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The 9-year old gelding, who won his first Grade 1 race in his last year on the track, was donated to Old Friends by his owner, Tom Egan
Veteran turf runner Red Knight, who at age 9 this year achieved his first Grade 1 win, has been retired to Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky.
At 9-years-young, seasoned veteran Red Knight earned his first Grade 1 victory in Saturday’s Man o’ War at Belmont Park, and trainer Mike Maker said the Pure Prize gelding could be back for more high caliber action during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival with the $750,000 Manhattan (G1) at 1 1/4 miles on June 10 and the $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup (G2) at two miles on June 9 under consideration.
Trinity Farm’s New York homebred Red Knight attained Grade 1 glory at the age of 9 when posting a rallying 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Man o’ War, a 1 3/8-mile inner turf test for older horses, at Belmont Park.
Taking the slim lead with a furlong to run, Red Knight had to call upon all his reserves to hold off a determined closing bid from Gufo in a thrilling finish in $1-million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) Saturday at Kentucky Downs.