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Knicks Go to Stand at Taylor Made

Four-time Grade I winner and one of the favorites for 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go (Paynter–Kosmo's Buddy, by Outflanker) will retire to Taylor Made Stallions at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced Monday. Campaigned by Korea Racing Authority, Knicks Go is currently the top-ranked older horse on the NTRA Thoroughbred Poll as he prepares for his next start in the $6-million GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Nov. 6. A stud fee will be announced after the Breeders' Cup.

“The KRA's goal was to buy and race in the U.S. with an eye toward developing stallions,” said Jun Park, racing manager for the KRA's United States stable. “As his name suggests, Knicks Go is a horse that was selected by a genome selection program called K-Nicks, which was designed to help select optimally excellent racehorses and stallions. To have done this for such a short time and to already have a multiple Grade I-winner like Knicks Go is very gratifying. We are excited to stand him at Taylor Made, and we look forward to his next career as a stallion.”

An earner of $5,553,135 thus far in his racing career, Knicks Go has registered triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures of 113, 111, 108 (twice), 107, and 104 and has recorded two track records at Keeneland, one of them in winning last year's GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile where he stopped the clock in a sizzling 1:33.85. He also established a new course standard in his prep for the Dirt Mile, winning an allowance race at 1 1/16 miles by 10 1/4 lengths in a brisk 1:40.79.

Breaking his maiden on debut in July of his 2-year-old season, Knicks Go went on to capture that year's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland with a 5 1/2-length romp. He was then second to eventual champion Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Dominating the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. to start his 5-year-old campaign, he also proved uncatchable in winning the historic GI Whitney S. at Saratoga in August by 4 1/2 lengths after crushing his rivals by 10 1/4 lengths in his prior start, taking the GIII Cornhusker H. at Prairie Meadows in July with a career-best 113 Beyer. He most recently cruised to a four-length score in the GII Lukas Classic S. Oct. 2 at Churchill Downs in his final prep for the Breeders' Cup.

“He really is what a horse is supposed to be,” Brad Cox said of Knicks Go. “They are supposed to get faster and stronger as they get older. He's a little bit of a throwback horse as far as accomplishing things early and then still being in training three years later.”

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Knicks Go To Stand At Taylor Made Stallions Upon Retirement

Knicks Go, a four-time Grade 1 winner and a dominating winner of the 2020 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and the 2018 Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at two, will retire to Taylor Made Stallions at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced today.

Campaigned by Korea Racing Authority, Knicks Go is currently the top-ranked older horse on the NTRA Thoroughbred Poll as he prepares for his next start in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 6. A stud fee will be announced after the Breeders' Cup.

“The KRA's goal was to buy and race in the U.S. with an eye toward developing stallions,” said Jun Park, racing manager for the KRA's United States stable. “As his name suggests, Knicks Go is a horse that was selected by a genome selection program called K-Nicks, which was designed to help select optimally excellent racehorses and stallions. To have done this for such a short time and to already have a multiple Grade 1 winner like Knicks Go is very gratifying. We are excited to stand him at Taylor Made, and we look forward to his next career as a stallion.”

An earner of $5,553,135 thus far in his racing career, Knicks Go is a Grade 1 winner from eight to nine furlongs and has run triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures of 113, 111, 108 (twice), 107, and 104, all in top company.

With his blend of speed and stamina, Knicks Go has recorded two track records at Keeneland, one of them in winning last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile where he sizzled a mile in 1:33.85. He also established a new course standard in his prep for the Dirt Mile, winning an allowance race at 1 1/16 miles by 10 1/4 lengths in a brisk 1:40.79.

While Knicks Go is a leader in the handicap division, he was also precocious. He broke his maiden on debut in July of his 2-year-old season, winning wire-to-wire by 3 1/2 lengths. Knicks Go went on to capture that year's Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, running his rivals off their feet with a 5 1/2-length romp. He also finished second to eventual champion Game Winner in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Heading into the Breeders' Cup, Knicks Go has been in a class by himself. He proved uncatchable in winning the historic G1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga in August by 4 1/2 lengths, defeating Grade 1 winners Maxfield and Silver State with a 111 Beyer. The 5-year-old simply crushed his rivals by 10 1/4 lengths in his prior start, taking the G3 Cornhusker Handicap at Prairie Meadows in July, earning a career-best 113 Beyer.

In the $400,000 G2 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs on Oct. 2, Knicks Go toyed with the competition again, this time winning by four lengths geared down at the wire in his final prep for this year's Breeders' Cup Classic. His final time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1:47.85, about a half a second off the 1999 track record set by Victory Gallop.

Among Knicks Go's signature wins was a record-setting triumph in last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland. With regular rider Joel Rosario aboard, Knicks Go assumed his customary position at the head of the field shortly after the break. He blitzed through fractions of :21.98, :44.40, and 1:08.25 before reporting home a facile winner in the sizzling time of 1:33.85 with a Beyer of 108. The final clocking lowered Liam's Map's previous record of 1:34.54 set in winning the 2015 Dirt Mile.

Knicks Go's most lucrative victory to date came in this year's $3 million G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park. In his seasonal debut and his first start since winning the Dirt Mile, Knicks Go sped to the front at the break of the 1 1/8-mile event and maintained a clear advantage throughout, ultimately scoring by 2 3/4 lengths. The tremendous effort earned a 108 Beyer. Following the Pegasus win, Cox said, “Great horses do great things, and he just did something great.”

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Torquator Tasso Climbs The Ladder in Longines WBRR

By virtue of his stunning upset in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp Oct. 3, Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) now shares fourth position with Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, which were published Oct. 14.

The Marcel Weiss-trained 4-year-old was given a rating of 125 for his 71-1 upset of Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) (120) in the Paris feature. Farther behind in third was Godolphin's G1 Grand Prix de Paris and G1 St Leger hero Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who sits on 123, while his G1 Cazoo Derby and G1 King George & Queen Elizabeth S.-winning stablemate Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) was three lengths adrift in fourth. On 127, Adayar remains the joint-highest ranking horse on the WBRR alongside Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB})–whom he is set to face in Saturday's G1 QIPCO Champion S. at Ascot–and St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}).

Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) got underfoot conditions to suit in the Oct. 2 Qatar Prix du Cadran and easily defeated Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) to be newly rated on 120 in the WBRR. The two rivals are drawn alongside each other in barriers nine and 10 for Satuday's G2 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup over two miles.

Knicks Go (Paynter), who will vie for favoritism in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 6, remains the top-rated American galloper on 124–tied for sixth with Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus})–and is one point superior to GI Kentucky Derby first past the post Medina Spirit (Protonico), who is ranked 123 following a comprehensive defeat of his elders in the GI Awesome Again S. at Santa Anita Oct. 2. Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow) has been assigned a rating of 121 for his victory over Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) in the GI Pennsylvania Derby Sept. 25.

The next edition of the Longines WBRR is due Thursday, Nov. 11.

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Knicks Go Still Highest-Rated U.S. Trainee In LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

Following his dramatic victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), Torquator Tasso (GER) [125] is the biggest mover in the eighth edition of the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2021.

LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings Leading Horses click here for complete rankings
Rank	Horse	Rating	Trained
1	ADAYAR (IRE)	127	GB
1	MISHRIFF (IRE)	127	GB
1	ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR)	127	IRE
4	PALACE PIER (GB)	125	GB
4	TORQUATOR TASSO (GER)	125	GER
6	KNICKS GO (USA)	124	USA
6	NATURE STRIP (AUS)	124	AUS

Germany's Torquator Tasso proved the most game in the Arc, defeating Tarnawa (IRE) [120] by three-quarters of a length at ParisLongchamp to earn his 125 rating. Both are newly ranked off their efforts. Hurricane Lane (IRE) [123] finished a short head behind in third to raise his rating to 123 from 121, while Adayar (IRE) [127] was fourth.

Torquator Tasso came into the Arc having won the 149th Wettstar Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) by a length in September. Earlier in the season, he took the Grosser Hansa-Preis der Baum Unternehmensgruppe (G2) by 4 ½ lengths.

Trueshan (FR) [120] also finds himself ranked after his performance on Arc weekend, as he defeated Stradivarius by 4 ½ lengths in the Qatar Prix du Cadran (G1). In his previous start, Trueshan won the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (G1) by 3 ¾ lengths.

Meanwhile, in America, the 3-year-old division continues to be a tight-knit group. Medina Spirit (USA) [123] is now ranked after defeating his elders by five lengths in the Awesome Again Stakes (G1). Hot Rod Charlie (USA) [121] is also ranked, having won the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) by 2 ¼ lengths over Midnight Bourbon (USA) [120]. In his previous start, Hot Rod Charlie was disqualified from his victory in the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) for interfering with Midnight Bourbon, making Mandaloun (USA) [120] the official winner. Following the Haskell, Midnight Bourbon finished second by a neck to Essential Quality (USA) [122] in the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1).

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