Hot favourite Knicks Go sprung out of the gate at Gulfstream Park on Saturday evening to go all the way in the $3 million Gr1 Pegasus World Cup, earning himself an invite to the $20 million Saudi Cup in February.
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey finalist Joel Rosario was in the irons.
NBC reports that Knicks Go has been on fire since moving over to Brad Cox, a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer. The Pegasus World Cup was his fourth-straight win after claiming the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in his last time out.
Owned by the Korea Racing Authority, he is named not for the New York Knicks, but for the KRA’s genetics program.
Jesus’ Team crossed the wire second, while third-place finisher was Independence Hall.
One race earlier, morning line favourite Colonel Liam surged down the homestretch to win the $1 million Gr1 Pegasus World Cup Turf in his first-ever graded stakes.
This was trainer Todd Pletcher’s first win in the race.
Eclipse finalist Irad Ortiz Jr. was aboard. Ortiz Jr. won the 2019 Pegasus World Cup Turf with Bricks and Mortar.
The 4-year-old colt, owned by Robert E. and Lawana L. Low, earned an automatic entry into the $1 million Middle Distance Turf Handicap, an undercard race to the $20 million Saudi Cup.
Watch the Gr1 Pegasus World Cup here:
