Edited Press Release
Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency will consign a lifetime breeding right to leading sire Nyquist at the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held in the Del Mar Paddock on Wednesday, Oct. 29, two days before the Breeders' Cup World Championships, officials at the Lexington auction house announced Saturday.
The lifetime breeding right entitles the purchaser to breed one mare per season to Nyquist, who stands at Darley in Lexington, for the duration of the stallion's stud career.
“The Championship Sale was designed to showcase offerings that are truly one of a kind,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “To feature a breeding right to Nyquist underscores the sale's position as a stage for rare collectors' items. For buyers, this is an extraordinary opportunity to secure access to one of the best stallions in the sport.”
Nyquist, a champion at two and winner of the 2016 GI Kentucky Derby, is the sire of 33 stakes winners, including North American champions Immersive and Vequist and Canadian champion Gretzky the Great. This year, he is represented by Grade I winners Cavalieri, Velocity and Argos along with such other top performers as Nysos, Tenma, Randomized, Crimson Advocate and Gosger. Nyquist is the sire of such Breeders' Cup hopefuls as Johannes (FanDuel Mile), Cavalieri (Distaff), Nysos (Dirt Mile) and Argos (Juvenile Turf).
At the recent Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Nyquist was represented by 37 yearlings who sold for a combined $14,645,000.
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