LONDON: Saudi Arabia's splurge on big name soccer signings has generated plenty of headlines but the Gulf kingdom has also been splashing the cash in show jumping's equine transfer market ahead of deadline day for next year's Paris Olympics.
Harry Charles, who competed for Britain in the individual and team events at Tokyo 2020 and hopes to be a medal contender next year, told Reuters the market had been"a bit crazy" of late.
Charles, a team bronze medallist at last year's world championships, said the Saudis and Ireland's Coolmore Showjumping had been big spenders. Top British mare Equine America Spacecake was sold to the Saudi Equestrian Federation at the end of 2022 and helped the country qualify for Paris with Khaled Almobty in the saddle.
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