2022 Saudi Cup

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]

2022 Saudi Cup
Saudi Cup
LocationKing Abdulaziz Racetrack
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date26 February 2022
Distance1,800 metres (about 9 furlongs)
Winning horseEmblem Road
Winning time1:50.52
JockeyWigberto Ramos
TrainerMitab Almulawah
OwnerPrince Saud bin Salman Abdulaziz
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt

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. 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.
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