Nyquist (horse)
| Nyquist | |
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Nyquist in a workout prior to the 2016 Preakness
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| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Uncle Mo |
| Grandsire | Indian Charlie |
| Dam | Seeking Gabrielle |
| Damsire | Forestry |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | March 10, 2013 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Summerhill Farm |
| Owner | J. Paul Reddam, Reddam Racing |
| Trainer | Doug O'Neill |
| Record | 11: 8-0-1 |
| Earnings | US $5,189,200 |
| Major wins | |
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Best Pal Stakes (2015) Kentucky Derby (2016) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (2015) | |
Best Pal Stakes (2015)
Del Mar Futurity (2015)
FrontRunner Stakes (2015)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2015)
San Vicente Stakes (2016)
Florida Derby (2016)
Nyquist (foaled March 10, 2013) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2016 Kentucky Derby. He also won the 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, becoming only the second horse to complete the Juvenile-Derby double. He became the eighth undefeated winner of the Kentucky Derby, and the first since Big Brown in 2008. He received the 2015 Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old.
He is the second Kentucky Derby winner after Morvich to win the race while undefeated after winning Champion Two Year Old the year before, and then never winning again.
Nyquist is a bay colt with no discernible white markings. He is currently owned and trained by the same team who won the 2012 Kentucky Derby with I'll Have Another, J. Paul Reddam and Doug O'Neill. As Reddam is a fan of ice hockey, he named the colt after Gustav Nyquist, who plays for the Detroit Red Wings. On the morning of the Kentucky Derby, the NHL brought the Stanley Cup to Churchill Downs, where Nyquist (the horse) posed with it.
Nyquist was bred in Kentucky by Summerhill Farm, which purchased his dam, Seeking Gabrielle, in 2011 for $45,000. In 2012, Seeking Gabrielle was bred to Uncle Mo, then a first-year sire standing for $35,000. Seeking Gabrielle was offered for sale at the 2012 Keeneland Sales with Nyquist in utero, but failed to meet her reserve. Nyquist was foaled on March 10, 2013, at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky. His breeder, Tim Hyde Jr, summarized his prime attributes: "Really good walker, really good attitude. He has a lot of presence."
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