Nyquist

$175,000   |   B 2013 16.1½HH
Uncle Mo – Seeking Gabrielle (Forestry)
Standing at Jonabell Farm, Kentucky
Stands and nurses.

Four G1 winners and 10 G1 horses this year - only Into Mischief has more. His 4% G1 horses from starters in 2025 is best among all stallions.

10 Graded Stakes winners in 2025 including G1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Nysos, G1 winners Cavalieri, Velocity, and Argos, plus G2 Royal Ascot winner Crimson Advocate and G1 Preakness and Haskell runner-up Gosger.

A $750k Keeneland November weanling and 2025 yearlings bring $1.05m, $1m, $850k, $750k, $735k, $725k, $725k, etc. Three $1m yearlings last year and three $1m two-year-olds in 2025 – only Gun Runner and Into Mischief can top his six seven-figure sales horses from the current juvenile crop.

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Son of Nyquist emphatically defends his crown and earns an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile

Johannes returned to his winning ways with a vengeance on September 27 when he charged from off the pace to sweep past Cabo Spirit in deep stretch to win the G2 City of Hope Mile by just over a length at Santa Anita.

The victory earned the five-year-old son of Nyquist a fees-paid, automatic berth in the G1 Breeders’ Cup

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Progeny

Watch them go | big wins by his offspring

Cavalieri
Beholder Mile S (G1), 8f, Santa Anita, 08 Mar 2025
Immersive
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), 8.5f, Del Mar, 01 Nov 2024
Immersive
Alcibiades S (G1), 8.5f, Keeneland, 04 Oct 2024

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Pedigree

NYQUIST UNCLE MO INDIAN CHARLIE IN EXCESS SIBERIAN EXPRESS
KANTADO
SOVIET SOJOURN LEO CASTELLI
POLITICAL PARFAIT
PLAYA MAYA ARCH KRIS S
AURORA
DIXIE SLIPPERS DIXIELAND BAND
CYANE'S SLIPPERS
SEEKING GABRIELLE FORESTRY STORM CAT STORM BIRD
TERLINGUA
SHARED INTEREST PLEASANT COLONY
SURGERY
SEEKING REGINA SEEKING THE GOLD MR PROSPECTOR
CON GAME
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR COX'S RIDGE
MATRICULATION

By UNCLE MO (2008) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), Champagne S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,756 foals aged three and up, including NYQUIST, ADARE MANOR, A MO REAY, ARABIAN KNIGHT, BAST, DREAM TREE, GOLDEN PAL, GOMO, GULFPORT, KINGSBARNS, MO DONEGAL, MO FORZA, MO TOWN, OUTWORK, UNBRIDLED MO, YAUPON, etc.

1st dam: SEEKING GABRIELLE by Forestry. Winner (6f) at 3. Dam of 9 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners:

NYQUIST (c Uncle Mo) Champion, see Race Record.

STILL DREAMING (g Flatter) 2 wins (7f-8f) at 3.

GABRIELLESTOBLAME (f Blame) Winner (8f) at 3. Dam of:

SABATINI (f Uncle Mo) Selene S (G3).

2nd dam: SEEKING REGINA by Seeking The Gold. 2 wins (6f-6½f) at 2, Adirondack S (G2). Dam of 9 winners:

SEEKING THE SKY (f Storm Cat) 3 wins at 2 to 4, Interborough H (G3), Ruthless S, 2nd Busher H. Dam of:

SAHARA SKY (c Pleasant Tap) Metropolitan H (G1), San Carlos S (G2), twice, Palos Verdes S (G2), 2nd Carter H (G1), twice, 3rd Kona Gold S (G2). Sire.

ANIMAL STYLE (c Spanish Steps) Van Berg S, 2nd Black Gold S. Sire.

Seeking It All (f A.P. Indy) 3 wins at 3, 2nd Schuylerville S (G2), 3rd Spinaway S (G1).

Seeking The Money (g Capote) 7 wins, 2 to 6, 2nd Sanford S (G2), Wine Country H.

Seeking The Glory (c A.P. Indy) 7 wins, 3 to 8, 3rd Papua S. Sire.

Queen Of The Realm (f Empire Maker) Unraced. Dam of:

Seeking Toussaud (f Tap Day) 2nd Eternal Search S.

3rd dam: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR by Cox’s Ridge. 4 wins, 2 to 4, Busher H. Dam of 8 winners:

TUTORIAL (f Forty Niner) Central Iowa S, 3rd Arlington Matron H (G3). Dam of:

DIXIE BAND (g Dixie Union) Arlington-Washington Futurity (G3), Spectacular Bid S.

OXFORD SCHOLAR (f Seeking The Gold) Valley Stream S, 2nd Jersey Jumper S. Dam of:

SCHOLASTIC GIANT (f Giant’s Causeway) Twin Lights S, 2nd Hildene S, 3rd Without Feathers S.

SMOKIN FOREST (c Forestry) M. Tyson Gilpin S.

Turnbolt (c Deputy Minister) 2nd Vernon O. Underwood S (G3). Sire.

Liberty School (f Pine Bluff) 2nd Wilma C. Kennedy S. Dam of:

JUST JENDA (f Menifee) Molly Pitcher S (G2), Monmouth Oaks (G3). Dam of: JENDA’S AGENDA (f Proud Citizen) Caesar’s Wish S. Grandam of: JUST CINDY (f Justify) Schuylerville S (G3).

4th dam: MATRICULATION by Arts And Letters. 5 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of 9 winners:

BACHELOR BEAU (g Raised Socially) Blue Grass S (G1), 2nd Kentucky Jockey Club S (G3).

PARTY SCHOOL (g Ward McAllister) Kentucky H.

DEGREE (f Vanlandingham) 3 wins at 3. Dam of:

Second Degree (f Time For A Change) 2nd Suncoast S. Grandam of: ALL SQUARED AWAY (g Bellamy Road) Lexington S (G3), 2nd Charles Whittingham Memorial H (G2).

Striking Scholar (f Smart Strike) Unraced. Dam of: STRYKER PHD (g Bertrando) Longacres Mile (G3), twice; MADAME PELE (f Salt Lake) Comcast SportsNet S, twice.

TEN FOR TEN (f Proper Reality) Unraced. Dam of:

PERFECT SCORE (c Personal Hope) Bay Shore S (G3), Horatius S. Sire.

 

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His successful career

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Two 5 5 - - $1,613,600
Three 6 3 - 1 $3,575,600
Total 11 8 - 1 $5,189,200

At 2 Eclipse Champion two-year-old colt

1st
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), 8½f, Keeneland, beating Swipe, Brody’s Cause, Exaggerator, Cocked And Loaded, Riker, Greenpointcrusader, Waterloo Bridge, Siding Spring, Rated R Superstar, Unbridled Outlaw, Isotherm, Ralis.
1st
FrontRunner S (G1), 8½f, Santa Anita, beating Swipe, Hollywood Don, Rare Candy, Blameitonthelaw, Mt Veeder.
1st
Del Mar Futurity (G1), 7f, Del Mar, by 3¾l, beating Swipe, Blameitonthelaw, Annie’s Candy.
1st
Best Pal S (G2), 6½f, Del Mar, by 5¼l, beating Swipe, Annie’s Candy, Found Money, Paynes Prairie.
1st
Maiden Special Weight, 5f, Santa Anita, beating Annie’s Candy, Xingontothebone, Boldly True, Exaggerator.

At 3

1st
Kentucky Derby (G1), 10f, Churchill Downs, beating Exaggerator, Gun Runner, Mohaymen, Suddenbreakingnews, Destin, Brody’s Cause, Mo Tom, Lani, Mor Spirit, My Man Sam, Tom’s Ready, Creator, Outwork, Danzing Candy, Trojan Nation, Oscar Nominated, Majesto, Whitmore, Shagaf.
1st
Florida Derby (G1), 8½f, Gulfstream Park, by 3¼l, beating Majesto, Fellowship, Mohaymen, Sawyers Mickey, Copingaway.
1st
San Vicente S (G2), 7f, Santa Anita, beating Exaggerator, Denman’s Call, Sheikh Of Sheikhs, El Charro.
3rd
Preakness S (G1), 9½f, Pimlico, to Exaggerator, Cherry Wine, beating Lani, Laoban, Uncle Lino, Fellowship, Awesome Speed, Collected, Abiding Star.
4th
Haskell Invitational S (G1), 9f, Monmouth Park, to Exaggerator, American Freedom, Sunny Ridge, beating Gun Runner, Awesome Slew. 

Watch him go

Del Mar Futurity (G1), 7f, Del Mar, 08 September 2015
Florida Derby (G1), 8½f, Gulfstream Park, 02 April 2016

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