| Horse Race: | Riyadh Dirt Sprint |
| Class: | Grade 3 |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Location: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Inaugurated: | 2020 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website: | https://jcsa.sa/en/saudi-cup/ |
| Distance: | 1,200 meters |
| Track: | King Abdulaziz Racetrack |
| Qualification: | Three-year-old and above |
| Weight: | NH 3-y-o: 52 kg, SH 3-y-o: 58 kg, 4-y-0 + 59.5 kg If there are no NH-bred: SH 3-y-0 55.5 kg, 4-y-o + 57 kg Filly & mare allowance: 2 kg |
| Purse: | $1,500,000 |
Riyadh Dirt Sprint is an international horse race held at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1]
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.[2] [3]
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.[4]
| Year | Winner | Foaled | Trained | Owned | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[8] | New York Central | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Fahad Saad | Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz | 1:11.68 | ||||
| 2021[9] | Copano Kicking | 6 | William Buick | Akira Murayama | Sachiaki Kobayashi | 1:10.66 | ||||
| 2022[10] | Dancing Prince | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | Keisuke Miyata | Chizu Yoshida | 1:10.26 | ||||
| 2023[11] | Elite Power | 5 | Frankie Dettori | William I. Mott | Juddmonte | 1:11.01 | ||||
| 2024[12] | Remake | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Koichi Shintani | Koji Maeda | 1:10.42 |