RIYADH: The Saudi Cup, the world’s most valuable race meet, got underway on Friday at Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Racecourse, with total prize money of more than $37 million up for grabs over the weekend.
Fourteen jockeys, seven women and seven men, competed in the Invest Saudi International Jockey Challenge across four of the opening day’s eight races, with French rider Maryline Eon emerging victorious with 25 points.
Reigning champion Camilo Ospina, a Colombian jockey who races out of Saudi Arabia, was runner-up on 17 points, with Victoria Mota of Brazil in third.
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