Saudi Cup 2024: Get free PPs for Saturday’s $20 million race
The $20 million Saudi Cup is set for Saturday at King Abdulaziz Race Course in Riyadh, where Breeders' Cup Classic winner, White Abarrio will face 13 other top runners from around the world. The 1 1/8 mile race is the featured event on a 9-race card that also includes the $1.5 million Saudi Derby and the $2.5 million Red Sea Turf Handicap. The Saudi Cup will be broadcast on FS2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST.
A full field of 14 will contest the Saudi Cup, with America's White Abarrio installed as the 3-1 favorite. Preakness and Pegasus World Cup champ, National Treasure, Met Mile winner, Hoist the Gold, Pegasus runner-up Señor Buscador and Pennsylvania Derby winner Saudi Crown round out the US-based contingent. They will take on four from Japan, led by Ushba Tesoro and Derma Sotogake. Saudi Arabia is represented in its signature race by five runners, with the spotlight on their newly-acquired Defunded, who previously raced for Pegram, Watson and Weitman with trainer Bob Baffert.
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