HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sponsored the Saudi Arabian Cup Horse Racing Ceremony at King Abdulaziz Equestrian Square in Riyadh this evening.
Upon arrival, His Highness the Crown Prince was received by His Royal Highness Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Equestrian Authority, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Racing Club, and His Royal Highness. Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Board Member of the Racing Club and Chairman of the Technical Committees.
He arrived accompanied by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Member of the Council of Ministers, HRH Prince Muhammad bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports, and HRH Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard.
Before the start of the race, the royal anthem was played.
After that, the horses participating in the races moved from the saddle arena to the front arena in a two-turn formation before the start of the race, and all riders participating in the races were in the front arena.
After that, the eighth round of the Saudi Cup began.
After the end of the race, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, headed towards the delivery platform.
His Highness the Crown Prince congratulated Hero Race Company Limited, the owner of the Benthalassa horse, for winning the Saudi Arabian Cup.
His Highness the Crown Prince also congratulated horse trainer Yoshito Yahagi and jockey Yutaka Yoshida, who received a model horse and a cavalry helmet.
Commemorative photographs were taken on this occasion.
The Saudi Cup Horse Racing Ceremony was attended by: HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Riyadh Region, HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz and His Royal Highness HRH Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz HRH Prince Al Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Nayef bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz and HRH Prince HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the Interior, HRH Prince Bandar bin Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Chief of General Intelligence, HRH Prince Fahd bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Muhammad bin Sultan bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Mashkhur bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Muhammad bin Faisal bin Muhammad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz and HRH Prince Faisal bin Ahmed bin Salman bin A. Badalaziz, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Mayor of the Riyadh Region, and His Highness Prince Faisal bin Sultan bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi.
The ceremony was also attended by His Highness Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Rashida Equestrian and Racing Club from the Kingdom of Bahrain, dignitaries, dignitaries of the Saudi Arabia Cup ceremony from inside and out. Kingdom and a number of participating horse owners.