Riyadh will be preparing for a showpiece evening on Saturday, 15 November 2025, when King Abdulaziz Racecourse will host the JCSA Cup (Listed) Race Night. Under the floodlights fans will be treated to twelve tightly contested races from two-year-old sprints and maiden tests to staying examinations and the Listed JCSA Cup and the atmosphere will be charged with anticipation. Social lanes and hospitality boxes will hum, the grandstand will be eager and every race will be expected to write its own chapter in a very busy night of Saudi racing.
R1: The Local Bred Horses who won (0-1)
Start Time: 02:45pm
Distance: 1200m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 45,000
Category: NH SH 2YO Colt, Gelding & Filly
The opener will feature a big juvenile line-up as 14 youngsters will head to the gates, each seeking a first or second outing breakthrough. Key early notes will focus on ALYAGHUR (J: Tharb Altimyat / T: Jassim Hussein) who will carry the royal silks and wear a tongue strap; SHANAASS (J: Adel Alfouraidi / T: Gaith Alghaith) and YUMTER (J: Camilio Ospina / T: Ahmed Mohamoud) will both be expected to show pace and early zip while GHOSEINAH (J: Abdullah Alsaedi / T: Abdulrahman Alshafai) should provide a filly presence. With 14 entries declared, the speed out of the stalls and a clean break will decide the shape of this juvenile 1200m dash.
R2: The Open
Start Time: 03:15pm
Distance: 1200m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 75,000
Category: NH SH 2YO Colt, Gelding & Filly
This open juvenile sprint will bring nine declared runners to the track and will likely be run at a fierce tempo. Riders will be expected to position their charges for the short straight, with JARAS (J: Luis Morales / T: Abdullah Almonif) and AL QOUZ (J: Muhammad Aldaham / T: Thamer Aldaihani) among those to set the early pattern. MONAFES (J: Ali Almutib / T: Mohammad Alhameed) and SSAR RAAKH (J: Adel Alfouraidi / T: Thunayyan Althunayyan) will be watched for finishing strength in a compact field of nine.
R3: The Horses who won
Start Time: 03:40pm
Distance: 1200m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 50,000
Category: NH SH 3YO Colt, Gelding & Filly
A quality three-year-old sprint will bring a deep field, fourteen entries appear on the card where proven winners will be expected to assert themselves. BLAIHAAN (J: Ricardo Ferreira / T: Thamer Aldaihani) and MUKABER (J: Muhammad Aldaham / T: Thamer Aldaihani) will be among the prime pace influences, while MUSIC CRITIC (J: Abdullah Alawfi / T: Sami Alharabi) and PRAETORIAN (J: Fahad Alfouraidi / T: Ahmed Abdulwahed) will be looked to for strong late runs. The finishing 200m will be decisive in what should be a highly competitive sprint.
R4: The Handicap
Start Time: 04:10pm
Distance: 1200m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 85,000
Category: NH SH 3YO+ All (0 – 80)
Race four will assemble a full hand-sized field of eighteen runners, where weight and draw will be influential over the sharp 1200m trip. Look for the experienced MAHROOT (J: Abdullah Alawfi / T: Abdullah Al Kahtani) and NEMER ALMOGTARAH (J: Nawaf Almudiani / T: A. Shabib) to be prominent while ANAAL (J: Muhanad Alnassar / T: Muhammad Alkhulifi) and TAHDEED (J: Luis Morales / T: Sabah Alshammari) will be expected to produce strong late responses. With 18 declared, positioning at the break will be critical.
R5: The Open
Start Time: 04:35pm
Distance: 2000m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 120,000
Category: NH SH 4YO+ All
The 2000m staying test will see a large and high-class field of seventeen declared, where proven performers over distance will be favoured. DAAHI (J: Luis Morales / T: Abdulaziz Meshref) and WOOTTON’SUN (J: Ricardo Ferreira / T: Abdullah Al Kahtani) will be key protagonists, while MR TRINKET (J: Adel Alfouraidi / T: Abdullah Abdulaziz) and NATIONAL GALLERY (J: Nawaf Almudiani / T: Thamer Aldaihani) will be expected to contest the money in a race that will test stamina and tactical acumen.
R6: The JCSA Cup
Start Time: 05:00pm
Distance: 2000m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 150,000
Category: Listed NH SH 4YO+ All
The Listed JCSA Cup will headline the afternoon and will present a compelling battle as eight established performers will contest the 2000m. AL KAASER (J: Ahmed Alazhari / T: Mohammed Alnhas) and ALHARETH (J: Abdullah Alsaedi / T: Ayesh Alhuzali) will carry strong form lines, while ANGAD AL KHALEDIAH (J: Tariq Almansour / T: M. Almasaodi) and ICHAN DE BOZOULS (J: Fawaz Alshammari / T: Ayesh Alhuzali) will be expected to bring both pace and staying power. This Listed showdown will be the focal point of the meeting and will likely decide a key middle-distance honour for the season.
R7: The Horses who won
Start Time: 05:30pm
Distance: 1600m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 50,000
Category: NH SH 3YO Colt, Gelding & Filly
Twenty declared runners will make Race 7 a deep and tactical mile, where experience will count. Expect MICHAEL SCOFIELD (J: Camilio Ospina / T: Ahmed Mohamoud) and RIGHT AND TRUE (J: Adel Alfouraidi / T: Abdullah Al Kahtani) to be among the early protagonists, with ABRIQ ALKHAYL (J: Abdullah Alkredis / T: Abdullah Almonif) and RIYADH EL EZZ (J: Abdullah Alawfi / T: Abdullah Abdulaziz) shaping the finish. With twenty entries, this 1600m will reward timing and finishing speed.
R8: The King Khalid Military Academy Cup
Start Time: 06:00pm
Distance: 1600m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 150,000
Category: NH SH 2YO Colt, Gelding & Filly
This prestigious juveniles mile will bring eleven two-year-olds to the post and will stand out as a key testing ground for early-season milers. AATAKUM (J: Fawaz Alshammari / T: Bader Rizaiq), BA’AMRAK (J: Camilio Ospina / T: Ahmed Mohamoud) and Raei Althaminah (J: Tharb Altimyat / T: Abdullah Al Kahtani) will be among the principal players, and with eleven declared the race will shape as a strong test of juvenile class at a mile.
R9: The Arabian Horses Open
Start Time: 06:30pm
Distance: 1600m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 85,000
Category: NH SH 3YO Colt, Gelding & Filly
The Arabian Open will field eight runners and will showcase specialist bloodlines and tactical speed. AGHEIDIRI (J: Mohammad Alhabeeb / T: Mustafa Almosa), AL LAHEEF (J: Aseel Alsarhani / T: Mohammed Alhuzami) and MOUMTAZ D’HEM (J: Fawaz Alshammari / T: Abdullah Naseeb) will headline the market in what promises to be a lead-change affair among the best Arabian juveniles.
R10: The Handicap
Start Time: 07:00pm
Distance: 1600m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 85,000
Category: NH SH 3YO+ All (0 – 80)
A full twenty-strong handicap will test class and positioning at the mile mark. Expect COMMANDING PRINCE (J: Mohammad Alhubail / T: Nawaf Aldaihani), GIEWONT (J: Tharb Altimyat / T: Nh. Alsubaie), MALTGA (J: Wael Alhazmi / T: Meshal Shraim) and MR. RAJ (J: Tariq Almansour / T: Fawaz Alghareeban) to be principal figures in a wide open renewal where tempo and split seconds will matter.
R11: The Almadinah Almonawarah Region Governorate Cup
Start Time: 07:25pm
Distance: 2400m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 150,000
Category: NH SH 3YO+ All
The staying championship over 2400m will present sixteen declared stayers for a true test of endurance. Watch AELAM BELADI (J: Fawaz Alshammari / T: Ahmed Mohamoud), ALMAQAM (J: Camilio Ospina / T: Ahmed Mohamoud), MASHMOOKH (J: Ricardo Ferreira / T: Abdullah Al Kahtani) and MINBARIYAH (J: Tariq Almansour / T: Mohammad Aldugish) as they will be expected to fight out the finish in a race that will separate genuine stamina from pretence.
R12: The Handicap 0-90
Start Time: 07:50pm
Distance: 2400m Dirt
Total Prize Money: SAR 95,000
Category: NH SH 3YO+ All (0 – 90)
The night will close with a long handicap over 2400m featuring twenty declared stayers; this final test will favour those that handle distance and late pressure. Likely protagonists will include QONTAR (J: Naif Alanazi / T: Fawaz Alghareeban), TIME NAJD (J: Tharb Altimyat / T: N. Wannas), EASY DANCER (J: Ahmed Alazhari / T: Mohammed Alnhas) and MIGHTY RIVER (J: Ziad Aljabri / T: N. Almindeel). The closing stages will be a stern examination of resilience.
From juvenile speed to staying class and a middle-distance centerpiece, the JCSA Cup Race Night on 15 November will assemble depth, drama and a roster of proven names. Each race will build on the one before, producing defining moments under Riyadh lights and giving spectators ample reason to remain glued to the rail.
As the 15 November meeting concludes, anticipation will already be mounting for the next big night on 19 November at Riyadh, for more stay tuned to RaceBuzz.
