The Coolmore partners, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, have purchased an interest in GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and GI Met Mile winner Nysos (Nyquist–Zetta Z, by Bernardini).
The group will race the 5-year-old in partnership with Baoma Corporation through the Breeders' Cup, which will be held at Keeneland this November, before he retires to Ashford Stud.
“Nysos represents a true milestone for Charles and me. He means far more to us than exceptional racing success,” said Baoma Corporation's Susan Chu. “Through him, we have learned patience and perseverance, and we are deeply grateful to Bob Baffert for developing him into one of our outstanding racing stars and guiding him throughout his remarkable career.”
She added, “We are equally delighted that Coolmore, one of the most respected and successful stallion operations in the world, will manage the next chapter of Nysos's journey. He will have every opportunity to make a significant impact as a stallion, and we are committed to supporting him with our very best stakes-winning mares.”
Nysos winning the GI Met Mile | Tod Marks
Named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' following a 10 1/2-length score at Santa Anita, he later added wins in Del Mar's GIII Bob Hope and one-mile GIII Robert B. Lewis, the latter his sole start at three.
Beaten only a neck by Mindframe (Constitution) in the GI Churchill Downs to kick off his 4-year-old campaign, the bay rebounded to score in the GIII Triple Bend before winning his next three starts, highlighted by the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar. This year, he ran a bang-up second to Forever Young (Jpn) in the G1 Saudi Cup in February before dominating Knightsbridge (Nyquist) and Journalism (Curlin) in the Met Mile last weekend.
“What a talented horse,” said Baffert following the Met Mile. “I always thought he's one of the best older horses in training and he showed it.”
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