Nyquist ‘Rising Star’ Nysos Tops Baffert Exacta in San Diego

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Baoma Corp's 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (Nyquist), who is a neck away from being undefeated in six career starts, made just his second trip around two turns, winning the 1 1/16-mile GII San Diego Handicap at Del Mar Saturday. His fellow Bob Baffert-trained stablemate Mirahmadi (Into Mischief), a $1.05-million Keeneland buy, set the :23.49 and :46.91 pace with Nysos trapped on the rail behind him throughout. Flavien Prat found room at the eighth pole for Nysos, who accelerated when the seam opened up, and hand rode him to the wire. Mirahmadi held for second while Tarantino (Pioneerof the Nile) finished third.

Nysos was last seen winning the GIII Triple Bend Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths following a deadheating second by a neck behind Mindframe (Constitution) in the GI Churchill Downs Stakes. Baffert said after the San Diego Nysos would be aimed at the GI Pacific Classic at the end of August.

Saturday, Del Mar
SAN DIEGO H.-GII, $300,500, Del Mar, 7-26, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.61, ft.
1–NYSOS, 124, c, 4, by Nyquist
            1st Dam: Zetta Z, by Bernardini
            2nd Dam: Seresa's Spirit, by Rahy
            3rd Dam: Unbridled Elaine, by Unbridled's Song
($130,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT;
$550,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). 'TDN Rising Star' O-Baoma Corp;
B-Atkins Susie (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Flavien Prat. $180,000.
Lifetime Record: GISP, 6-5-1-0, $598,500.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus* Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Mirahmadi, 119, c, 4, Into Mischief–More Chocolate, by
Malibu Moon. ($1,050,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-SF Racing LLC,
Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne,
Masterson, Robert E., Waves Edge Capital LLC, Donovan,
Catherine & Ryan, Tom J.; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD.
(KY); T-Bob Baffert. $60,000.
3–Tarantino, 118, g, 7, Pioneerof the Nile–Without Delay, by
Seeking the Gold. ($610,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP; $240,000 RNA 2yo
'20 KEENOV; $235,000 3yo '21 KEENOV). O-David A. Bernsen
LLC & Rockingham Ranch; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D.
Fielding (KY); T-Peter Eurton. $36,000.
Margins: 2 3/4, 3 1/4, HF. Odds: 0.10, 16.60, 57.70.
Also Ran: Hall of Fame, Express Train, Judge Miller. Scratched: Midnight Mammoth. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

#2 NYSOS ($2.20) lives up to his favoritism $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at @DelMarRacing! This is the fourth graded victory for the four-year-old colt by @DarleyAmerica's Nyquist. Flavien Prat was in the irons for trainer Bob Baffert. pic.twitter.com/9RKnZZLBEw

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