2023 Saudi Cup

2023 Saudi Cup

Saudi Cup
Location	King Abdulaziz Racetrack Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date	25 February 2023
Distance	1,800 metres (about 9 furlongs)
Winning horse	Panthalassa
Winning time	1:50.79
Jockey	Yutaka Yoshida [ja]
Trainer	Yoshito Yahagi
Owner	Hiroo Race Co., Ltd.
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt

The 2023 Saudi Cup was a horse race that took place at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh on 25 February 2023. It was the fourth running of the race, and the second after it was promoted to Group 1 status. The total prize money for the race was $20 million, with the winner receiving $10 million.

The race was won by Panthalassa, ridden by Japanese jockey Yutaka Yoshida [ja].^[1]

Race

Entries

A maximum field of 13 runners was declared for the race, including 2022 Saudi Cup winner Emblem Road. Other notable entries included the 2022 Malibu Stakes winner Taiba.^[2]

Result

Placed horses

1: Panthalassa

2: Country Grammer

3: Cafe Pharoah

Position	Margin	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Prize
1		Panthalassa	Yutaka Yoshida [ja]	Yoshito Yahagi	$10,000,000
2	¾	Country Grammer	Frankie Dettori	Bob Baffert	$3,500,000
3	½	Cafe Pharoah	João Moreira	Noriyuki Hori	$2,000,000
4	hd	Geoglyph	Christophe Lemaire	Tetsuya Kimura	$1,500,000
5	1	Crown Pride	Damian Lane	Koichi Shintani	$1,000,000
6	1¾	Emblem Road	Alexis Moreno	Moutaib Almulawah	$600,000
7	3¼	Jun Light Bolt	Ryan Moore	Yasuo Tomomichi	$500,000
8	hd	Taiba	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	$400,000
9	nk	Remorse	Tadhg O'Shea	B Seemar	$300,000
10	4	Lagertha Rhyme	Ricardo Ferreira	Naif Almandeel	$200,000
11	6	Vin De Garde	Mickael Barzalona	Hideaki Fujiwara
12	6	Sunset Flash	A Alsarhani	Naif Almandeel
13	5½	Scotland Yard	Victor Gutierrez	Moutaib Almulawah

^[3]

See also

• 2023 Dubai World Cup

References

1. Jennings, Simon (25 February 2023). "Horseracing-Panthalassa edges out Country Grammer to win Saudi Cup". Reuters. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
2. Martin, Guy (24 February 2023). "Saudi Cup 2023: How Cafe Pharoah, Jun Light Bolt And Emblem Road Can Really Mess Up Taiba's Race". Forbes. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. "Riyadh (KSA) 25 Feb 2023 Saudi Cup (Group 1) (4yo+) (Outer Track) (Dirt) 1m1f Fast". Racing Post. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

External links

• Saudi Cup