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34 for Nyquist

Jonabell Farm sire Nyquist (Uncle Mo) notched his 34th individual stakes winner when Litmus Test (2 c ex Study Hard by Malibu Moon) landed Saturday’s Los Alamitos Futurity (Gr 2, 8.5f). Ridden by Juan J Hernandez, the juvenile colt led home a trifecta for Bob Baffert when proving a length and a quarter too strong for Blacksmith (Liam’s Map), with Provenance (Into Mischief) another three and a half lengths back in third. Bred by Machmer Hall, Litmus Test was a $875,000 purchase for Starlight Racing at last year’s Fasig Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. He is the fourth foal and third winner out of Malibu Moon (A.P. Indy) mare Study Hard, herself a sister to Grade 2 scorer Sweet August Moon. Nyquist will stand the upcoming northern hemisphere breeding season at a fee of US$175,000 (approx. AU$263,040).

38 for Sea The Moon

Lanwades Stud sire Sea The Moon (Sea The Stars) registered his 38th individual stakes winner when Alva (5 m ex America’s Best by Union Rags) struck in Saturday’s Prix Miss Satamixa (Listed, 1500m) at Deauville. The Fabrice Chappet-trained five-year-old defeated Queen’s Reign (Siyouni) by a neck, with another three-quarters of a length going back to Chica De Ciudad (City Light) in third. Bred by Suc L Kneip, the winning mare was a €85,000 purchase out of the Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale and is the first foal out of the Union Rags (Dixie Union) mare America’s Best, herself a half-sister to stakes-placed pair Dream Lodge (Grand Lodge) and Splash Mountain (Peintre Celebre). Sea The Moon will stand the upcoming northern hemisphere breeding season at a slightly reduced fee of £20,000 (approx. AU$40,185).