The Saudi Cup, Riyadh
300+ talents mobilised within five days.
Workforce delivery across three editions of the world’s richest horse race.
Project
The Saudi Cup, Riyadh
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue
King Abdulaziz Racecourse, Janadriyah
Period
2021–2023
Editions
3 (2nd, 3rd, 4th runnings)
Professionals Deployed
300+
Event Days
5 days 2 race days per edition, Friday International Jockeys Challenge, Saturday Saudi Cup
Service
Staffing & Recruitment
Deployment
Five days to build a team for the richest race on earth.
The Saudi Cup carries a USD 20 million purse, the richest in horse racing. Royalty and international owners attend every edition. There’s no room to get protocol wrong.
The team had five days to mobilise. Talent Blueprint deployed 300+ talents across ticketing, hospitality and protocol, fan experience and ceremonies, event services and logistics, safety, security and access, venue operations and infrastructure, media and broadcast, commercial, marketing and communications, technology, workforce and people, and planning and readiness, in time for race weekend.
Workforce
What it takes to run a USD 20 million weekend.
Behind The Saudi Cup was a team covering:
Impact
Royal attendance. Five-day mobilisation. Every time.
Across three editions, Talent Blueprint mobilized 300+ talents within five days each time, for a race weekend hosting royal attendance and international owners at the world’s richest race.
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