Forever Young pictured winning the 2024 Saudi Derby (Pic – Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia/Erika Rasmussen)

It hasn’t taken long for the Saudi Cup (5.40) to become a major fixture in the global racing calendar, and this year it’s also a Win-and-You’re-In race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

In 2025 the same horse won both the Saudi Cup and Breeders’ Cup Classic, and he’s back in action at Riyadh this Saturday: Forever Young.

He is favoured to repeat and may well do so, but let’s go through the field from the rail out first…

Click here to read the Saudi Cup’s Horses by Horse preview