Knightsbridge
NEW in 2027
His 122 Beyer Speed Figure for his 10-length victory in the G3 Monmouth Cup is the best figure since Flightline.
Five Graded Stakes wins and six triple-digit Beyers, including the G1 Pacific Classic by six lengths and an 11-length win in the G3 Gulfstream Park Mile earning a 112 Beyer.
The fastest son of Nyquist, out of a Bernardini daughter of G1 Breeders' Cup Distaff and G1 Acorn winner Round Pond. His dam is a half-sister to G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Highland Falls and is also the dam of G1 winner Speaker's Corner.
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Two | 1 | 1 | - | - | $69,000 |
| Three | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $64,575 |
| Four | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $155,970 |
| Five | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | $1,233,610 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | $1,523,155 |
At 2
- 1st
- Maiden special weight, 7f, Churchill Downs, by 10½l, beating Lou’s Legacy.
At 3
- 1st
- Allowance race, 8f, Gulfstream Park, by 9l, beating Sea Streak.
- 3rd
- Perryville S (G3), 7f, Keeneland, to Brunacini, Book’em Danno, dead-heating with Epic Ride, beating Patriot Spirit, Banjo Chris, Henro, Goodlookinjustic.
At 4
- 1st
- Mr Prospector S (G3), 7f, Gulfstream Park, by 4¾l, beating Super Chow, Wound Up, Great Navigator, Playmea Tune.
- 1st
- Allowance race, 7f, Aqueduct, beating Be You, Eliminate, Sheriff Bianco, Twenty Four Mamba.
At 5
- 1st
- Pacific Classic (G1), 10f, Del Mar, by 6¼l, beating Original Sin, Full Serrano, Om N Joy, Hit Show, Malarchuck, Forged Steel, British Isles, Navajo Warrior, Subsanador, Finger.
- 1st
- Monmouth Cup S (G3), 9f, Monmouth Park, by 10¼l, beating Money Game, Skippylongstocking, Kinetic.
- 1st
- Gulfstream Park Mile S (G3), 8f, Gulfstream Park, by 11¼l, beating Steal Sunshine, Flying Liam, Mika.
- 1st
- Fred W. Hooper S (G3), 8f, Gulfstream Park, by 4¾l, beating Back Em Up, Life and Times, Racing Driver, Tour Player, Steal Sunshine, Catalytic, Nelson Avenue.
- 2nd
- Metropolitan H (G1), 8f, Saratoga, to Nysos, beating Journalism, Antiquarian, Saudi Crown, Rated By Merit.
Watch him go
Pedigree
| KNIGHTSBRIDGE | NYQUIST | UNCLE MO | INDIAN CHARLIE | IN EXCESS |
| SOVIET SOJOURN | ||||
| PLAYA MAYA | ARCH | |||
| DIXIE SLIPPERS | ||||
| SEEKING GABRIELLE | FORESTRY | STORM CAT | ||
| SHARED INTEREST | ||||
| SEEKING REGINA | SEEKING THE GOLD | |||
| FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR | ||||
| TYBURN BROOK | BERNARDINI | A.P. INDY | SEATTLE SLEW | |
| WEEKEND SURPRISE | ||||
| CARA RAFAELA | QUIET AMERICAN | |||
| OIL FABLE | ||||
| ROUND POND | AWESOME AGAIN | DEPUTY MINISTER | ||
| PRIMAL FORCE | ||||
| GIFT OF DANCE | TREMPOLINO | |||
| CORAL DANCE |
By NYQUIST (2013) Kentucky Derby (G1), Florida Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), etc. Sire of 729 foals aged three and up, including KNIGHTSBRIDGE, ARGOS, CAVALIEIR, GRETZKY THE GREAT, IMMERSIVE, JOHANNES, NYSOS, RANDOMIZED, SLOW DOWN ANDY, TENMA, VELOCITY, VEQUIST, etc.
1st dam: Tyburn Brook by Bernardini. Unraced. Dam of 7 foals, 3 to race, 3 winners:
KNIGHTSBRIDGE (c Nyquist) G1 winner, see Race record.
SPEAKER’S CORNER (c Street Sense) 6 wins (7f-8½f), 2 to 4, Carter H (G1), Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), Fred W. Hooper S (G3), 2nd John A. Nerud S (G2), 3rd Metropolitan H (G1). Sire.
2nd dam: ROUND POND by Awesome Again. 7 wins (6f-9f) at 3 and 4, Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Acorn S (G1), Fantasy S (G2), Azeri S (G3), Honeybee S, 2nd Molly Pitcher H (G2), Delaware Oaks (G2), 3rd Apple Blossom H (G1), Beldame S (G1). Dam of 5 winners:
HIGHLAND FALLS (c Curlin) 6 wins, 3 to 5, Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Blame S (G3), 2nd Whitney S (G1), Oaklawn H (G2), Monmouth Cup (G3), 3rd Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). Sire.
LONG RIVER (c A.P. Indy) 5 wins at 2 to 6, Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 S (G1), Evening Attire S, Time for a Change S, 2nd Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 S (G2), Excelsior S (G3), 3rd Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Fayette S (G2). Sire.
LAKE LUCERNE (f Dubawi) 4 wins, 3 to 6, Albert M. Stall Memorial S, 2nd Marie G. Krantz Memorial S, 3rd Athenia S (G3).
Holland Park (g Tapit) Winner at 3, 2nd Federico Tesio S.
Fjord (f Bernardini) Unraced. Dam of:
Wildlife (f Animal Kingdom) 2nd Dueling Grounds Oaks.
3rd dam: Gift of Dance by Trempolino. Placed at 3. Dam of 5 winners:
ROUND POND (f Awesome Again) G1 winner, see above.
4th dam: Coral Dance by Green Dancer. 3 wins at 2 to 4, 2nd Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), 3rd Prix d’Aumale (G3). Dam of 8 winners:
PENNEKAMP (c Bering) 2,000 Guineas (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), Prix de la Salamandre (G1), Prix du Haras de la Huderie, Prix Djebel. Sire.
NASR EL ARAB (c Al Nasr) Carleton F. Burke H (G1), Oak Tree Invitational H (G1), Charles H. Strub S (G1), San Juan Capistrano H (G1), Prix Hocquart (G2), La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (G3), 2nd Hollywood Invitational H (G1), 3rd Hollywood Turf Cup (G1), Prix Greffulhe (G2). Sire.
BLACK MINNALOUSHE (c Storm Cat) Champion three-year-old miler in Ireland, Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), St James’s Palace S (G1), Blenheim S, 2nd Loughbrown S, 3rd Sussex S (G1). Sire.
SHAAL (c Lear Fan) Prix de Suresnes, 3rd Jebel Ali S.
Stud record
Knightsbridge stands his first season in 2027.
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