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…