Stud Fee: $30,000 LFSN
The Sale Topping 2YO and Grade 1 winning millionaire by sire of sires Uncle Mo.
A sale-topping $2.3 Million Two Year Old purchase from the OBS April 2YO Sale, Arabian Knight served notice to the international racing world on Breeders’ Cup day at Keeneland where he drew clear from a deep field of juveniles in a 7 furlong maiden race, drawing off by 7 1/4 lengths, with a final time of 1:21.98. The performance earned him TDN Rising Star status.
To put his final time into a proper perspective, the Multiple Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter Goodnight Olive ran the seven furlongs at Keeneland later that day in the Filly and Mare Sprint in 1:21.61.
In a post race interview, Bob Baffert said that John Velasquez asked him “how good is this horse?” To which Baffert responded, “you ride him like you rode Uncle Mo, because I think he is Uncle Mo.” Baffert added, “he was a beast at the sales, that’s why he cost so much. He has got to be one of the most talented two year olds I’ve ever had.” When interviewed after the race and asked for comparisons to the best horses he has ridden, Velasquez responded, “He is so impressive, he reminds me so much of his father Uncle Mo.”
In only his second start, Zedan Racing Stables' Arabian Knight graduated to the ranks of Graded Stakes winner in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn, where he was sent off the 2/5 favorite, romping by 5 1/2 lengths while gearing down. Arabian Knight’s tour-de-force performance came later in September of his 3YO year at Del Mar. In the $1 million Grade 1 Pacific Classic, contested at the American Classic distance of a mile and a quarter, the three year old son of Uncle Mo became the first horse to win the Pacific Classic with only three previous starts.
“He showed his brilliance from day one of the 2YO sale where he was a man amongst boys. We knew he was special from the moment we saw him. He has what I love in a horse - beautiful conformation and brilliance,” said Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
“I was at Keeneland the day that Arabian Knight broke his maiden. He was brilliantly fast, yet effortless in his first start, winning off without being asked. As a Grade 1-winning son of Uncle Mo, Arabian Knight has the brilliance, physicality and effortless motion that are so important for a sire to possess. He was the star at the Two Year Old sale making $2.3 million and has the 'it' factor we all look for,” said farm owner John Sikura. “The first time I saw him in person, Bob Baffert said, 'let me show you the perfect racehorse, his presence and conformation are flawless.’”
