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I NTER NATI ONAL J OCKE YS CHALLENGE
INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS CHALLENGE
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2021, KING ABDULAZIZ RACETRACK, RIYADH.
Conditions: To consist of four handicap races through the domestic card, all of which will take place on the dirt course and worth $400,000 each, with jockeys to receive 15% of prize money won. Races to have a top weight of 62kg and bottom weight of 55kg. There will be a random draw for mounts on Tuesday February 16, 2021. Challenge Overview: Jockeys will be made up of seven international women, two local men and five international men. All races to consist of 14 runners and 5 reserves, all 14 jockeys are to ride in each race. The following points will be given to each jockey according to the placing of his or her mount and the ranking of each jockey will be determined by the total number of points earned in the four races: 1st 15 points 2nd 10 points 3rd 7 points 4th 4 points 5th 2 points The jockey with the most points after the four races have been run will receive the trophy at the closing ceremony. If a dead heat occurs in a race, the points for the two places are added together, divided by two and shared between the two jockeys. If there is a tie for the Challenge, there will be a countback on the number of winners and the jockey with the most winners will be adjudged the winner overall; if they are still level, then second places will be counted, then if necessary third places, then if necessary fourth places. If they are still level, there will be joint winners. Jockey Challenge Purse (Separate from the individual race prize money): Total Pot: $100,000 1st $30,000 2nd $20,000 3rd $10,000 4th $5,000 5th to 14th each get $3,500
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D I RT T RACK S P E C I F I CATI O N S
COU RSE CHARACTER ISTI CS Left-handed, it’s a fair galloping track with long sweeping bends. This ensures the King Abdulaziz Racetrack is an extremely fair track in which horses can win from both the front and the back. There is minimal kickback. ‘It’s based on Belmont, a one-turn mile-and-a quarter. Of all the dirt tracks I’ve ridden, it’s the oneIlikebest. The big difference is there’s not much kickback. It gives closers a better chance and, in general, I ride with only one pair of goggles. I’veriddenseveralgrasshorsesonit,andtheyadaptedreallywell.It’sawonderfultrack,apropertrack.’
Frankie Dettori
‘It’s one of the best dirt tracks in the world. A wonderful track and I know that the American jockeys like it very much because it really suits the American horses… It has a long straight, about 400 metres, and there is not much kickback.’
