Maverick Racing, China Horse Membership, and Siena Farm turned the primary consumers to interrupt into seven-figure territory Day 4 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, going to $1.3 million for a Nyquist colt (Hip 984) out of the Bernardini winner Spa Therapy , who’s a daughter of grade 1-placed stakes winner Silver Tits .
The bay colt is the third foal of Spa Therapy; she has one to race, Laconia , who was a winner at 2 and three.
Consigned by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Providers, the colt is the second seven-figure buy on the ongoing sale sired by Darley Stallions’ Nyquist.
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“We have at all times favored him (Hip 984), he is a giant stunning colt, and he strikes properly, and he carries himself properly. We knew we would have some individuals on him, we simply did not know the way far anyone was gonna go,” mentioned Ron Blake of Blake-Albina Thoroughbreds.
“Clearly Nyquist over Bernardini is a good cross. Considered one of our favorites of the entire sale, Ebook 1, Ebook 2, did not matter. We have been very bullish on him” mentioned Elliot Walden of WinStar Farm, who signed the ticket on behalf of the shopping for partnership.
“He is that type of horse,” Blake mentioned in response to Elliot Walden’s remark. “He may very well be something. I actually thank them for buying the horse; they stepped up.”
Nyquist over Bernardini has proved to be an amazing cross. Among the many stallion’s prime performers this yr is Immersive , latest winner of the Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course; she is out of the Bernardini mare Hole 12 months . Different graded winners by Nyquist bred on the identical cross embrace 2020 Summer season Stakes (G1T) winner and Canadian champion 2-year-old colt Gretzky the Nice , Lexington Stakes (G3) winner Encino , and Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) victor Nysos .
“All people appears to desire a Nyquist, a Gun Runner, Justify, Structure, there’s a whole lot of them in right here. You have to kind by means of them, and that is the one we landed on. Ebook 2 has been very sturdy. It’s a aggressive marketplace for the nice horses and also you don’t know which of them are gonna be the actually good ones, however they appear good now, and it has been aggressive at this time” mentioned Walden.
Nyquist, the 2015 champion 2-year-old male by Uncle Mo , has had a outstanding yr each on the monitor and within the gross sales ring. Along with Immersive, he has been represented by undefeated Tenma , who received the Sept. 7 Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1); Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) victress Randomized ; and Shoemaker Miles Stakes (G1T) winner Johannes . His yearlings on the Keeneland sale have averaged $440,000 by means of noon Sept. 12 with 18 offered.
“There are lots of people who favored that horse (Hip 984), and now they will must run in opposition to him,” mentioned Blake.