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Bloodhorse.com published this article on the G2 John Henry S. and its namesake on 9/25/2026. To read the full article, click here. Below is the excerpt on Flashiest, who was bred, raised and co-owned by Nicky Drion. Flashiest is a black-type winner who has hit the board in seven graded stakes, including the 2026 John […]

Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds enjoyed a seven-figure score for a colt born and raised on the farm when Hip 460, a colt by Into Mischief out of Taste Like Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}), fetched $1.5-million from Spendthrift Farm & Epic Horses during the opening session of Book 2 at Keeneland September. The G1SP Taste Like Candy […]

Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds sales graduate Lithe Spirit bounced back to form to defend her title in the Queen S. at Turfway Park on March 14. Offered by Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds at Keeneland September in 2022, Lithe Spirit—a daughter of Speightstown out of the Ghostzapper mare Spooky Woods—was purchased by Bruno DeBerdt and Scanlon Training for […]

Distorted d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro), a half-sister to this year’s G1 Florida Derby winner Tappan Street, sold for $2.1-million to Spendthrift Farm at Fasig-Tipton’s November Sale. Consigned by Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds for owner Pete Williams, the four-year-old mare was sold carrying her first foal by Spendthrift sire Into Mischief; the resulting foal will therefore be a […]

Fasig-Tipton’s November Sale is all about the opportunity for Thoroughbred investors to mine some of the most sought-after gems in the stud book, and Distorted d’Oro is certainly no exception, being a black-type half-sister to one of 2025’s racetrack stars, from an ever-improving family and in foal to arguably the hottest sire on the planet. […]

Two-year-old filly I B Flyin, who was born at Foxtale Farm and raised and sold by Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds, lived up to her name at first asking at Keeneland on Oct. 17, flying late to take a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special weight contest by a half-length. Settling slightly worse than midpack down the backstretch, […]