Forever Young Booked In Stall Six For Saudi Cup Title Defence

[Wandering Eyes]

A horse has never won two editions of the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup, and Japanese Horse of the Year Forever Young (Real Steel) will try to break into that rarefied air after drawing post position six on Wednesday, ahead of Saturday's race. Also voted a champion in the U.S. after taking the GI Breeders' Cup Classic last autumn, the likeable bay will face 13 rivals at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in a few days' time.

Opposing the Yoshito Yahagi runner is GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile hero Nysos (Nyquist). the Bob Baffert trainee is booked in gate 12. Another from the barn of the American Hall of Famer is Nevada Beach (Omaha Beach), who won the GI Goodwood Stakes last year. He will leave from gate seven and enters on the back of a second in the GII Laffit Pincay, Jr. Stakes to Nysos. Outside of the American contingent, the one-two finishers of the G3 King's Cup are also trying their hands here in Mhally (Sergei Prokofiev) and Ameerat Alzamaan (Ghaiyyath). They leave from stalls 13 and four, respectively.

The Saudi Cup is a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland this autumn. The following is the Saudi Cup field in post position order:

1-Sunrise Zipangu (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn})

2-Haqeet (Arrogate)

3-Banishing (Ghostzapper)

4-Ameerat Azamaan (GB) (Ghaiyyath {Ire})

5-Star Of Wonder (Uncle Mo)

6-Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn})

7-Nevada Beach (Omaha Beach)

8-Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance)

9-Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo)

10-Luxor Café (American Pharoah)

11-Rattle N Roll (Connect)

12-Nysos (Nyquist)

13-Mhally (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev)

14-Thundersquall (GB) (Dubawi {Ire})

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