Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن عبدالله آل سعود ''Khalid bin ʿAbdullāh Āl Suʿūd''; 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a member of the

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...

. He had extensive business interests, run through

Mawarid Holding Mawarid Holding is a private Saudi investment company. It was established in 1968. Its headquarters are in Suleimania, Riyadh. It manages and controls investments in diversified businesses in financial services, telecommunications, satellite tele ...

, but is probably best known as the owner of

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. As such, he was one of the leading figures in the world of thoroughbred horseracing and the list of outstanding horses to have competed in his racing colours includes

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Dancing Brave Dancing Brave (11 May 1983 – 2 August 1999) was an American-bred, British-trained thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from the autumn of 1985 until October 1986, he ran ten times and won eight races. Dancing Brave was the ou ...

, Enable,

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, and

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Early life

Prince Khalid was one of the sons of

Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1893 – 4 December 1976) was a Saudi Arabian statesman, soldier, and royal counsellor. He was a pr ...

, a younger half-brother of

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...

, the founder of

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. His mother was Noura bint Fahd Al Muhanna Aba Al Khail. Prince Khalid was born in

Ta'if Taif ( ar, , translit=aṭ-Ṭāʾif, lit=The circulated or encircled, ) is a city and governorate in the Makkan Region of Saudi Arabia. Located at an elevation of in the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains, which themselves are part of the Sarat M ...

in 1937. He studied history in the United States and Riyadh,Brough Scott. (13 June 2010)
The Modest Prince
''The Racing Post'', Retrieved 11 October 2012. and was employed for a time at the

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. He then embarked on an extremely successful career in business, serving an apprenticeship under the guidance of Sulaiman Olayan."The billionaires"
, ''Fortune magazine'', 10 September 1990. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

Business career

In October 1980 Khalid bin Abdullah and Suleiman Olayan bought stocks from First Chicago Corporation. They also had stocks of various American banks, including

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; Western Bancorp,

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;

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; Hawaii Bancorp,

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; Southeast Bancorp,

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; National City Bank,

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and First Bank Systems,

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. The main business vehicle of Khalid bin Abdullah was Mawarid Holding, one of Saudi Arabia's largest and most diversified private businesses, with extensive dealings in financial services, manufacturing, construction, medical supplies, catering, telecommunications and the media.Owen, David
"Breeding: it's all about the pedigree"
, ''The Financial Times'', 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012. A study of the commercial activities of members of the House of Saud published in 2001 listed 65 separate entities in which Prince Khalid held an interest. He was the owner of

Orbit Communications Company Orbit Communications Company was a privately owned Pay TV network, operating in Bahrain. Owned by Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid Holding (via Digital Media Systems), it was the first fully digital, multi-channel, multi-lingual, pay television servi ...

. Until 8 February 2009 he served as chairman of the Saudi Chemical Company's board of directors and as chairman of Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company. By the early 2000s responsibility for running his business had passed, in part, to Prince Khalid's four sons."Breeders' Cup Bios: Khalid Abdullah"
, Breeders' Cup. Retrieved 11 October 2012.Shulman, Lenny
"Belmont Winner's Owner-Breeder: Pleasant and Perfect"
The Blood-Horse, 7 July 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2012. In 1990, Prince Khalid's wealth was estimated by ''

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'' at $1.0 billion.

Horseracing career

Development

Although Prince Khalid's father had owned horses, he had not kept them for racing."Owners: Prince Khalid Abdullah"
, British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 11 October 2012. Prince Khalid's introduction to the sport came on a trip to Longchamp with friends in 1956. Even so, he did not start owning race horses himself until the late 1970s.David Ashforth. (24 May 2002)
Khalid Abdullah: Quiet passion of a charming prince who keeps plenty in reserve
''The Racing Post'', Retrieved 11 October 2012. Prince Khalid's purchases of yearlings at that time heralded the start of the large scale investment in horseracing by owners from the Middle East that was to transform the sport. In 1977 Prince Khalid's first racing adviser, the former trainer Humphrey Cottrill, bought for him four yearlings at the Newmarket sales."Humphrey Cottrill dies at 92", ''The Racing Post'', 1 September 1999
Link to article on The Free Library
Retrieved 11 October 2012. The following year Prince Khalid bought the top two lots in the Houghton Sales at Newmarket, although the top-priced yearling, Sand Hawk, for whom he paid a record 264,000 guineas, proved largely a disappointment; as would Convention, for whom he paid 1.4 million guineas in 1983. However, Cottrill and the trainer

Jeremy Tree Arthur Jeremy Tree (21 December 1925 – 7 March 1993) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Background Born into a prominent London family, Tree was always known by his middle name, Jeremy. His father was Ronald Tree, an American-born ...

had also paid $225,000 for a dark bay colt by

In Reality In Reality (March 1, 1964 – May 8, 1989) was an American bred racehorse. Bred in Florida, he was a son of Intentionally and out of the mare My Dear Girl, the 1959 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. His damsire was Santa Anita Derby winner ...

at the

Keeneland Sales Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres (0.59 km2) of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene. A division of ...

of 1978, their single purchase, who as

Known Fact Known Fact (17 March 1977 – 12 July 2000) was a Kentucky-bred British-trained racehorse and sire. He was the leading British miler of 1980, being awarded the 2000 Guineas on the disqualification of Nureyev and defeating Kris to win the Queen ...

won the

Middle Park Stakes The Middle Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is s ...

in the autumn of 1979 and then, after Nureyev's disqualification, the

2,000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year at ...

of 1980, following up his victory with a win in the

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is s ...

's victory in the 2,000 Guineas was not only Prince Abdullah's first victory in an English Classic race but was also the first by any Arab owner. His first winner of any kind had come the previous season, when Charming Native came home first at Windsor, while Abeer had provided his first victory at

Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often pronounced ) is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and ...

with her win in the

Queen Mary Stakes The Queen Mary Stakes is a Group races, Group 2 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old Filly, fillies. It is run at Ascot Racecourse, Ascot over a distance o ...

Success

Prince Khalid's

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, of green silks with white sleeves and a pink sash and cap, soon became a regular feature of the winner's enclosure in all the Classic races of the world. In 1985,

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won the

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. The following year,

repeated that success and also won the

and the

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot o ...

. Furthermore, Dancing Brave failed only narrowly to add a victory in the

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to this remarkable season.Lynch, Michael
"A real prince among owners"
''The Age'', 5 August 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012. In 1982 Prince Khalid had his first homebred winner with Fine Edge at Newmarket. His Juddmonte breeding operation soon produced Warning, by

out of the broodmare Slightly Dangerous, who became Europe's Champion Miler in the 1988 season. Remarkably, Prince Khalid went on to win all five British Classic races with homebred horses:

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, sired by

, won Juddmonte's first Epsom Derby in 1990, followed by Commander In Chief (a son of Dancing Brave) in 1993, and finally the fourth-generation Juddmonte-bred

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, who broke the course record at Epsom with the victory in 2010. Toulon won the

St Leger The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a d ...

of 1991 and

Zafonic Zafonic (1 April 1990 – 7 September 2002) was a European Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky. He was the 1992 European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and won the following year's 2,000 Guineas. Background Zafonic was sired by the Mr. Pr ...

carried off the 2,000 Guineas two years later, as did

in 2011.

Reams of Verse Reams of Verse (23 April 1994 – 2009) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1997. In a racing career which lasted from July 1996 to October 1997 the filly ran nine ...

won The Oaks in 1997 and Enable won The Oaks in 2017.

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won the

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in 1999, followed by

Special Duty Special Duty (foaled 12 February 2007) is a British-bred, French-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won two of her four starts as a two-year-old including the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group Two Prix Robert ...

's victory in the same race in 2010.Alastair Downe. (23 July 2010)
Lord Grimthorpe Interview
''The Racing Post'', Retrieved 11 October 2012.Frank Keogh. (5 June 2010)
"Workforce shows shades of Shergar"
BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2012. The winner of not just the 2,000 Guineas, but also of multiple

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races, including the Juddmonte-sponsored

International Stakes The International Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2, ...

at York, Frankel was bred by Prince Khalid through three generations via his mare Kind. He is named after

Bobby Frankel Robert Julian Frankel (July 9, 1941 – November 16, 2009) was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer whom ESPN called "one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing."Privman, Jay"Robert Frankel Dies ...

, who had trained Prince Khalid's horses in America. Many regard him to be one of the greatest racehorses of all time.Wood, Greg
"Frankel hailed as greatest ever after Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes win"
''The Guardian'', 19 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.Armytage, Marcus

''The Daily Telegraph'', 25 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012. Juddmonte also bred a clean sweep of French Classic winners. Sanglamore won the

Prix du Jockey Club The Prix du Jockey Club, sometimes referred to as the French Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a ...

in 1990 and New Bay won it in 2015, whilst Houseproud, Zenda and

won the

Poule d'Essai des Pouliches The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at ...

in 1990, 2002 and 2010. Jolypha and Nebraska Tornado won the

Prix de Diane The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 metre ...

, in 1992 and 2003 respectively, and Raintrap and Sunshack were the winners of the

Prix Royal-Oak The Prix Royal-Oak is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), and ...

in 1993 and 1995, before American Post took the

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in 2004. Finally, there was victory for Rail Link in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe of 2006, a success repeated by

in 2010 (making this horse only the sixth horse in history to win both the Derby and the Arc) and Enable in 2017 and 2018. In Ireland, the list of Juddmonte-bred successes includes

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winners Wemyss Bight and Bolas in 1993 and 1994 and

Irish 2,000 Guineas The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is s ...

winner Kingman in 2014. In North America, the winning horses include

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of 2003 and Flute, the

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winner in 2003. Juddmonte-purchased

, winner of four Grade One races including the

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, was crowned Longines World's Best Horse for 2017.

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champion mares include Ryafan in 1997,

Banks Hill Banks Hill (foaled February 24, 1998 in England) was a French Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. She was bred and raced by Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. She was sired by Danehill, a multiple Champion sire in England, Ireland, and France and ...

in 2001 and

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in 2005. The last two of these both won the

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, which was also won in 2009 by

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, a three-time winner of the

Nassau Stakes The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong a ...

at Goodwood. At the

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in 2018, homebreds Enable and

Expert Eye Expert Eye (foaled 31 January 2015) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the most promising two-year-olds of his generation in 2017 when he won the Vintage Stakes but disappointed on his final start in the Dewhurst Stakes. In ...

won the

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and

Breeders' Cup Mile The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's incept ...

respectively.

Recognition

In North America, Prince Khalid was the recipient of an

as Top Owner in 1992, 2003, 2016 and 2017, and received five awards as the Top Breeder: in 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2009."A short history of Juddmonte Farms"
, the-racehorse.com, 9 January 2008. 18 June Retrieved 2012. In 2003, Prince Khalid finished third in the American owners' championship. In Europe, Prince Khalid's 78 winners in Britain and 58 winners in France made him the champion owner in both those countries in 2003, and he was British flat racing's champion owner again in 2010, with 74 winners and prize money of more than £3 million. He took the British title once more in 2011, when he had 63 winners and won more than £3.4 million in prize money. In 1983 he was made an honorary member of

The Jockey Club The Jockey Club is the breed registry for Thoroughbred horses in the United States and Canada. It is dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing and fulfills that mandate by serving many segments of the industry through its s ...

. In 2023, he was posthumously inducted into the

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British Champions Series Hall of Fame as a 'Special Contributor'.

Trainers

Prince Khalid's horses were initially trained mainly by

, to whom he was introduced by Humphrey Cottrill, and by

Guy Harwood Guy Harwood (born 10 June 1939) is a retired British racehorse trainer. Background Harwood was born in Pulborough, West Sussex, in 1939. His father, Wally made the family fortune with his garage business, founded in 1931. Harwood began riding at ...

, who trained

. The circle of European trainers widened to include

Henry Cecil Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil (11 January 1943 – 11 June 2013) was a British flat racing horse trainer. Cecil was very successful, becoming Champion Trainer ten times and training 25 domestic Classic winners. These comprised four winners o ...

Barry Hills Barry Hills (born 2 April 1937) is a retired British thoroughbred horse trainer. He lives in Lambourn, England. Biography Barry Hills had three sons in his first marriage, to Maureen Newson: John, Michael, and Richard. John (died 2014) was a ho ...

and

Criquette Head-Maarek Christiane "Criquette" Head (born 6 November 1948 at Marly-le-Roi, near Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a retired French racehorse trainer. Known as Criquette, she was born into the Thoroughbred horse racing business. Her great grandfather was a jock ...

, and now comprises

André Fabre André Fabre (born 9 December 1945) is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer. The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in t ...

, Francis-Henri Graffard and Henri-François Devin in France,

Dermot Weld Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland (2,578 set in August 2000). Weld maintains his stable, Rosewell House, in C ...

and Ger Lyons in Ireland and John and Thady Gosden,

Sir Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Career Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...

, Hugo Palmer,

Roger Charlton Roger J. Charlton (born 18 January 1950) is an English racehorse trainer and a former flat racing jockey. He trains horses in Beckhampton Stables, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. He made an immediate impact as a trainer in England and ...

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, and

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in England. In the US, his horses were for a long time in the care of

and are now with

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Bob Baffert Robert A. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert's horses have won a record six Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakne ...

, Brad Cox and Chad Brown.

Juddmonte Farms

In 1982, Khalid bin Abdullah purchased Cayton Park Stud at

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, renaming it

. That property was sold in 2017. From the early 1980s he built up a collection of carefully selected mares, in the early days buying from

Robert Sangster Robert Edmund Sangster (23 May 1936 – 7 April 2004)

. By 2011 these represented, according to Lord Grimthorpe in an interview given to the ''

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'', "one of the greatest brood-mare bands in the history of breeding". The British arm of the Juddmonte operations came to include Estcourt Estate in

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, as well as Juddmonte Dullingham, Side Hill Stud and Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket in

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. There, Prince Khalid stood a number of leading stallions, notably

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, Frankel and Kingman (current). Juddmonte also owns Ferrans Stud and New Abbey Stud in Ireland, as well as Juddmonte Farm in Lexington,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

. The Juddmonte Group's CEO is Douglas Erskine Crum. The studs in England are managed by Simon Mockridge, in Ireland by Barry Mahon (also European Racing Manager) and in the US by Garrett O'Rourke. Prince Khalid was responsible for the allocation of horses to trainers and for approval of mating lists. In a rare interview in 2010 he told ''

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'': "When I was at the sales I realised that it would be easier to buy horses and race them, but I got the feeling that this was not enough, that it would be more fun to do what people like the

Aga Khan Aga Khan ( fa, آقاخان, ar, آغا خان; also transliterated as ''Aqa Khan'' and ''Agha Khan'') is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. Since 1957, the holder of the title has been the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim ...

and

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did and build up your own families." He said that he had his stud book with him all the time. In 2017, the Juddmonte operation employed around 250 people and extended to 700-800 horses around the world, with a racing stock of about 250.

Personal life and death

Prince Khalid was married to his cousin

Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud is a member of the House of Saud. Early life Al Jawhara is the daughter of Hassa Al Sudairi of the Al Sudairi family, one of the most powerful families in Nejd. Her father was King Abdulaziz, the founder of th ...

, daughter of King Abdulaziz and

Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi ( ar, حصة بنت أحمد السديري; 1900–1969) was one of the wives of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, with whom she had seven sons and four daughters. Her sons included two future Saudi kings, Fahd and Sa ...

. They had four sons and three daughters. Prince Khalid's daughter Nuf married Prince Fahd, son of

King Salman Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King ...

. She died on 20 July 2021. Another daughter, Fadwa bint Khalid, is married to Mohammad bin Nawwaf, former Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom. Prince Khalid was one of the closest friends of King Fahd, his brother-in-law. He was widely reported to be studiously courteous and personally unassuming. His son, Saud, serves as deputy chairman of the board of directors of Al Mawarid Holding and as vice chairman of the board of directors of the Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network. Prince Khalid died on 12 January 2021.

Homes

Prince Khalid had homes in Saudi Arabia and overseas, close to his various stables or to the Classic racecourses. In the United States, he had a home in Kentucky, in Europe, a townhouse in France, on the Parc Monceau in Paris, and, in the United Kingdom, houses in London, Newmarket,

where he owned Estcourt Park,

Long Newnton Long Newnton is a small village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England (historically in Wiltshire), lying on the B4014 road between Malmesbury (2 km NW) and Tetbury (5 km S). It is near the SW end of the Cotswolds. The population ...

and

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where he owned the 1,000-acre Fairlawne Estate, adjoining

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, near

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.Nick Britten. (26 November 2011)
"'Little village bumpkins’ defeat Saudi prince in fight for Shipbourne footpath rights"
''The Daily Telegraph'', Retrieved 11 October 2012. He has also owned Newabbey House in Kildare since 1990.

References

External links

Juddmonte Farms

Mawarid Holding
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Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

1937 births 2021 deaths Owners of Epsom Derby winners Owners of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners

Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.