NTRA poll: Knightsbridge jumps near top after Pacific Classic win

Knightsbridge , winner of the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Saturday, jumped to the no. 2 spot in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's rankings of top Thoroughbreds, up from no. 9 last week. The Pacific Classic was the fourth graded-stakes win this year for the 5-year-old son of Nyquist. Ahead of Saturday's stakes at Del Mar, Knightsbridge scored in the Monmouth Cup (G3). Whitney Stakes…