RIYADH: Joel Rosario will aim for back-to-back wins in the Group 3 SR1,500,000 ($400,000) Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup — a qualifier for the 2026 Saudi Cup — aboard Ameerat Alzamaan (GB) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday.
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The US-based Dominican rider is one of several high-profile jockeys booked to appear this weekend on a glittering card, with Christophe Soumillon, Mickael Barzalona and Danny Tudhope all jetting into Riyadh and taking on the likes of local champion Adel Alfouraidi.
Rosario scooped the 1,800m trial 12 months ago aboard Rattle N Roll (US) for trainer Kenny McPeek, but will this time don the Red Stable silks of Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz to partner last year’s 1000 Guineas and Fillies’ Mile winner after she recently bolted up in the domestic G3 Prince Sultan Ben Abdulaziz Cup.
The winner of six of her seven starts is one of four Red Stable representatives, along with last year’s second and third — Wait To Excel (GB) and Wootton’sun (FR) — while El Jabartee (IRE) completes the quartet looking to qualify for the $20 million showpiece on Feb. 14.
