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Knicks Go has two wins in allowance company this year but is a seriously dangerous contender in the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Gr.1 for Korea Racing Authority and trainer Brad Cox.
The Breeders' Cup is an opportunity for the 4YO son of Paynter to show he never lost the grade 1-quality brilliance he showed at 2.
With trainer Ben Colebrook, Knicks Go won first time out by 3 1/2 lengths as a juvenile and in his fourth start won the 1 1/16-mile Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland by 5 1/2 lengths in near gate-to-wire fashion. He went on to finish second in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind Game Winner. At 3, the colt struggled to find the winner's circle and managed two seconds at best out of eight starts made largely in graded stakes. His seconds came in the Ellis Park Derby Presented by Kruckemeyer and Cohn Jewelry and in a $77,000 seven-furlong allowance race at Keeneland.
In late 2019, Knicks Go was transferred to Cox's barn with the hopes of making a fresh start. The colt arrived in top condition and showed a big appetite for training, according to Cox.