Grade 1 winner Saudi Crown has been retired from racing and will stand at Darby Dan Farm in 2027, according to a post on X from owner FMQ Stables and confirmed by Darby Dan's John Phillips.
Bred in Kentucky by CHC, the son of 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming is out of the unraced Tapit mare New Narration. Saudi Crown was purchased by Pedro Lanz as agent for Faisal Mohammed Alqahtani for $240,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2022 Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.
Trained by Brad Cox, Saudi Crown won his first two career starts at 3 before finishing as runner-up in both the Dwyer Stakes (G3) and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). He then earned his signature victory with a half-length triumph in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and completed his year competing in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
He would tack on victories in the Louisiana Stakes (G3) at 4 and Commonwealth Stakes (G3) at 6. He won three other stakes events, including a triumph over 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan in the 2025 Lake Ouachita Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Saudi Crown also finished third in the 2024 Saudi Cup (G1), the world's richest race at $20 million, and was second in the 2025 Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3).
Saudi Crown retires with a career record of 9-3-1 from 21 starts for earnings of $3,751,380.
