Saudi Cup: All the action on the big day in racing

World's richest race is set to take place in Saudi Arabia

Published: February 29, 2020 16:44 Leslie Wilson Jr, Features Editor and Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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Maximum Security wins main $20 million race at inaugural Saudi Cup in Riyadh. Image Credit: Twitter / Screengrab

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Olivier Peslier wins the Longines Turf Cup on Call The Wind. Image Credit: REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

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King Abdulaziz Racetrack, home to world's richest race — the $20m Saudi Cup. Image Credit: Twitter

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Adrie de Vries celebrates after winning the the Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Cup on Port Lions. Image Credit: REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

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Saudi Arabia is all set to take another giant step forward and into the upper echelons of world-class international racing when it hosts the inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday. Here is a race by race guide and results as they come in: Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 1, 5pm: The Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Cup, 2,100m, turf Image Credit: Saudi Cup

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Race 2, 5.35pm: The STC 1351 Cup, 1,351m, turf Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 3, 6.10pm: The Longines Turf Handicap, 3,000m, turf Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 4, 6.45pm: The Obaiya Arabian Classic (Purebred Arabians), 2,000m, dirt Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 5, 7.30pm: The Jockey Club Local Handicap, 1,800m, dirt Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 6, 8.10pm: The Samba Saudi Derby, 1,600m, dirt Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 7, 8.50pm: The Saudia Sprint, 1,200m, dirt Image Credit: The Saudi Cup

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Race 8, 9.40pm: The Saudi Cup, 1,800m, dirt Image Credit: Saudi Cup

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