There are 28 Group 1 winners among the entries for the 2025 Saudi Cup, which include last year’s Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River, Breeders’ Cup Classic victor Sierra Leone and three-time Hong Kong Cup winner Romantic Warrior.
Spirit Dancer is now set to return to Riyadh in February to try to win a second edition of the Turf Cup, a Group 2 race worth £1.6 million on the night of the £16million Saudi Cup, the richest race in the world, on February 22.
Prince Bandar Bin Khaled Alfaisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia said: “On behalf of everyone at the JCSA, I would like to extend my thanks to owners and trainers from around the world for their nominations for the 2025 Saudi Cup meeting.
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The Saudi Cup programme on Friday will again feature the International Jockeys Championship contested by seven male and seven female jockeys from around the world.
