Grade 1 winner Knicks Go sizzles in final pre-Breeders' Cup work

KRA Stud Farm’s runaway 5½-length Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) winner Knicks Go completed his major training for the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Nov. 2 at Churchill Downs by working 5 furlongs in :59.20 over a fast track Friday morning.

Working on his own after the morning renovation break, the colt by Paynter produced fractions of :11.60, :23.20, :35.20, :46.80 and out 6 furlongs in 1:11.80.

The time is the fastest of 19 works at the distance.

“He worked well and that was the last work for him before the Breeders’ Cup,” trainer Ben Colebrook said. “It is the same thing I did with him before the Breeders’ Futurity, working two weeks before.”

Colebrook, who saddled two maiden winners on Thursday’s program including K Choice for KRA Stud Farm, said Knicks Go would remain at Keeneland “until the last minute. He has to be there Tuesday (Oct. 30) and I will probably train him here that morning before going over.”

Scheduled to work Saturday morning after the renovation break for Colebrook is Katherine Ball’s Limousine Liberal, who is expected to be pre-entered Monday in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).