Emblem Road shocks the world's best in Saudi Cup
Emblem Road was a hugely popular but shock winner for the home team in the $20million Saudi Cup in Riyadh.
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Emblem Road was a hugely popular but shock winner for the home team in the $20million Saudi Cup in Riyadh.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Emblem Road rallied with a wide, sweeping move on the outside to win the $20 million Saudi Cup at 99-1 odds on Saturday, beating Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammar by a half-length.
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.
"He had a nice light little breeze this morning, half a mile [800m]. I was really happy with him. He was kind of looking around a little bit, as they had a bunch of people on the grass course this morning for the first time. So there was a lot going on."
Article by TRC staff: Saudi Arabia: Likely fields have been released for Saudi Cup weekend featuring the world’s richest raceday in Riyadh on February 26 and $35.1m in prize-money altogether.