Unfortunately we won't be covering it in person this year (due to "reasons")... but here are the early odds:

https://www.oddschecker.com/horse-racing/ante-post-racing/international/saudi-cup/winner

Thanks, Tex.  I hope the Japanese entries makes some noise this year.  Cafe Pharoah 14/1 early.

Overlay.  Might be worth a couple bucks if he stays above 10/1.  Could actually drift higher if the two chalks keep taking money.

Appreciate  ur insight always. I've hit my head  on japanese entries  on these big races more than I can say. Maybe this year, who knows. 

As you well know, one good hit on a horse that is priced right makes up for quite a few swings and misses.

I would say Cafe Pharoah is coming in live.  But it has to be a price play of 10/1 or higher.  Otherwise, I just watch.

I've passed some winners over the years from insisting on my price but I have saved much more than I would have won.  That's when I was betting daily.  

LOL.  I am very, very semi-retired now with horseplaying.  Period.

I got the message :).  Appreciate it!

Thanks for posting up the field, Tex.   HUGE POOLS.  

Apparently the HKJK will host the wagering pools races 3-8 giving bettors access to the largest international comingled pools in the world.

Interesting to see Chantal Sutherland riding a few on the undercard.  


Moira is a genius for sure, but he's never ridden Cafe before 

 

I'll just root for anything LeMaire rides, as well as Yuga Kawada, Moira, and Barzelona 

Here's our article covering the draw and like you said it's an HKJC World Pool event so everybody is betting into the same pool (unlike most major foreign races where Hong Kong residents bet into a separate HKJC run pool that isn't combined with the host track). 

http://www.horse-races.net/library/saudicup23-entries.htm

Finally, free PPs for Saudi Cup day here:

DRF style https://static.drf.com/foreignPPs/ppKAR2599.pdf

Equibase style https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JNZKkb84wh7dRM2jiIAdxsHER4pS85g2/view

Hong Kong style https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/content/PDF/RaceCard/OSE20230225_starter_S2_all.pdf

Based on my Pedigreestar analysis Winner can emerge from following

1) No 7 Panthalassa

2) No 10 Taiba

3) No 11 Vin De Garde

Mike Smith mount will be the favourite but my first choice is French Jockey Mickael Barzalona and Japanese Trainer Hideaki Fujiwara combination. 4 yr old Crown Pride should place in first four.

Ravi Gowande

Pedigreestar

Saudi Cup 2023 Meeting at Riyadh 
1)G3 Neom Turf 
Missed The Cut 
Dubai Future 
 Two selected for win my first choice is Dubai Future  and Peter the Great can place.
2)Turf Sprint 
Songline 
Raaed for win 
Happy Romance will place 
3)Saudi Derby 
Havnameltdown should win 
Commissioner King for place 
4)Red Sea Turf Handicap 
Silver Sonic should win convincingly but in case fails to perform then
Al Kareem or Enemy can win
Saudi Cup 2023
Winner can emerge
Taiba
Panthalsa
Vin De Garde which is my first  choice 
Crown Pride should place