Saudi Cup’s status in global schedule underlined by Forever Young double bid

Evidence of its growing significance in the global flat racing programme is stamped all over Saturday’s extravagant Saudi Cup card in Riyadh. Once again, the world’s richest horse race, the $20 million (€17 million) Saudi Cup, is the focal point of a fixture crammed with some of the world’s biggest racing names, both equine and human. They include the O’Brien brothers, Joseph and Donnacha. Between them, they have four runners on the undercard. Some of the world’s best riders, including Ryan Moore and the stars of US racing Irad Ortiz and Flavien Prat have also been attracted by a meeting worth a massive $35 million in all. Considering the inaugural Saudi Cup took place in the shadow of...