The 3-year-olds showed up their older peers in the Sept. 2 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, as Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride in a thriller that spoke to the quality of both 3-year-olds. In the process, Arabian Knight’s trainer, Bob Baffert, broke a tie with the late Bobby Frankel to win the race for the seventh time, a skein that began with another 3-year-old, General Challenge, in 1999. Zedan Racing Stables’ Arabian Knight took it to the field from the start, winging his way to the front early under jockey Flavien Prat. Even though the colt likes to run on the lead early, it was a daring strategy, given the distance of 1 1/4 miles and the closers that could loom, especially Geaux Rocket Ride…
