Splendora Best Of The Bafferts In Filly & Mare Sprint

OBS Grad Nysos Up in Time in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

Recap and quotes courtesy of Breeders’ Cup publicity Baoma Corp.’s Nysos (Nyquist – Zetta Z, by Bernardini), a graduate of the 2023 OBS April Sale, wore down stablemate Citizen Bull in the shadow of the wire to post a head victory in the 19th running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) for 3-year-olds and up Nov. 1 at Del Mar. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Flavien Prat, the winner completed the mile on the fast main track in 1:…

Nysos, Citizen Bull give Baffert exacta in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

Odds-on favorite Nysos went eyeball to eyeball down the stretch with stablemate Citizen Bull and got his head down at the finish to win the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Saturday at Del Mar. Not only did Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert get the exacta, he also got his first Dirt Mile victory. Added to his win with Splendora on Saturday in the Filly & Mare Sprint, Baffert moved into a tie with Aidan O’Brien for the most career wins in the…

Splendora Best Of The Bafferts In Filly & Mare Sprint

Derived from the Latin word 'splendor', Splendora (Audible) equates in the dictionary to magnificent brilliance or a dazzling display of beauty. Putting in a performance worthy of her name, the 4-year-old daughter of Audible upset her favored stablemate Hope Road (Quality Road) to capture the GI PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, the first Breeders' Cup race of the card Saturday. Perhaps a true horse for course and certainly a hometown …