Nyquist | |
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Breed | Thoroughbred |
Sire | Uncle Mo |
Grandsire | Indian Charlie |
Dam | Seeking Gabrielle |
Damsire | Forestry |
Sex | Stallion |
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[1] |
Major wins | |
Best Pal Stakes (2015) Del Mar Futurity (2015) FrontRunner Stakes (2015) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2015) San Vicente Stakes (2016) Florida Derby (2016) Triple Crown Race wins: Kentucky Derby (2016) | |
Awards | |
American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (2015) |
Nyquist (foaled March 10, 2013)[2] is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2016 Kentucky Derby and 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, only the second horse to complete the Juvenile-Derby double.[3] 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.