Riyadh Dirt Sprint

 ( Saudi Cup ) 

Riyadh Dirt Sprint () is an international horse race held at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Race details The race was founded by the Saudi Arabia Jockey Club in 2020. It is currently run at 1,200 meters on dirt, only open to three-year-old thoroughbreds and above, with a prize money of US$1.5 million. The prize money has been increased to $2,000,000 for 2025.

Currently run as an undercard race on the Saudi Cup Night.

Horses trained overseas must have finished in the top 4 in a graded or listed race in an International Federation of Horseracing Authorities Part I country. Alternatively, horses must have a rating of 100 or higher (96 or higher for fillies or mares) in their home country at the time of registration.

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History

• 2020 – Race was founded under the name "Saudia Sprint".
• 2021 – Race name was changed to "Riyadh Dirt Sprint".
• 2022 – IFHA promotes the race to international grade 3.

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Winners

2020	New York Central				5	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Fahad Saad	Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz	1:11.68
2021	Copano Kicking				6	William Buick	Akira Murayama	Sachiaki Kobayashi	1:10.66
2022	Dancing Prince				6	Christophe Lemaire	Keisuke Miyata	Chizu Yoshida	1:10.26
2023	Elite Power				5	Frankie Dettori	William I. Mott	Juddmonte	1:11.01
2024	Remake				5	Yuga Kawada	Koichi Shintani	Koji Maeda	1:10.42
2025	Straight No Chaser				6	John R. Velazquez	Dan Blacker	My Racehorse	1:11.159

• Record Time: 1:10.26 – Dancing Prince

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See also

• Horses in Saudi Arabia

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Bibliography

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