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TAIF: Commissioner King, last year鈥檚 G3 Saudi Derby winner, returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 2, on a high-profile day of racing at King Khalid Racecourse in Taif, which includes two SR1 million ($266,000) Listed contests, the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup and the King Faisal Cup for purebred Arabians.
Commissioner King, the FMQ Stables-owned gelding, won three of his four starts last season, culminating in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby, and lines up under regular rider Luis Morales in the 1,600-meter SR500,000 Taif Cup, presented by Boutique Group, one of four valuable Taif Cup races on the day.
Speaking about Commissioner King鈥檚 win in the Saudi Derby, owner Faisal Mohammed Al Alqahtani said: 鈥淚t was a historic night; a night that I鈥檒l never forget.鈥�
Explaining the preparation Commissioner King has had ahead of his seasonal return and the plans for the campaign ahead, he added: 鈥淲e have a special program for him. He was off for six months and he has been training gradually since the beginning of the Taif season, but to get fully fit he has to race.
鈥淢ost horses start their season in allowance races and then go to the cups, but these are regular horses. He鈥檚 way above that.
鈥淪aturday鈥檚 race is a cup that of course we want to win, but it鈥檚 not the target. We鈥檙e taking in this race to get him fit before Riyadh. Then we have some cup races planned for him before he goes to the Saudi Cup.
鈥淚f you go back to Commissioner King鈥檚 debut in Taif, he ran a fabulous race, so I think he loves the track.鈥�
Another of last season鈥檚 Saudi Cup winners, Asfan Al Khalediah, who won the G2 Al Mneefah Cup on Saudi Cup weekend and was also the winner of last season鈥檚 King Faisal Cup, recently returned this season with a win, and bids to preserve his perfect eight-from-eight career record in the Listed Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup over 2,000 meters.
The King Faisal Cup, the other Listed race on the card, offers Athbah Stables the chance to shine with Foo De Pine, a recent transfer to UK-based trainer Phil Collington from the yard鈥檚 Saudi stables run by Lucas Gaitan.
A victory for Foo De Pine on Saturday would give Collington his first victory in 抖阴短视频.
Collington said: 鈥淚鈥檝e known Lucas since he started training for Athbah and we鈥檝e had a good relationship with horses passing from the UK to Saudi, and vice versa.
鈥淲ith his owner Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmed being from 抖阴短视频, he鈥檚 obviously keen to have runners in all the big cup races.
鈥淔oo De Pine came to me as a two-year-old from the owner鈥檚 stud in France. He was broken-in in the UK last year and then won a race in Belgium this July before he came out to 抖阴短视频.
鈥淗e won over 1,200 meters last time out and has a lot of speed. At the moment 1,600 meters would probably be far enough for him.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had winners in eight countries now, so to win in 抖阴短视频 and Taif would be great. I actually brought a horse out for the King Faisal Cup last season, but unfortunately he didn鈥檛 make the race.
鈥淚n the last few years, since the Al Mneefah has been added, the program for Arabian horses in Saudi has got so big. The Obaiya and the Al Mneefah are both very important races.鈥�
Saturday鈥檚 card also features the 2,000-meter SR700,000 Okaz Cup, where multiple G1-winning US trainer Jimmy Jerkens will be aiming to record his biggest win since moving to train in 抖阴短视频 this summer. Jerkens runs Media Storm, a son of Frankel that was formerly trained in France by Andre Fabre.
Other valuable contests on the card include two two-year-old cup races over 1,400 meters, the Taif Cup and Taif Cup presented by Sports Boulevard, both worth SR400,000.