Arabian Knight

Arabian Knight was a $2.3 million purchase at the 2022 OBS Spring sale of 2-year-olds in training by Gary Young on behalf of Zedan Racing Stables. He made his career debut on the Nov. 5, 2022, Breeders’ Cup World Championships undercard at Keeneland and won a seven-furlong race by 7 ¼ lengths in a smashing debut.

The bay Uncle Mo colt made his second start and his 3-year-old bow in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park, where he again proved much the best in a 5 1/2-length romp as the 2-5 favorite on a sloppy track.

For his third career start, Arabian Knight returned from nearly a six-month layoff on July 22 and shipped to Monmouth Park for the running of the $1 million Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. He was forced to set a fast pace in the Haskell and suffered his first career loss, finishing third.

Arabian Knight rebounded in emphatic fashion in his next start, which came in the Grade 1 $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sept. 2. In the Pacific Classic, Arabian Knight went right to the front and fended off all challengers, then held off a late bid by Geaux Rocket Ride to win by a neck in a 1 1/4-mile winning time of 2:03.19.

Arabian Knight was produced by the Astrology mare Borealis Night. He is trained by Bob Baffert.