On Saturday, February 25, 13 of the world’s best horses will go head to head in the sports Richest Horse Race, the 2023 Saudi Cup at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh.
With a record breaking purse of $20 million, the Saudi Cup has knocked out the Dubai World Cup, claiming the title of the World’s Richest Horse Race. Leading the pack is Taiba, trained by Bob Baffert and favored with odds of 15-8, perhaps in part to his victory at the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes.
His closest competition is last year’s Saudi Cup runner-up, Country Grammer, with 7-2 odds, who will be looking for redemption in this year’s field.
AbramsSports has the field looking this way:
1 Country Grammer 6-1 L. Dettori 126 Lbs B. Baffert
2 Cafe Pharoah 4-1 J. Moreira 126 Lbs N. Hori
3 Crown Pride (JPN) 10-1 D. Lane 126 Lbs John Terranova, II
4 Emblem Road 10-1 A. Moreno 126 Lbs M. Almulawah
5 Taiba 5-2 M. E. Smith 126 Lbs B. Baffert
6 Geoglyph (JPN) 20-1 C. Lemaire 126 Lbs T. Kimura
7 Jun Light Bolt (JPN) 8-1 R. Moore 126 Lbs Y. Tomomichi
8 Panthalassa (JPN) 10-1 Y. Yoshida 126 Lbs Y. Yahagi
9 Scotland Yard 20-1 V. Gutierrez 126 Lbs M. Almulawah
10 Remorse (IRE) 30-1 T. O’Shea 126 Lbs B. Seemar
11 Vin de Garde (JPN) 20-1 M. Barzalona 126 Lbs H. Fujiwara
12 Lagertha Rhyme (IRE) 30-1 R. Ferreira 121 Lbs N. Almandeel
13 Sunset Flash (IRE) 30-1 A. Alsarhani 121 Lbs N. Almandeel
