The colt will train with McLaughlin's string in south Florida while his connections determine whether he'll return at Gulfstream Park or ship out of town for his sophomore debut. Owner Stonestreet Stables LLC, who campaigned his sire, purchased Ocean Knight for $320,000 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2014 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, and the colt earned $36,000 of that back with his winning debut. Bred in Kentucky by Thor-Bred Stables, LLC, the bay is out of Ocean Goddess, a daughter of Stormy Atlantic, and was foaled on February 2, 2012. Ocean Knight covered the distance in 1: 11.94 and earned an outstanding 95 BRIS Speed Rating, the highest of the week for a juvenile male. aboard, the colt settled well back off the early pace in the 6F contest, swung wide when asked and blew by his rivals to a 4 ¼-length victory while being geared down in the final 70 yards. A sharp but spotty work tab didn't discourage bettors, who sent Ocean Knight to post as the 2-1 favorite in an eight-horse maiden special weight at Aqueduct on December 13. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin tabbed this son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin as one of his best juveniles during last summer's Saratoga meet but had to wait more than three months to be proven correct.
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