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Thoroughbred Horse Race in Saudi Arabia Horse race
Saudi Derby
Grade 3 race
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Inaugurated2020
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitehttps://jcsa.sa/en/saudi-cup/
Race information
Distance1,600 meters
SurfaceDirt
TrackKing Abdulaziz Racetrack
QualificationThree-year-old Thoroughbred
WeightNH: 55kg, SH: 59.5kg
If there are no SH-bred: 57kg
Filly allowance: 2kg
Purse$1,500,000

Saudi Derby (Arabic: الديربي السعودي) is an international horse race held at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Race details

The race was founded by the Saudi Arabia Jockey Club in 2020. It is currently run at 1,600 meters on dirt, only open to three-year-old thoroughbreds, with a prize money of 1.5 million USD.

Currently run as an undercard race on the Saudi Cup Night.

History

  • 2020 – Race was founded under the name "Samba Saudi Derby Cup".
  • 2021 – Race name was changed to "Saudi Derby".
  • 2022 – IFHA promotes the race to international grade 3.
  • 2023 – A locally owned horse wins for the first time (Commissioner King).

Winners

Year Winner Foaled Trained Owned Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2020 Full Flat  United States  Japan  Japan Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori Teruo Ono 1:37.91
2021 Pink Kamehameha  Japan  Japan  Japan Keita Tosaki Hideyuki Mori Hisako Kimura 1:38.57
2022 Pinehurst  United States  United States  United States Flavien Prat Bob Baffert SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing & Madaket Stables 1:38.12
2023 Commissioner King  United States  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia Luis Morales Sabah Alshammri Faisal Mohammed Alqahtani 1:38.82
2024 Forever Young  Japan  Japan  Japan Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi Susumu Fujita 1:36.17
  • Record Time: 1:36.17 – Forever Young

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024 Saudi Cup: Complete Guide to the 2024 Saudi Cup Day". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. "Entries from 22 countries for $35.35m Saudi Cup". www.tradearabia.com. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2024-03-10. The Saudi Derby, worth $1.5 million and run over 1600m, has been won by Japan and the US in its three runnings but this year Uruguay has a strong entry, with Es-Unico (BRZ) and Loreley (BRZ) near the top of the international ratings, which are headed by the Saeed Bin Suroor-trained Mawj (IRE).
  3. Carasso, Alan (24 February 2024). "Japan's Forever Young Edges Book'em Danno In Another Saudi Derby Cliffhanger". TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.
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  5. "Dates and bigger prize money purse announced for Saudi Cup 2021". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
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