/SaudiCup2022 en /node/2046476/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/lama-alhamawi">Lama Alhamawi</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2022-03-20 22:23</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The 2022 Saudi Cup has been recognized with a Guinness World Record for holding the largest prize fund in the world for a single horse race, coming in at $20 million.</p> <p> “We are happy with this achievement and I would like to stress that the successive achievements of the club would not have been possible without the constant support of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman,” Marwan Abdulrahman Al-Olayan, the CEO of the Jockey Club of ��������Ƶ, said.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/03/20/3131531-1666369901.jpg" width="1000" height="649" alt="The horse race had the largest winner’s purse in the sport, coming in at $20 million. (Supplied)" title="The horse race had the largest winner’s purse in the sport, coming in at $20 million. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-horse-riders">Saudi horse riders</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman">Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/guinness-world-records-gwr">Guinness World Records (GWR)</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-horse-race">Saudi Horse Race</a></div></div></div> Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:00:15 +0000 malawi 2046476 at /node/2037291/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/lama-alhamawi">Lama Alhamawi</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2022-03-06 23:15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Saudi Cup is not merely the world’s richest horse race but also a global platform to celebrate and highlight the Kingdom’s culture.</p> <p> Behind the competitiveness and anticipation associated with the 2022 Saudi Cup and its cumulative purse of $30 million, was the chance to place the spotlight on the history of ��������Ƶ.<br /> Hatem Al-Akeel, founder and chief executive officer of Authenticite, one of the curators of The Saudi Cup, said: “The Saudi Cup has become the ultimate platform for Saudi heritage.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/03/06/3105616-1855676433.jpg" width="1000" height="1306" alt="International designers, who attended the Saudi Cup, were inspired by the event’s representation of Saudi culture and heritage. (AN photos by Huda Bashatah)" title="International designers, who attended the Saudi Cup, were inspired by the event’s representation of Saudi culture and heritage. (AN photos by Huda Bashatah)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-cup">Saudi Cup</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-culture">Saudi culture</a></div></div></div> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 01:40:25 +0000 malawi 2037291 at /node/2032166/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2022-02-26 16:32</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Saudi longshot Emblem Road came from behind to claim a shock win in the world's richest horserace, the $20 million Saudi Cup, in Riyadh on Saturday.</p> <p> The outsider, ridden by Panamanian jockey Wigberto Ramos, stormed up the outside in the home straight to win a five-horse sprint by a head from US trainer Bob Baffert's Country Grammer.</p> <p> Saudi-based Ramos and owner Prince Saud bin Salman Abdulaziz were jubilant afterwards as they were surrounded by fans celebrating the 1,800m race's first Saudi winner in its third edition.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092051-1849068420.png" width="752" height="412" alt="Emblem Road shocked the field to win the Saudi Cup. (Screenshot/Saudi Cup)" title="Emblem Road shocked the field to win the Saudi Cup. (Screenshot/Saudi Cup)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092106-1567214269.jpeg" width="1600" height="1132" alt="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092111-1112526435.jpeg" width="1600" height="1224" alt="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092116-315005293.jpeg" width="1600" height="972" alt="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092101-769221011.jpeg" width="1600" height="1064" alt="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3091866-384193361.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3091871-1592742569.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3091876-1627245773.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3091881-371587753.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092121-114074937.jpeg" width="1600" height="1506" alt="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3092126-1457023002.jpeg" width="1600" height="1324" alt="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in Riyadh for the third edition of the Saudi Cup. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-cup">Saudi Cup</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/horse-racing">Horse Racing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:50:26 +0000 daniel.fountain 2032166 at /node/2031946/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/lama-alhamawi">Lama Alhamawi</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Lama Alhamawi</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1645824197544501200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2022-02-26 00:22</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Many eyes were on the thoroughbred racehorses as the annual Saudi Cup meeting began in Riyadh on Friday — but by no means all eyes.</p> <p> The world’s most valuable horse-racing event is a magnet for royalty, fashion models, designers and lovers of haute couture, and visitors to the King Abdulaziz Equestrian Square came to see and be seen.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/26/3091211-768460617.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="The world’s most valuable horse racing event in riyadh is a magnet for royalty, models, designers and lovers of haute couture. (AN photos by Huda Bashatah)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:23:39 +0000 rbksa 2031946 at /node/2031781/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2022-02-25 17:19</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Saudi Cup 2022 weekend is here, <a href="/SaudiCup2022" target="_blank">Arab News kicks off its live coverage</a> with the stc International Jockeys Challenge on Day 1 at King Abdulaziz Raccetrack in Riyadh.</p> <p> Eight races took place:</p> <p> 1. The Jahez Fillies Handicap (Dirt, 1600m) - 3:15pm KSA</p> <p> 2. stc International Jockeys Challenge Round 1 (Dirt, 1600m) - 3:45pm KSA</p> <p> 3. stc International Jockeys Challenge Round 2 (Turf, 1200m) - 4.15pm KSA</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090436-2070921846.jpeg" width="1280" height="852" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090506-1505373698.jpeg" width="1600" height="1066" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090511-1572883946.jpeg" width="1600" height="1066" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090516-1041114077.jpeg" width="1600" height="1066" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090521-1255114605.jpeg" width="1600" height="1066" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090526-2028819709.jpeg" width="1600" height="1066" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090531-2060688901.jpeg" width="1280" height="852" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090536-1291280471.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090541-1524192585.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090546-140325392.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090551-325551937.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090556-646123005.jpeg" width="1280" height="854" alt="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" title="(AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-cup">Saudi Cup</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/horse-racing">Horse Racing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:47:23 +0000 daniel.fountain 2031781 at /node/2031726/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/115776">Ali Khaled</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2022-02-25 14:44</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> In 2021, Andrew Balding came very close to a first Saudi Cup meeting victory in the Red Sea Turf Handicap with Spanish Mission, but his horse ultimately finished second behind Gifts of Gold.</p> <p> Balding is keen to improve on that result when he returns to Riyadh on Saturday with Happy Power running the 1351 Turf Sprint at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack.</p> <p> And the British trainer is looking forward to returning to the Kingdom after enjoying the trip last year.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/25/3090266-661998300.jpeg" width="1024" height="768" alt="" title="Happy Power is owned by King Power Racing and will take part in the 1351 Turf Sprint at the Saudi Cup 2022. (Team British Racing)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:48:14 +0000 Peter Harrison 2031726 at /node/2031156/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/laura-king">Laura King</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2022-02-24 15:58</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> It feels as if the Saudi Cup meeting has really come of age, despite this being only its third year. </p> <p> That might be due to the new Grade 1 status of the feature race, or maybe because the world of horse racing has converged on Riyadh. It’s a cliché, but everyone who’s anyone seems to be there.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/24/3088496-1904986395.jpg" width="1100" height="733" alt="" title="Mishriff won the race in 2021. (FILE/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:06:52 +0000 Peter Harrison 2031156 at /node/2030566/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2022-02-23 18:55</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Sandwiched between his stints as the No. 1 jockey for the powerful John Oxx and Aidan O’Brien stables in Ireland, Johnny Murtagh was so often the “go to” name in the jockey ranks on a global stage.</p> <p> He officially retired from the saddle in 2014 to concentrate on his training career and last year marked a breakthrough year for him, with Classics success in the Irish St. Leger at The Curragh.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/23/3086996-518087848.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Sonnyboyliston at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Wednesday. (Jockey Club of ��������Ƶ / Doug De Felice)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:03:16 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2030566 at /node/2030541/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2022-02-23 18:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> For most people, the old line about owning racehorses rings true.</p> <p> “The best way to make a small fortune in horseracing,” it goes, “is to start with a large one.”</p> <p> However, Roy Humphrey, his partner Alison Flavell and nephew Oliver Humphrey might disagree with the conventional wisdom since their first dip into the ownership waters has yielded The Wizard Of Eye (IRE), which will contest the Saudi Derby presented by Al-Rajhi Bank on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Equestrian Racecourse.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/23/3086956-827227445.jpeg" width="1000" height="709" alt="" title="Stan Moore, trainer of The Wizard Of Eye, speaking at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh ahead of Saudi Cup weekend. (Grossick Racing Photography) " /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:23:56 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2030541 at /node/2029831/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2022-02-22 19:42</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: David Egan and Saffie Osborne are quietly becoming quite a power couple in horse racing.</p> <p> The highly regarded Egan is attempting to repeat his 2021 success in The Saudi Cup riding Mishriff, and Osborne can also be hopeful of emulating such a sharp upward curve after her recent feats.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/22/3084796-1506766928.jpg" width="1000" height="642" alt="" title="Saffie Osborne at Newmarket last August. (Dan Abraham / focusonracing.com)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/22/3084801-601420230.jpg" width="670" height="446" alt="" title="Irish Jockey David Egan and Mishriff after winning the Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, ��������Ƶ, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:54:54 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2029831 at /node/2029081/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2022-02-21 17:04</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Mishriff will become the highest earning racehorse of all time if he successfully defends his crown in the Saudi Cup on Saturday, with the Jockey Club of ��������Ƶ commissioning a short film — “The Story of Mishriff” — to celebrate the horse’s journey so far.</p> <p> Owned and bred by Prince Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Faisal, Mishriff competed at the first two Saudi Cup meetings. In the film, Mishriff’s owner-breeder tells presenter Nick Luck that the horse looked “horrible” in pictures as a foal, before his transformation into “a proper horse.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/21/3082641-1961673635.jpg" width="750" height="499" alt="" title="Mishriff overhauls Charlatan in the closing stages to win last year’s Saudi Cup by a length. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:22:16 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2029081 at /node/2026096/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2022-02-16 16:42</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Joel Rosario and Christophe Lemaire, two of world racing’s star riders, have been confirmed for the stc International Jockeys Challenge at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Friday, Feb. 25, a day before the showpiece Saudi Cup.</p> <p> Rosario and Lemaire are the fourth and fifth male jockeys to be announced in the 14-rider event, competing alongside Glen Boss, Jim Crowley and last year’s champion, Shane Foley.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/16/3074471-408766427.jpeg" width="3000" height="1927" alt="" title="Joel Rosario celebrates in the winner’s circle with Sir Winston after winning the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes, Elmont, New York, U.S., June 8, 2019. (AP Photo)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/16/3074511-1808593529.jpg" width="780" height="490" alt="" title="Christophe Lemaire and Almond Eye after winning the 2019 Dubai Turf, Meydan Racecourse, Dubai. (Dubai Racing Club)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:47:42 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2026096 at /node/2022836/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2022-02-11 15:52</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> The likely runners for the $35.1 million Saudi Cup meeting on Feb. 25 and 26 have been announced, with horses from 16 racing nations set to compete in Riyadh.</p> <p> King Abdulaziz Racecourse will host 16 races on its dirt and turf tracks, and the highlight of the meeting, the $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup, looks set to be contested by the winners of 16 Group 1 races from six countries.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/11/3065266-223175678.jpeg" width="2068" height="1378" alt="" title="David Egan celebrates winning The Saudi Cup in 2021 aboard Mishriff. (Jockey Club Of ��������Ƶ / Ma)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:56:05 +0000 farah.heiba 2022836 at /node/2021456/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2022-02-09 16:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> American stars Mandaloun and Midnight Bourbon are set to renew their rivalry at the $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh later this month.</p> <p> The pair clashed in last month’s Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes at Fair Grounds when Mandaloun came out on top by three-quarters of a length.</p> <p> Now they will go head-to-head again in the world’s most valuable race, run over 1,800 meters on the dirt track at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday Feb. 26.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/09/3061716-365281529.jpeg" width="1000" height="800" alt="" title="Mandaloun was awarded the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes in July, and will try to land another top-level prize in Riyadh later this month. (Mathea Kelley)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:25:38 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2021456 at /node/2018201/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2022-02-04 14:43</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Leading Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi has revealed the Saudi Cup was the first thing on his mind when Marche Lorraine won the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar last November.</p> <p> Despite a possibility that the six-year-old mare would retire after her success in California, the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 26 at King Abdul Aziz Racecourse in Riyadh will provide the setting for her send-off.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/02/04/3052916-1648875814.jpeg" width="1379" height="919" alt="" title="Trainer Yoshito Yahagi (purple hat) celebrating the victory of Marche Lorraine in the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar. (Mathea Kelley)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiCup2022">Saudi Cup 2022</a></div></div></div> Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:49:39 +0000 Peter Harrison 2018201 at