Knightsbridge horse, trainer, jockey for 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic
Meet Breeders' Cup Classic contender Knightsbridge. Horse's trainer, jockey, what they're saying and more ahead of $7 million Classic at Keeneland:
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- Horse's trainer, jockey, what they're saying and more ahead of $7 million Classic at Keeneland: Knightsbridge is among the horses expected to run in the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct.
Knightsbridge is among the horses expected to run in the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 31 at Keeneland.The post-position draw for the Breeders’ Cup is set for Monday, Oct. 26. Post time for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is set for 6:16 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.Knightsbridge will enter the Breeders’ Cup Classic off a victory in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Aug. 22 at Del Mar.KnightsbridgeAge: 5.Color: Dark bay/brown.Bred in: Kentucky.Sire: Nyquist.Dam: Tyburn Brook, by Bernardini.Price tag: Homebred.Owner: Godolphin (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum).Trainer: Bill Mott.Jockey: Junior Alvarado.Record: 8-2-1 in 12 starts.Career earnings: $1,523,155.Record at Keeneland: Third in one career start, Grade 3 Perryville on Oct. 19, 2024.Previous Breeders’ Cup races: None.Last race: Won Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Aug. 22 at Del Mar.Running style: On or near the front early.Notes: Alvarado will have a choice to make if Knightsbridge and Sovereignty, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner, also trained by Mott, enter the Classic. … Before winning the Pacific Classic, Knightsbridge answered questions about his distance limitations by winning the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup by 10¼ lengths. It was his first career race at two turns and earned him a Beyer Speed Figure of 122, the top number for any thoroughbred this year. … Knightsbridge raced just once as a 2-year-old (breaking his maiden at Churchill Downs in November of 2023) and twice as a 3-year-old. He also had a nine-month break from racing as a 4-year old but has raced consistently since November of last year. What they’re saying: “I had my hopes that when I asked him he would give me his best right when we turned for home,” Alvarado said after the Pacific Classic. “It was all heart there. In the gallop out I couldn’t even pull him up he was going so strong. He’s a horse that has a lot of talent.”Jason Frakes: (502) 582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com. Follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ.This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Knightsbridge horse, trainer, jockey for 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic
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