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Flavien Prat groups with Nyquist colt Nysos for victory within the Bob Hope (G3)
Baoma Corp.’s Nysos adopted up his romping debut victory a month in the past at Santa Anita by romping as soon as once more in Sunday’s $100,000 Bob Hope (G3) for 2-year-olds at Del Mar, getting dwelling 8 3/4 lengths the most effective within the seven-furlong take a look at.
The Kentucky-bred Nyquist colt raced outdoors and below wraps by way of the primary half mile, then took the lead turning for dwelling and easily drew off by way of the lane. He completed the space in a speedy 1:21.71 – simply three-hundredths of a second off Havnameltdown’s stakes file of 1:21.68 set final 12 months – with jockey Flavien Prat by no means asking the bay for his finest.
Ending second was Stronghold, who had 3 1/4 lengths on third-place finisher Tejon Cross. Mission Seashore accomplished the order of end.
“With this being his second trip, you by no means understand how they will react to all of it, however he was an actual professional,” Prat stated of Nysos. “He broke properly and relaxed properly and confirmed rein on the lane. He type of took a breather (early on), however I did not wish to get myself, you already know, head and head with everyone else.”
Nysos earned a primary prize of $60,000, growing his bankroll to $96,600. He paid $2.40 to his backers as a stout 1-5 favourite towards three rivals.
The winner is skilled by Bob Baffert, who supplemented him to the race at a value of $1,000. Baffert now has gained the Bob Hope seven occasions in its 10 editions at Del Mar.
“He is an actual quiet colt,” Baffert stated. “He was actual quiet within the paddock, however Prat stated as soon as he acquired behind the gate he simply turned it on. I took the blinkers off of him so he would loosen up. Final time he went on the market (on the lead) and I did not wish to see that once more. He dealt with it like a professional and did all the pieces proper. It is powerful for a horse, after a giant race to come back again and do it once more.”
Bred by Susie Atkins, Nysos was produced by the unraced Bernardini mare Zetta Z. Charles and Susan Chu’s Baoma Corp. bought the colt in April for $550,000 on the OBS Spring Two-12 months-Olds in Coaching Sale, the place Greatest A Luck Farm consigned him.
