The Saudi Cup

The most valuable horse racing event in the world. Join us in Riyadh on February 23rd & 24th, 2024.

The Saudi Cup is the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia's marquee event and is charged with raising awareness of horse racing in the country and encouraging participation among men and women throughout the sport. It also aims to promote Saudi Arabia at an international level, acting as a marker for the Kingdom’s transformational journey, encouraging tourism and investment. Horseracing in the Kingdom of S

audi Arabia stretches back more than five decades since the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia was formed in 1965. Racing traditionally took place on a 2000m left-handed dirt track until the introduction of a 1800m turf track in February 2020, on time for the inaugural Saudi Cup meeting, which was heralded as the most significant event in the history of horse racing in Saudi Arabia. First run in 2020 and organised by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, The Saudi Cup is a two-day international racing festival, headlined by the USD$20m The Saudi Cup – the world’s most valuable race. The meeting takes place on the last weekend of February at King Abdulaziz racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Total prizemoney for The Saudi Cup 2023 stands at USD$ 35.35m and attracts the world’s highest rated racehorses. The fourth renewal of the festival will open with the STC International Jockeys Challenge day on the Friday, which sees seven female and seven male jockeys from Australia, Europe, Japan, the United States of America, as well as two local jockeys compete as individuals in four races, each worth USD$400,000. Races are open to locally trained horses only and are run over a variety of distances on dirt and turf, ranging from a 1200m sprint to a middle-distance race over 1800m. Jockeys collect 15 points for a victory with the next four finishers scoring 10, 7, 4 and 2 points. In addition to prizemoney earned in a race, competing jockeys share a prize pot of USD$ 100,000. Last year’s STC International Jockeys Challenge was won by Australian jockey Caitlin Jones who will be invited back to King Abdulaziz Racecourse in 2023 to defend her title. Adding further flavour to the Friday card is the 2100m USD$500,000 Saudi International Handicap for horses trained in IFHA registered Part II and III racing countries, the USD$1m Group 2 listed Al Mneefah Cup for Purebred Arabians and the Tuwaiq Cup for locally trained horses

The Saturday is all about the Group 1 USD$20m Saudi Cup where the world’s top class horses and jockeys compete for the ultimate prize in racing over 1800m of the King Abdulaziz dirt track. It is the final contest on an eight-race card that sees horses from around the world compete on dirt and on turf for a share of the USD$31.5m total prize pot. The inaugural running of The Saudi Cup in 2020 saw 22 Group or Grade 1 winners compete for a total prize pot of USD$29.2m. In 2021 the prize purse was increased to $30.5m and the number of Group and Grade 1 winners entered to run went up to 31. In 2022 the meeting received a record number of entries from 22 countries, including 70 individual Group 1 or Grade 1 winners.

29/04/2024

FOREVER YOUNG posing for ’s camera!

🥰 🥕 #フォーエバーヤング

04/04/2024

🗣️ “It's like nothing I've ever experienced before!”

Jockey Junior Alvarado looks back at his "life-changing" success on board SEÑOR BUSCADOR.

03/04/2024

🥇🇸🇦 G3 Longines Red Sea Turf
🥇🇦🇪 G2 Dubai Gold Cup

A successful Middle Eastern adventure this year for TOWER OF LONDON and Ballydoyle!

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03/04/2024

FOREVER YOUNG is a star! 🌟 #フォーエバーヤング

Unbeaten from five career starts after completing a Middle Eastern Derby double and already amassing USD$2m in total earnings.

#サウジカップ 🤝

03/04/2024

TILAL AL KHALEDIAH – our first Arabian champion on both turf and dirt at the meeting! 🇸🇦🏆

Now a hero in two countries after his PA G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic triumph at Meydan.

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03/04/2024

LAUREL RIVER. Wow. 😳

Congrats Juddmonte!

Another huge effort from 1-2, who this time finish 2-3.

A brilliant . 👏 🏆

30/03/2024

“He will go to America next, yes.” - Yosh*to Yahagi is eyeing a Derby treble for FOREVER YOUNG #フォーエバーヤング!

✅ Saudi Derby
🆕 UAE Derby
⏭️ Kentucky Derby

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30/03/2024

TOWER OF LONDON has come out of Saudi well!

“He was very sharp”, says Ryan Moore after adding the G2 Dubai Gold Cup to his G3 Red Sea Turf win.

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29/03/2024

𝑻𝒉𝒆 ‘𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒍’ 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔.

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ASFAN AL KHALEDIAH’s 17-run unbeaten stretch is on the line at tomorrow.

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28/03/2024

Wishing our alumni the very best of luck in their respective races… 🏆 #サウジカップ

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27/03/2024

𝑭𝑼𝑳𝑳 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑾 for the 2024 .

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26/03/2024

Howdy, SEÑOR BUSCADOR! 👋

Our G1 Saudi Cup champion looked a picture this morning ahead of Saturday’s G1 Dubai World Cup.

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15/03/2024

From international horses running in the world’s most valuable race, to local mares and foals.

The JCSA Equine Hospital provides care for a population of 8,000-10,000 horses.

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15/03/2024

𝑭𝑳𝑨𝑺𝑯𝑩𝑨𝑪𝑲: Yuga Kawada enjoyed this one!

REMAKE – third last year in Riyadh – made it a winning return in the G3 Riyadh Dirt Sprint this year.

#リメイク #川田将雅 #サウジカップ

15/03/2024

Congrats, Junior Alvarado! 👏 🏆

Our G1 Saudi Cup winning rider now lands the coveted George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award for 2024.

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15/03/2024

Take us back! 🤩

In collaboration with the وزارة الثقافة Ministry of Culture, the 2024 Saudi Cup offered a wide range of activities enclosure for all guests to enjoy.

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08/03/2024

Best of luck, Yuichi Fukunaga! 🙇‍♂️

The legendary Japanese ex-jockey, who retired at last year, saddles his first runner as a trainer this Saturday with Yutaka Take booked to ride.

#サウジカップ | #武豊 | #福永祐一 | #調教師

06/03/2024

A moment in history! 🏆🇸🇦

Junior Alvarado points to the heavens after SEÑOR BUSCADOR scored his biggest career win in the $20m G1 Saudi Cup.

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03/03/2024

29/02/2024

A recap of our 2024 Saudi Cup guests, oozing in all things style and glamour! ✨📸

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28/02/2024

Your winner of 2024, SENOR BUSCADOR, in all his glory.

26/02/2024

From start to finish! 🇸🇦🏆

Relive the 2024 Saudi Cup meeting as it happened.

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26/02/2024

26/02/2024

SEÑOR BUSCADOR.

Your 2024 G1 Saudi Cup winner champion!

26/02/2024

25/02/2024

Congratulations to ISOLATE’s groom, Sharon Wahab.

Our inaugural winner of the Fasig-Tipton world-record Best Turned Out prize, $2,666 (SAR 10,000).

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24/02/2024

A moment will never forget! 🏆🥳

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24/02/2024

Sonia Caamano Freijeiro CEO of International Growth Markets for Howden, present G2 Neom Turf Cup to Team SPIRIT DANCER!

24/02/2024

SPIRIT DANCER, your winner of the 2024 G2 Howden Neom Turf Cup for owners Sir Alex Ferguson, Ged Mason and Peter Done.

24/02/2024

Ziyad Mohammed Al-Joudi, Head of Public Sector, presents the G2 Saudi National Bank 1351 Turf Sprint to Team ANNAF!

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The Saudi Cup

We are excited to announce the launch of the world's richest horserace, the Saudi Cup, which will take place at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, February 29th 2020, with record prize money of US$20 million.

An exciting new addition to the international horse racing calendar, the Saudi Cup is perfectly positioned between the Pegasus World Cup (held in Florida, USA, in January) and the Dubai World Cup (held in Meydan, UAE, in March) to attract the best horses in the world to compete for the world’s richest prize.

“We are putting on the Saudi Cup in the hope that people who love horses and racing around the world might come and take a closer look at our culture and our country: explore a place they’d never thought of visiting and perhaps see it anew.

“Over the years, we will be delighted if the Saudi Cup can attract some of the finest horses and become one of the more sought-after races to participate in and watch.