Given a masterful ride from two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Flavien Prat, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Nysos (h, 5, Nyquist–Zetta Z, by Bernardini) overcame a bit of a tricky trip, but pulled clear from a furlong and a half out to post an impressive victory in Saturday’s GI Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga.
Looking to make amends for an all-world runner-up effort to Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) in the G1 Saudi Cup 3 1/2 months ago, Nysos is co-owned by Susan and Charlie Chu’s Baoma Corp., Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith and will enter stud at Coolmore in Kentucky at the end of his career.