RIYADH: Runners in The Saudi Derby will now be eligible to collect points for the Kentucky Derby in an exciting new link announced recently by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia and Churchill Downs Inc.
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The 1,600-meter Group Three event on The Saudi Cup undercard has been added to a worldwide series of events known as “The Road to The Kentucky Derby.”
It will make it easier for Saudi Arabian owners to have runners in one of the most prestigious horseraces in the world — attended yearly by over 100,000 people.
The $1.5-million Saudi derby will be staged at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Feb. 14.
