Japan's Forever Young wins $20m Saudi Cup
RIYADH: Japan's Forever Young hunted down Hong Kong racing royalty Romantic Warrior to land the world's richest race, the $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh on Saturday.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the event and handed the trophy and additional prizes to the winning team.
During his attendance at the event at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in the capital, the crown prince also met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Al-Nassr and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
#PHOTOS: As well as handing out prizes to @TheSaudiCup winning team from Japan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met @FIFAcom president Infantino and @AlNassrFC_EN star @Cristiano #Ronaldo at the event in Riyadh https://t.co/FBbeynLpSX pic.twitter.com/ZVmPPgf9Pi
— Arab News | Sport (@ArabNewsSport) February 22, 2025
Romantic Warrior is the highest-earning racehorse of all time, turning up at the Saudi capital with almost $23 million (22m euros) in the bank.
The seven-year-old gelding looked destined to add significantly to his prize pot when he went well clear round the home turn in this his first ever outing on dirt.
Under his regular New Zealand jockey James McDonald, Romantic Warrior set sail for home, dollar signs flashing.
But Ryusei Sakai on board Forever Young went in hot pursuit.
The pair relentlessly closed the three length-gap, passing Romantic Warrior 50 meters from the post.
'Unbelievable,' beamed winning trainer Yoshito Yahagi.
'Romantic Warrior is such a strong horse, we respected him but our horse was better today. When Romantic Warrior passed us, I thought we could still come back,' he added.
* With AFP
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