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Coolmore Buys Into Nysos; Will Stand At Ashford Upon Retirement

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Coolmore and partners have acquired an interest in ‘TDN Rising Star Presented by Hagyard’ and GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Nysos (Nyquist). Upon his retirement from racing, the colt will stand at Ashford Stud in 2027, the farm announced Friday.

A no-brainer ‘Rising Star’ in his 10 1/2-length Santa Anita romp in October 2023, Nysos then picked up two straight graded stakes wins before enduring a significant break in training from Feb. 2024 through to May 2025. He returned in a thrilling edition of the GI Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard, winding up third beaten just a head and a neck behind fellow ‘Rising Star’ Mindframe (Constitution).

It would be his only defeat of the year as Nysos would finish the season on a four-race win streak that culminated in a win in the GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar in November and the GII Laffit Pincay, Jr. Stakes in December. He most recently ran second to globe-trotting superstar Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) in the G1 Saudi Cup Feb. 14, putting up a 4+ Ragozin, before returning home to California.

Following the race, trainer Bob Baffert noted, “We’ll take [Nysos] back home, and just freshen him up and point for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. I’ve brought good horses here, and I think Nysos, hopefully, is the best one I’ve brought here.”

In addition to Nysos, Coolmore also owns his dam, Zetta Z (Bernardini), whom they acquired for a sales-topping $2-million in foal to Cyberknife at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton February Mixed Sale.

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First Mares In Foal For Spendthrift’s Goal Oriented, Chancer McPatrick

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Spendthrift Farm’s two new ‘TDN Rising Star’ first-season stallions Goal Oriented (Not This Time–Bizzy Caroline, by Afleet Alex) and Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie–Bernadreamy, by Bernardini) have had their first mares reported in foal, the farm reported Friday.

Goal Oriented, the winner of last year’s GI Malibu Stakes, has had Dream Walkin Farms’ Diamond Ballroom (Gun Runner) checked in foal. A 4-year-old half-sister to current stakes winner Alpyland, Diamond Ballroom is boarded at Seclusive Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Goal Oriented stands for $30,000 S&N for the 2026 season.

Chancer McPatrick, winner of the GI Hopeful Stakes and GI Champagne Stakes, has also had his first mare pronounced in foal. Hunting Hill (Hard Spun), the dam of the Grade II-placed Pakhet (Cairo Prince), is owned and boarded by Jim and Pam Robinson’s Brandywine Farm in Paris, Kentucky. Chancer McPatrick stands for $25,000 S&N for the 2026 season.

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Coolmore Buys Into Nysos; Will Stand At Ashford Upon Retirement

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Coolmore and partners have acquired an interest in ‘TDN Rising Star Presented by Hagyard’ and GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Nysos (Nyquist). Upon his retirement from racing, the colt will stand at Ashford Stud in 2027, the farm announced Friday.

A no-brainer ‘Rising Star’ in his 10 1/2-length Santa Anita romp in October 2023, Nysos then picked up two straight graded stakes wins before enduring a significant break in training from Feb. 2024 through to May 2025. He returned in a thrilling edition of the GI Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard, winding up third beaten just a head and a neck behind fellow ‘Rising Star’ Mindframe (Constitution).

It would be his only defeat of the year as Nysos would finish the season on a four-race win streak that culminated in a win in the GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar in November and the GII Laffit Pincay, Jr. Stakes in December. He most recently ran second to globe-trotting superstar Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) in the G1 Saudi Cup Feb. 14, putting up a 4+ Ragozin, before returning home to California.

Following the race, trainer Bob Baffert noted, “We’ll take [Nysos] back home, and just freshen him up and point for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. I’ve brought good horses here, and I think Nysos, hopefully, is the best one I’ve brought here.”

In addition to Nysos, Coolmore also owns his dam, Zetta Z (Bernardini), whom they acquired for a sales-topping $2-million in foal to Cyberknife at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton February Mixed Sale.

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First Mares In Foal For Spendthrift’s Goal Oriented, Chancer McPatrick

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Spendthrift Farm’s two new ‘TDN Rising Star’ first-season stallions Goal Oriented (Not This Time–Bizzy Caroline, by Afleet Alex) and Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie–Bernadreamy, by Bernardini) have had their first mares reported in foal, the farm reported Friday.

Goal Oriented, the winner of last year’s GI Malibu Stakes, has had Dream Walkin Farms’ Diamond Ballroom (Gun Runner) checked in foal. A 4-year-old half-sister to current stakes winner Alpyland, Diamond Ballroom is boarded at Seclusive Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Goal Oriented stands for $30,000 S&N for the 2026 season.

Chancer McPatrick, winner of the GI Hopeful Stakes and GI Champagne Stakes, has also had his first mare pronounced in foal. Hunting Hill (Hard Spun), the dam of the Grade II-placed Pakhet (Cairo Prince), is owned and boarded by Jim and Pam Robinson’s Brandywine Farm in Paris, Kentucky. Chancer McPatrick stands for $25,000 S&N for the 2026 season.

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