RIYADH: King Abdulaziz Racecourse opens its gates this week for the biggest meeting of the season so far, with four races worth almost $266,500 (SAR1 million) on Friday headlined by the Listed Crown Prince Cup.
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Runners from The Saudi Cup will be in action over a packed weekend, with several key two-year-old races to be staged and a return to racing on turf ahead of Saudi Arabia’s first international Group 1 on the surface next February — the Howden Neom Turf Cup.
The Listed Crown Prince Cup features a full field of 20 and gives Argentinean import, the 110-rated Intense For Me (ARG), another chance to prove himself upped to 2,400m after his comeback fourth in October.
A winner of the G1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini in his homeland over this distance, the four-year-old finished at the back of the field in The Saudi Cup on his debut here in February but could flourish upped in trip after his most recent effort over 2,000m behind the reopposing Haqeet (USA).
