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Winner Mike Smith celebrates after his first win of the challenge |
On the evening before the inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup, was Kingdom Day at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, with the inaugural $1.6 million STC International Jockeys Challenge. 14 riders from around the world (7 males and 7 females) were invited to compete, and were randomly assigned mounts in 4 races on the card, all run under handicap weights around 1 turn of the dirt track with $400,000 purses, the first 3 for older horses but the 4th and final leg restricted to 3-year-olds. Points were awarded based on the jockey's placing in each race, using a 15-10-7-5-3 system, with the leader after the 4 races declared the winner of the trophy and $30,000. Conditions were ideal during the races, with clear skies and temperatures in the 70's.
New Zealand jockey Lisa Allpress won the opening leg, the $400,000 STC Cloud Handicap, becoming the first female jockey to win a race in Saudi Arabia. |
Jockey Mike Smith wins the second race of the competition aboard the Saleh Suliman Alhamd-owned Sun Hat. |
Jockey Mike Smith wins the third race of the competition aboard the Sharaf Mohammed S. Al Hariri-owned Paris. |
German-based jockey Sibylle Vogt won the fourth aboard Sabeq'hom over Canadian jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson aboard Alshatherwan. |
Sibylle Vogt 2nd, Mike Smith 1st, and Lisa Allpress & Mickaelle Michel joint 3rd |
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