Nysos

Nysos, a Nyquist colt owned by Baoma Corp. and trained by Bob Baffert, turned heads in his debut Oct. 21, 2023 at Santa Anita Park when he won a six-furlong maiden race by 10 ½ lengths. The colt carried odds of 6.40-1 in that victory but was bet down to 1-5 favoritism in his next start and stakes debut against three opponents at Del Mar on Nov. 19, 2023.

With Flavien Prat riding, Nysos took over at will at the top of the stretch and won the seven-furlong, Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes by 8 ¾ lengths.

Following his win in the Bob Hope, Nysos took a break from racing of over two months, as anticipation built for his 3-year-old debut. He returned Feb. 3, 2024, in the one-mile, Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, where he was sent off as the 1-9 favorite in his first try around two turns. Jockey Flavien Prat patiently handled Nysos as the colt sat in third after six furlongs, and he then angled him out in the far turn to find clear running room for a closing rally.

Nysos took over at will coming into the homestretch, and despite drifting out a bit, he was not challenged in an impressive 7 ½-length victory over stablemate Wine Me Up. The Robert B. Lewis offered qualifying points for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as part of Churchill Downs’ prep series, but Nysos did not receive the 20 points awarded to the winner due to Churchill’s ongoing ban of Bob Baffert-trained horses from competing in the Derby.

Nysos is out of the unraced Bernardini mare Zetta Z and is from the family of Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner and millionaire Unbridled Elaine and Grade 2 winner Etched.