
BOB BAFFERT
The richest horse race in the world, Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup drew a full field of 14 on Wednesday including five US-based horses.
All of the American runners appeared to draw well for the 1800m test, which is contested around one turn. Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and Pegasus (G1) winner Knicks Go drew post position No 5 for trainer Brad Cox, while Max Player — who will be making his first start since the Preakness for trainer Steve Asmussen — will break just to his inside from post position No 4.
Charlatan, winner of the Malibu (G1) off a layoff most recently for trainer Bob Baffert, is the widest of the American horses in post No. 9. Sleepy Eyes Todd, exiting a fourth in the Pegasus for Asmussen, drew just to his inside in post No. 8. Tacitus — making his second go-around in the Saudi Cup after finishing fifth last year — is in post position No. 7.
TAB WILL BE BETTING ON THE MEETING
CURRENT BETTING
7-4 Charlatan
9-4 Knicks Go
6-1 Mishriff
12-1 Military Law, Tacitus
14-1 Chuwa Wizard
16-1 Max Player
20-1 and upwards others
19:40 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2021 The Saudi Cup $20,000,000, 1800m, Dirt, NH 4yo&up and SH 3yo&up
HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY
1 ALZAHZAAH – SCRATCHED
2 BANGKOK (IRE) ANDREW BALDING RYAN MOORE
3 CHARLATAN (USA) BOB BAFFERT MIKE SMITH
4 CHUWA WIZARD (JPN) RYUJI OKUBO KEITA TOSAKI
5 EXTRA ELUSIVE (GB) ROGER CHARLTON HOLLIE DOYLE
6 GLOBAL GIANT (GB) JOHN GOSDEN FRANKIE DETTORI
7 GREAT SCOT (GB) ABDULLAH MUSHRIF ADEL ALFOURAIDI
8 KNICKS GO (USA) BRAD COX JOEL ROSARIO
9 MAX PLAYER (USA) STEVE ASMUSSEN UMBERTO RISPOLI
10 MILITARY LAW (GB) MUSABBEH AL MHEIRI ANTONIO FRESU
11 MISHRIFF (IRE) JOHN GOSDEN DAVID EGAN
12 SIMSIR (IRE) FAWZI NASS ADRIE DE VRIES
13 SLEEPY EYES TODD (USA) MIGUEL ANGEL SILVA ALEXIS MORENO
14 TACITUS (USA) WILLIAM MOTT JOHN VELAZQUEZ
15 DEREVO (GB) ABDULLAH MUSHRIF CRISTIAN DEMURO
16 CARIBLANCO (CHI) (RESERVE) FAHAD SAAD
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