Cyberknife (horse)

Cyberknife (foaled 14 March 2019) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who has won multiple Grade I events as a three-year-old in 2022 including the Arkansas Derby and Haskell Stakes.

[4] Cyberknife began his racing career on 25 September in a Maiden Special Weight event over 6 furlongs at Churchill Downs.

Starting as the 6/5 favorite in a field of nine, he began awkwardly, recovering to stalk the leader, then forging ahead three wide while shifting inwards and bumping Hoist the Gold in upper stretch.

He settled off of the pace four wide, inched closer in the five path and outside of rivals around the far turn to attempt a bid approaching the lane but flattened out in upper stretch to finish sixth, beaten by over 10 lengths.

[8] On 19 February, Cyberknife dropped in class to an Allowance Optional Claiming event over 1+1⁄16 miles and dispatched his 9 foes as the 9/5 favorite, winning by three lengths.

[11] With a patient ride by regular rider Florent Geroux, he surged to a head victory in a track-record time of 1:46.24 for 1+1⁄8 miles over the Bob Baffert-trained Taiba with Jack Christopher (3/5on) in third place.

"[3] The Travers Stakes on 27 August attracted the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby: (Rich Strike, Epicenter, and Zandon).

Owner Gold commented "I'm excited about teaming with Spendthrift on Cyberknife, and I look forward to watching him have a productive stallion career.