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The field is set: 14 horses from seven countries are entered for Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), the world’s richest horse race, at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sponsored by: Salute The Soldier wins the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2, Dubai World Cup plans being laid for the Fawzi Nass trainee Three weeks before the UAEs biggest day of horseracing, the Dubai World Cup card, this weekends Super Saturday is a dress rehearsal with all seven races mirroring the conditions of one of those on the big day, officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 on dirt along with the Group 1 Jebel Hatta, the turf highlight. Over the same 2000m (1 ...

Meydan preview: Naval Crown makes surface switch for UAE 2000 Guineas bid Wed 3 Feb 2021 Charlie Appleby is looking forward to seeing Naval Crown tackle a dirt surface for the first time in the UAE 2000 Guineas at Meydan. After running with credit on his first two career starts at Newmarket and Ascot in the summer, the Dubawi colt made it third time lucky with a runaway victory in the Convivial Maiden at York’s Ebor Festival. Naval Crown went on to be placed in a couple of Group Three races ...

Potential Derby contenders square off in UAE 2000 Guineas Potential Derby contenders square off in UAE 2000 Guineas By Keeler Johnson / Special to HRN February 2, 2021 6:17pm Between 2011 and 2019, nine horses used the Group 2 UAE Derby in Dubai as a springboard to the Kentucky Derby starting gate. While Dubai’s signature race for 3-year-olds has yet to produce a Kentucky Derby winner, the UAE Derby is still a productive steppingstone on the road to the 2000 Guineas (G3...