Vequist broke her Maiden in style with a 9-1/2 length romp in Sunday’s Spinaway Stakes (7f) at Saratoga and become the first Gr1 winner for Nyquist.
Vequist made most of the running and never looked in danger of defeat, rolling home clear of Esplanade (Daredevil) with Lady Lilly (Nyquist) in third.
RNAd at $120,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, Vequist is also the second SW for her sire, whose oldest offspring are two-year-olds.
Vero Amore (Mineshaft) is inbred to 3×4 to Weekend Surprise (Secretariat – Lassie Dear) through her sons A P Indy and Summer Squall.
Vero Amore won twice and finished runner-up in the Gr2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist (Uncle Mo) stands at Darley’s Kentucky base where he is advertised at $40,000 in 2020.