second cousin who spoke to Veitch's daughter, Shannon. During his training career from 1974 to 2003, Veitch…

Country Grammer and Frankie Dettori take the San Antonio (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) By Amber Joyce Likely fields for the two-day USD$35.35M Saudi Cup program have been revealed. 16 races will be contested over the turf and dirt surfaces at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The prestigious Feb. 24-25 meeting will feature runners…

Frankie Dettori teams up with the Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammar in the Dubai World Cup. Life Is Good is the hot favourite in the betting for the valuable contest at Meydan "The best I've ever ridden" was Frankie Dettori's verdict on the great Dubai Millennium. His first winner in the 2000 Dubai World Cup broke new ground for Godolphin in…

It's off to Dubai for Country Grammer and Midnight Bourbon, back to the US for Mandaloun and Art Collector and a roving question mark for Emblem Road and Mishriff. This is the post-Saudi Cup itinerary for several of the principals of the third edition of the world's richest horse race, according to the Daily Racing Form. Local product and 99/1 moon…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Emblem Road rallied with a wide, sweeping move on the outside to win the $20 million Saudi Cup at 99-1 odds on Saturday, beating Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammer by a half-length. Ridden by Wiggy Ramos, Emblem Road ran 1⅛ miles in 1:50.52 in the world's richest horse race at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh. It was a…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Emblem Road rallied with a wide, sweeping move on the outside to win the $20 million Saudi Cup at 99-1 odds Saturday, beating Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammar by a half-length. Ridden by Wiggy Ramos, Emblem Road ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.52 in the world's richest horse race at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh. It was a…

Race 8: 1800 Meters (Dirt), The Saudi Cup (Group 1), Purse $20 Million, 4+ (Saturday) The 3rd Annual Saudi Cup Meet is back for another go from Riyadh, and will once again feature the "richest horse race" on the planet … $20 Million... The Saudi Cup. That signature race brought a capacity field in both 2020 and 2021. The inaugural edition saw…

In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 26, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the starters in the world's richest horse race. Profiles will be updated with odds, post positions and jockeys several days before the race (jockeys listed from last race). By Jenny…

Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year's Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day. Medina Spirit finished half a length…

Racing fans who bet on last week's Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will still be able to keep their winnings, even if the horse is ultimately disqualified from the race. But the trainer of the horse could be forced to repay the $1.86 million in winnings he received. The horse racing world was rocked on Sunday night with news that the champion…

In looking for back-to-back victories in the $20m Saudi Cup on Saturday, its Emblem Road at $15 with Betr that has his doubters are eyeing the Bob Baffert stable. Again ridden by Alexis Moreno, who decided to ride the fourth placed Making Miracles last year, he'll jump from 8, having last won over 1600m at Riyadh, and an unplaced start in…

Yes, its'true news,' that the Korea Cup winner Crown Pride is at $41 with Ladbrokes for the firth running of the $20 Saudi Cup on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. With this Saudi Cup being run over 1800m on the Tapeta dirt track, it was Crown Pride winning the sixth Korea Cup of 1800m on the sand-based track last year, an International Grade…

Again, It's the dynamic trio of Country Garmmer, Frankie Dettori and Bob Baffert, who are set for a another $12m Dubai World Cup, by Emirates Airlines, as the Betr $4.20 co-favourite. In having scored a 1¼ length victory last year, the trio are now coming off a fast finishing ¾ length second the $20m Saudi Cup, having also been beaten last year…