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Arab News
06-03-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
British champion Murphy back in Riyadh after success at Saudi Cup
RIYADH: Oisin Murphy is returning to Saudi Arabia for the penultimate week of Riyadh Season, and the four-time British champion is seeking to extend his good fortune at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse after his strike on Byzantine Dream in the Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The Irishman had belated got off the mark in the country during the Diriyah International Jockeys' Challenge at The Saudi Cup meeting, before his win in the stayers' race which came just before Forever Young and Romantic Warrior's epic conclusion to the main event. And he has picked up a dazzling book of rides over the three days of this week's racing, standing in for the sidelined Camilo Ospina in the famous white stable colors of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz & Sons. 'It was brilliant to win at The Saudi Cup meeting — I thought it was very well organized and it was a fantastic event,' said Murphy. 'I am going to be riding Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week and there are some nice races over the three days. 'I am riding for one of the leading stables as Camilo is unfortunately serving a whip suspension. Hopefully the horses can go very well and we can get some good results.' His top-class rides include Prince Khalid Abdullah Cup winner, Ireland's Bolide Porto, and the mare Motathabetah from the Kingdom who landed a domestic Group 1 in January and runs in Friday's Abdullah bin Ibrahim Aba Alkhail Award Race. He also races Carmel Road from the US in the North America Cup on Saturday. Murphy was amongst the winners at Lingfield Park in the UK on Wednesday having been back in the Middle East last weekend for Super Saturday in Dubai. 'It is a very busy time of year for me but I really enjoy it and it is great to be part of this international schedule, particularly when the horses have chances,' he added.
Arab News
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
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 — 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
