Horse racing-Longshot Emblem Road claims shock win in Saudi Cup


Horse Racing - The Saudi Cup 2022 - The King Abdulaziz Racetrack, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - February 26, 2022 Wigberto Ramos celebrates after winning the 20:35 Saudi Cup with horse Emblem Road REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

(Reuters) - Saudi-trained Emblem Road produced a late surge to claim a shock win in the $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh.

Ridden by Panamanian jockey Wigberto Ramos, the longshot charged up the outside in the home straight to beat out the United States pair of Country Grammar and Midnight Bourbon and win the third edition of the tournament on Saturday evening.

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