Saudi Derby

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Saudi Derby
ClassGrade 3
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.[1]

Race details

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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.[2][3]

Currently run as an undercard race on the Saudi Cup Night.[1]

History

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  • 2020 – Race was founded under the name "Samba Saudi Derby Cup".[4]
  • 2021 – Race name was changed to "Saudi Derby".[5][failed verification]
  • 2022 – IFHA promotes the race to international grade 3.[6]
  • 2023 – A locally owned horse wins for the first time (Commissioner King).

In 2026 the event became a qualification event for the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby.[7]

Winners

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Year Winner Foaled Trained Owned Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2020[8] Full Flat File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori Teruo Ono 1:37.91
2021[9] Pink Kamehameha File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Keita Tosaki Hideyuki Mori Hisako Kimura 1:38.57
2022[10] Pinehurst File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Flavien Prat Bob Baffert SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing & Madaket Stables 1:38.12
2023[11] Commissioner King File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Luis Morales Sabah Alshammri Faisal Mohammed Alqahtani 1:38.82
2024[12] Forever Young File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi Susumu Fujita 1:36.17
2025[13] Golden Vekoma File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Connor Beasley Ahmad Bin Harmash Mohammed Al Suboosi 1:38.185
  • Record Time: 1:36.17 – Forever Young

See also

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References

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