Undefeated champion Nyquist (Uncle Mo) made his first appearance on Keeneland's main track since winning October's GI Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile S. Saturday morning, jogging twice around with exercise rider Jonny Garcia up.
Reddam Racing's colt left Barn 24 in company with a pony with assistant trainer Jack Sisterson aboard. The tandem backtracked in front of the Grandstand and went into a jog passing the sixteenth pole.
“Doug (O'Neill) said to jog him around once and see how he feels and if Jonny feels he needs to go two, go two,” Sisterson said. “Jonny said we had better go around again because he was feeling so good.”
Nyquist arrived at Keeneland Sunday and was expected to go to the track Thursday, but that plan was scrubbed because of a slightly elevated white blood cell count. He also missed training Friday.
“He was happy to get out on the track and do something,” Sisterson said. “He wanted to do more but then he relaxed great out there.”
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