“My great-grandfather was the last military leader in the world to win his battles from the saddle. And my grandfather, who was in his twenties, rode alongside him.”
-Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, referencing Ibn Saud who founded Saudi Arabia in 1932 in his comments regarding Saudi Arabians’ love for horses and horse racing. The Saudi Cup slate of races featuring an international field and a total of $29 million in purse money and will be run at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday, February 29, 2020. [US Racing]
