The richest race on the horse racing calendar gets underway at 12:40 p.m. ET on Saturday in Riyadh.
On 2/29/20 at 5:00 AM ESTThe richest event on the horse racing calendar begins Saturday, when some of the finest thoroughbreds in the world compete in the Saudi Cup.
Despite the disappointment, 2019 was still a year to remember for the four-year-old colt, who won the Florida Derby, Haskell Invitational, Bold Ruler Handicap, and the Cigar Mile. Benbatl arrives into the race as the bookmakers' third-favorite after marking his dirt track debut with a relatively easy win at the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2, a Grade 2 race, earlier this year.
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