The reigning champion of the $20 million dirt race meets a deeper field in the 2022 edition including Mandaloun.
Mandaloun
Two years after Maximum Security won the first Saudi Cup and still has not been declared the official winner, the third edition is Feb. 26.
Hot Rod Charlie won the Grade 1 feature at the New Jersey track but was disqualified after Midnight Bourbon appeared to clip heels.
Mandaloun, second in the Kentucky Derby (G1), had a rough trip in the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park in New Jersey but Weyburn was tough.
Chiefswood Stables's Ontario-bred colt returns from a short layoff due to a spiked temperature to take on Kentucky Derby runner-up.
The Oaks is Friday April 30, the Kentucky Derby, May 1, and here are some picks and plays and longshots to consider.
Juddmonte Farms' Mandaloun is the 8-to-5 favourite for the premier race at Fair Grounds on a stakes-packed card of racing.
Juddmonte Farms' homebred is 87th stakes winner for his sire Into Mischief and now a leading Kentucky Derby contender.
