2025 Saudi Cup Odds - Forever Young favourite to hand Japan second win

Jon Vine

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Last updated: 22 Feb 2025

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Jon Vine 22 Feb 2025

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Odds and entries for the 2025 Saudi Cup
This huge Grade One takes place at Riyadh on Saturday 22nd February
Forever Young leads Romantic Warrior in the betting

Jockey Junior Alvarado riding Senor Buscador (Number 12) wins the Saudi Cup (G1 Dirt 1800m) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. (Getty)

One of the world's richest horse races takes place on Saturday, as a field of the world's best flat racers battle it out in the Saudi Cup. A staggering first prize of £7.5m is on offer in this year's renewal and a top class field is expected to be confirmed.

Here's the latest betting for the Saudi Cup and look at the key runners.

2025 Saudi Cup Odds

Name	Odds
Forever Young	6/4
Fantastic Warrior	5/2
Rattle N Roll	7/1
Facteur Cheval	10/1
Ushba Tesoro	10/1
Bar	12/1

2025 Saudi Cup Runners

The short-priced favourite to win this year's Saudi Cup is Japanese raider Forever Young. Unbeaten in his homeland, Yoshito Yahagi's star won the UAE Derby in 2024, before placing third in both the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup Classic later in the year.

Hong Kong legend, Romantic Warrior will have his first run on dirt in this valuable contest, and he'll be going for a ninth Grade One victory in a row. 2024 Dubai Turf winner, Facteur Cheval will have to improve after finishing a fairly distant third on his dirt debut in the Al Maktoum Challenge.

Ken McPeek will step Rattle N Roll up in class, after watching his star romp to victory in the Saudi Cup Qualifier here at Riyadh. Ushba Tesoro will have another crack at the Saudi Cup, following his agonising defeat to Senor Buscador 12 months ago. Walk Of Stars, who thrashed Facteur Cheval in the Al Maktoum Challenge, also sits prominently in the market.

Ramjet could renew rivalries with Forever Young after finishing third to the favourite in the Tokyo Daishoten in December. Other potential runners at Riyadh include Argentinian star El Kodigo, Roger Varian's four-year-old Al Musmak, American front-runner Saudi Crown, and Wait To Excel for local trainer, Thamer Aldaihani.