2022 Saudi Cup

2022 Saudi Cup

Saudi Cup
Location	King Abdulaziz Racetrack Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date	26 February 2022
Distance	1,800 metres (about 9 furlongs)
Winning horse	Emblem Road
Winning time	1:50.52
Jockey	Wigberto Ramos
Trainer	Mitab Almulawah
Owner	Prince Saud bin Salman Abdulaziz
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
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The 2022 Saudi Cup was a horse race that took place at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh on 26 February 2022. It was the third running of the race, and the first after it was promoted to Group 1 status. The total prize money for the race was $20 million, with the winner receiving $10 million, making it the world's most valuable horse race at the time of running. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The race was won by outsider Emblem Road, ridden by Panamanian jockey Wigberto Ramos and trained locally in Saudi Arabia by Mitab Almulawah. ^{[4] [5]}

Race

Entries

A maximum field of 14 runners was declared for the race, including 2021 Saudi Cup winner Mishriff. Other notable entries included Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun, Champions Cup winner T O Keynes, Woodward Stakes winner Art Collector, Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Marche Lorraine, and Champion Stakes winner Sealiway. ^{[6] [7]}

Result

Placed horses

1: Emblem Road

2: Country Grammer

3: Midnight Bourbon

Position	Margin	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Prize
1		Emblem Road	Wigberto Ramos	Mitab Almulawah	$10,000,000
2	½	Country Grammer	Flavien Prat	Bob Baffert	$3,500,000
3	1½	Midnight Bourbon	Joel Rosario	Steve Asmussen	$2,000,000
4	3	Making Miracles	Alexis Moreno	Mitab Almulawah	$1,500,000
5	1¼	Aero Trem	Vagner Leal	Antonio Pereira	$1,000,000
6	6½	Marche Lorraine	Christophe Soumillon	Yoshito Yahagi	$600,000
7	¾	Secret Ambition	Adrie de Vries	Bhupat Seemar	$500,000
8	1	T O Keynes	Kohei Matsuyama	Daisuke Takayanagi	$400,000
9	4¼	Mandaloun	Florent Geroux	Brad H. Cox	$300,000
10	¾	Magny Cours	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	$200,000
11	hd	Real World	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor
12	½	Art Collector	Luis Saez	William I. Mott
13	dist	Sealiway	Ryan Moore	Francis-Henri Graffard
14	dist	Mishriff	David Egan	John & Thady Gosden

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References

1. "Third Running of Saudi Cup Set for Feb. 26". BloodHorse. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
2. "Saudi Cup Elevated to Group 1 Status". BloodHorse. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
3. "Horsepower: The Saudi Cup comes to Riyadh". Time Out Riyadh. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
4. "Local runner Emblem Road runs out an 80-1 shock winner of $20 million Saudi Cup". Racing Post. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
5. "Saudi Cup: Emblem Road pulls off $229 stunner for the home team". DRF. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
6. "Mishriff Ready To Defend His $20 Million Saudi Cup Crown". Saudi Cup. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
7. "Saudi Cup 2022 – what is it, who's there and why should you watch it?". Sporting Life. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
8. "Riyadh (KSA) 26 Feb 2022 Saudi Cup (Group 1) (4yo+) (Outer Track) (Dirt) 1m1f Fast". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

• Saudi Cup