Equestrian is a sport that marks a new thrill and adventure with each passing day. In recent times, many equestrian athletes have left the equestrian community abuzz with their dominating performances. A new story of ascendancy comes from the son of the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner, Nyquist. His three-year-old son left everyone glued to the stands with a one-sided victory at a renowned race course.

It was the second consecutive win for his son, and with this win, he has etched his name in an elite list of horses that have won more than three races consecutively.

A victory for the ages

As reported by Blood Horse, New York Thunder, the 3-year-old colt, delivered a performance of a lifetime at the Saratoga Race Course when he took home the victory in the Grade II Amsterdam Stakes. Surprisingly, this was just the fourth start of his career, and what a way to win the race! With this win, he posed a potential threat and a competition to the Elite Power in upcoming Grade I races. This is the fourth straight victory for the New York Thunder. The Amsterdam Stakes was his first race beyond six furlongs and was also his first attempt on the dirt.

Despite all of these challenges, he made his way to the top of this 6 1/2-furlong race in no time. He left behind his closest challenger, Drew’s Gold, and claimed the victory by an impressive 7 1/2 lengths. He also set fast fractions and finished in 1:14.65, just shy of the track record. He seems to be carrying on the legacy of his father, who had multiple grade I stake on his name.

The equestrian legacy of his father

The New York Thunder are the offspring of Nyquist, who was unbeaten in his first eight starts of his career. Nyquist has a career rating of 8.11 and has five Grade I Stakes wins to his name, including the 2016 Kentucky Derby and the 2016 Florida Derby. He is also the only horse after Street Sense to win the aforementioned titles. Interestingly, he also won the Grade I Breeder’s Cup Juvenile in 2015. He has raced at race courses like Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, etc., and his career is worth more than $5 million. Thunder is from the third lot of crops sired by Nyquist.

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As far as the New York Thunder’s career is concerned, in 4 starts, he has a career rating of 5.61 and is trained by Jorge Delgado. He made his debut at Gulfstream Park last year in November and won the race by a margin of 8½-length when he ran five furlongs in just 55.77. He snatched his second victory on the same race course in December and returned this April after a long break and claimed the Woodstock Stakes title. His career worth is $232,323, and is just getting started with his equestrian journey.

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