Nyquist

Betting on Pool 1 of the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Future Wager closed Sunday with dual Classic winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) topping the list as the 3-1 favorite, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes hero led a field of 22 horses and "All Other Starters Not Listed" in wagering interest. The Classic Future Wager, which is a win bet only with a $2 minimum, generated $178,906 in total handle on Pool 1. Following Sovereignty was last year's Classic champion Forever Young (Jpn) (Real...

Pennsylvania-bred Emphatic (Nyquist), a brilliant debut winner at Colonial Downs July 25, backed that up with authority Saturday in the two-turn Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park. Quick from the gate despite a wide draw into the short run for the first turn, the 3-2 shot cornered three wide but still hung around in the top flight, sitting third and making steady forward progress past the half-mile pole. Still three wide and now pressuring for the lead, Emphatic had no issue drawing past pacesetter Witchy Vibes (Epicenter) and hit the stretch...

Agreeing to differ is good. But how much better to discover that you differ only to agree. The other day I enjoyed a cheerful argument with a stud manager over what I considered his credulity regarding nicks. How could he encourage all these Wall Street types, accustomed to predicting other complex environments with software, who reduce the myriad flesh-and-blood variables of the Thoroughbred to a formula? Shouldn't we stick to the old lore, starting with the mare as a physical specimen and finding the stallion best adapted to her strengths/weaknesses?...

Knightsbridge (Nyquist) took it to GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast) through blazing fractions of :22.68 and :45.45 and showed no mercy in the stretch, romping in jaw-dropping fashion by 6 1/4 lengths in Saturday's 'Win and You're In' GI Pacific Classic S. at Del Mar. The 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard,' favored at even-money from his wide draw in post 11, completed the 1 1/4-mile distance in 2:01.79. Original Sin (Curlin) rallied from last for second. Full Serrano held third. Winning owner/breeder Godolphin...

Klaravich Stable's CASH BURN (f, 2, Nyquist) made 4-5 look like a bargain in this unveiling versus fellow New York-breds. She chased from third through fractions of :22.18 and :46.12. All dressed up with nowhere to go on the far turn, Cash Burn bulled her way through beneath Flavien Prat and split horses as they straightened for home and ran to daylight to graduate by 13 1/2 lengths over Dry Drastic (Upstart). The winner's dam produced a filly by Honest Mischief in 2025 and a colt by Gunite this year....

HOMEAWAYFROMHOME (f, 2, Nyquist--Gherardini, by Bernardini) kept herself close to the lead on this second jump, took over on the bend, and was in command at the top of the lane even as a pair of challengers followed her in hot pursuit. Drifting out and bumping with Cyber Gal (Cyberknife) when that one came calling inside the furlong grounds, Homeawayfromhome battled on bravely to win the photo by a nose. The victress had last been seen debuting July 10 sprinting over this course, and she faded to third in the...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, which only a year ago surpassed $100 million in gross for the first time in its history, smashed through that barrier and recorded high-water marks in every category during an action-packed two days in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion. When the dust settled Tuesday night, 152 yearlings had sold for $118,215,000. The average of $777,730 rose 23.6% from last year's previous record mark of $629,469, while the median of $525,000 was up 16.7% from the record figure of $450,000 set...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale had its first seven-figure result just 19 hips in when Amr Zedan bid $2 million for a colt by Curlin, and it produced the last of the first session's 15 million-dollar yearlings when M.V. Magnier and Peter Brant went to $1.9 million for a colt by Gun Runner, the very last hip through the ring. Somewhere in the middle of the action-packed session, a colt by Nyquist claimed the day's top spot when selling for $3.2...

Randy and Jenny Boyd's Boyd Racing picked up a Nyquist colt Monday night at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale for $3.2 million. The bay colt, consigned by Gainesway, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, is out of the Marking mare Slammed, who captured the GIII Thoroughbred Club of American Stakes at Keeneland in 2022. Stonestreet purchased the mare for $1.1 million at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton November sale with the colt in utero; the Stonestreet-bred colt is her first foal. Consigned as Hip 83, the $3.2-million yearling is bred on a similar...

Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland Louisiana-bred Gaudreau (Nyquist) was well supported against a stacked field on paper, and when two challengers came calling late, turned them all away to graduate at first-asking at the Spa. Hailing from the female line of Venezuelan Horse of the Year and Triple Crown victress Gelinotte (Ven) (Never Bend), the son of GI Kentucky Derby hero Nyquist brought $220,000 as a yearling at the 2025 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling sale and was sent to the barn of Chad Brown in late May this year to...

Multiple Grade I winner Nysos (Nyquist) has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore's Ashford Stud for the 2027 breeding season. The decision was made following a routine diagnostic evaluation that revealed subtle imaging changes on a scan. While Nysos remains sound and uninjured, trainer Bob Baffert and the ownership group comprising Baoma Corporation and the Coolmore partners unanimously agreed to take a strict precautionary approach, prioritizing the horse's long-term health and safety above all else. "Nysos is not hurt or injured, but taking a precautionary approach is...

Fanshell Beach became the first stakes winner for Corniche (by Quality Road) with a gutsy frontrunning performance in the Riverside Rush Stakes at Ellis. The chestnut was made a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Apr. 28 after a 5 1/4-length romp over the Churchill main track, and was swapped to the grass for a tilt at the G2 Norfolk Stakes June 20 during the Royal Ascot meeting. She did not disgrace herself against that field--one larger than what the GI Kentucky Derby claims at 21 runners--and finished fifth after...