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Del Mar · 06.11.21
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Breeders' Cup Classic
1stKnicks Goby Paynter × Kosmo's BuddyUS$ 3,780,000
2ndMedina Spirit3yo by Protonico × Mongolian ChangaUS$ 1,199,999
3rdEssential Quality3yo by Tapit × Delightful QualityUS$ 600,000
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TrainerBrad H Cox
PurseUS$ 5,999,999
To the winnerUS$ 3,780,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time1m 59.57s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners8

Stories of this Result

Knicks Go

With this win, Knicks Go now has 3 Group 1 wins this season. The five-year-old horse is by Paynter out of Kosmo's Buddy. The win was worth USD 3,780,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 59.57s.

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Result

8 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stKnicks Go5yo colt by Paynter × Kosmo's BuddyJoel RosarioB CoxUS$ 3,780,000
2ndMedina Spirit3yo colt by Protonico × Mongolian ChangaJohn R VelazquezBob BaffertUS$ 1,199,999
3rdEssential Quality3yo colt by Tapit × Delightful QualityLuis SaezB CoxUS$ 600,000
4thHot Rod Charlie3yo colt by Oxbow × Indian MissFlavien PratDoug O'NeillUS$ 420,000
–Tripoli4yo colt by Kitten's Joy × Love TrainIrad Ortiz JrJohn Sadler
–Art Collector4yo colt by Bernardini × Distorted LegacyMike E SmithWilliam Mott
–Stilleto Boy3yo gelding by Shackleford × Rosie's RansomKent DesormeauxEd Moger
–Max Player4yo colt by Honor Code × Fools In LoveRicardo Santana JrSteve Asmussen

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 06.11.21
Knicks Go
PaynterSire
Kosmo's BuddyDamby Outflanker
DamKosmo's Buddy

Knicks Go is out of Kosmo's Buddy (Outflanker), a multiple stakes winner who won two stakes races.

Second damVaulted

Second dam Vaulted (Allen's Prospect).

Third damAube d'Or

Third dam Aube d'Or (Medaille).

Wider family

Knicks Go represents the fifth generation of his family to be bred in Maryland.

Next generation

Kosmo's Buddy has a yearling filly by Justify and a filly foal of 2021 by Ghostzapper, and she was covered by Uncle Mo for 2022.

Connections
JockeyJoel Rosario
TrainerBrad H Cox
OwnerKorea Racing Authority
BreederAngie Moore

Knicks Go in 2021

2 other wins
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Whitney Stakes1811 metres · US$ 999,9991stBrad H CoxJoel Rosario07.08.2021SaratogaPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes1811 metres · US$ 3,000,0001stBrad H CoxJoel Rosario23.01.2021Gulfstream ParkPrize money €1,660,706Race detailsWatch
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