2023 News

Saudi Cup Day - Japan 20 set sights on King Abdulaziz five

Japan will be well-represented in the upcoming Saudi Cup Day Races, as 20 runners will be running in the five races on Feb. 25 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Following are the list of Japanese runners declared to run:

SAUDI CUP (G1, 1,800m Dirt, US$ 20 million, 20:35)
- CAFE PHAROAH (Noriyuki Hori / Joao Moreira)
- CROWN PRIDE (Koichi Shintani / Damian Lane)
- GEOGLYPH (Tetsuya Kimura / Christophe Lemaire)
- JUN LIGHT BOLT (Yasuo Tomomichi / Ryan Moore)
- PANTHALASSA (Yoshito Yahagi / Yutaka Yoshida)
- VIN DE GARDE (Hideaki Fujiwara / Mickael Barzalona)

RIYADH DIRT SPRINT (G3, 1,200m Dirt, US$ 1.5 million, 19:45)
- DANCING PRINCE (Keisuke Miyata / Damian Lane)
- JUSTIN (Yoshito Yahagi / Ryusei Sakai)
- REMAKE (Koichi Shintani / Yuichi Fukunaga)
- RYUNO YUKINA (Jiro Ono / Yoshitomi Shibata)

SAUDI DERBY (G3, 1,600m Dirt, US$ 1.5 million, 19:05)
- CONTINUAR (Yoshito Yahagi / Ryusei Sakai)
- DERMA SOTOGAKE (Hidetaka Otonashi / Fuma Matsuwaka)
- ECORO ARES (Hideyuki Mori / Yuichi Fukunaga)
- FROM DUSK (Hideyuki Mori / Yuga Kawada)

RED SEA TURF HANDICAP (G3, 3,000m Turf, US$ 2.5 million, 18:25)
- SILVER SONIC (Yasutoshi Ikee / Damian Lane)
- ECHT (Hideyuki Mori / Yuga Kawada)

1351 TURF SPRINT (G3, 1,351m Turf, US$ 1.5 million, 17:45)
- BATHRAT LEON (Yoshito Yahagi / Ryusei Sakai)
- LAUDA SION (Takashi Saito / Bauyrzhan Murzabayev)
- RESISTENCIA (Takeshi Matsushita / Ryan Moore)
- SONGLINE (Toru Hayashi / Christophe Lemaire)

# ( ) after race name notes distance, total prize money, post time (local time)
## ( ) after horse name notes trainer/jockey

Click here for the racecard

Please visit the following websites for more information.
Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Cup