Silver Knott (GB)

Silver Knott, a bay Lope de Vega colt, finished fourth in his debut in England during July 2022 but improved in his next start to win a seven-furlong maiden race on an all-weather track at Kempton Park by two lengths on Aug. 3. He then switched back to turf and ran even better in the Group 3 Fasig-Tipton Night of the Stars Solario Stakes Aug. 20 at Sandown, winning by 3 ¼ lengths.

Silver Knott finished third in the Sept. 11 Group 2 Coral Champagne Stakes, held at seven furlongs over Doncaster’s turf course, and then wheeled back to his best when sent to Newmarket for the one-mile, Group 3 Emirates Autumn Stakes on Oct. 8, winning by a neck with William Buick aboard.

Silver Knott's next start was in the Grade1 $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland on Friday, Nov. 4. Silver Knott raced back in the field and made a big inside move into contention into the stretch, then squeezed through a tight opening on the rail and fought on to the finish but was denied by a nose by Victoria Road and settled for second.

Owned by Godolphin and trained by Charlie Appleby, Silver Knott is out of the Nathaniel mare God Given, who won five stakes races in her career, including a Group 1 event in Italy. God Given is a (same dam [mother], different sire [father]) to Postponed, a winner of four prestigious Group 1 stakes who earned more than $7.2 million on the turf.