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Abu Dhabi, UAESunday 28 February 2021

Preparations ahead of the Saudi Cup 2021 - in pictures

The kingdom’s two-day racing festival will go ahead at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on February 19-20, but this year without spectators

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