The horse racing authorities in Saudi Arabia have decided to distribute purse payments to the horses that finished second through 10th in this year’s $20 million Saudi Cup, The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, but will continue to withhold payment to the winner, perhaps for many more months. The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia announced in mid-March that it had decided to withhold the purse payments after Jason Servis, the trainer of the race winner, Maximum Security, was indicted along with 26 other individuals on federal charges related to the administration of illegal substances to racehorses. Maximum Security won the Feb. 29 Saudi Cup eight days prior to the indictment being released. Servis and others named in the scheme have entered not-guilty pleas. In the indictment, Servis was alleged to have given Maximum Security a prohibited substance 10 days prior to a race at Monmouth last year. Midnight Bisou finished second in the Saudi Cup and will receive $3.5 million. Third place will pay $2 million, fourth place will receive $1.5 million, and fifth place will receive $1 million. :: Want to get your Past Performances for free? Click to learn more. The winner’s purse for the race, the richest in the world, is $10 million. At the time of the announcement of the purse withholding, The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia said that it intended to conduct its own investigation into the matter. In the statement released on Monday, the authority said that the “investigation remains hampered by the COVID-19 crisis and the fact that the JCSA is not a party to the ongoing legal proceedings” in the U.S. Attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers for the indicted individuals have said that discovery in the case will last until at least November, at which point more evidence may be released. The Justice Department has also said that the investigation into the allegations remains ongoing, and there is the possibility that one or more indicted individuals will cooperate with the government. The JCSA indicated that the distribution of the winner’s share of the purse will likely hinge on further developments in the case. “The JCSA is bound to reach a fair and reasonable decision on the objection and circumstances of Maximum Security’s running in the race, and it cannot do so without the consideration of relevant evidence that has been gathered by the prosecution authorities in the U.S. proceedings,” the JCSA statement said. “Therefore, the JCSA cannot properly conclude its investigation, and any inquiry by its Stewards’ Committee cannot be commenced without consideration of all relevant evidence including that gathered by the prosecution authorities in the U.S.”