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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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, […]
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Camila Catalina, a two-year-old daughter of Rock Your World bred by Nicky Drion in partnership with Alastair Roden, got off the mark in maiden special weight company at Keeneland on Oct. 10. Traveling slightly better than midpack down the backstretch of the 6 1/2 furlong dirt contest, Camila Catalina swept up to join the leaders […]
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Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds brings an 11-horse draft to Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale in 2025, headed by a pair of well-related fillies in Book 2. First through the ring for Nicky Drion Thoroughbreds will be a filly by Darley sire Nyquist, Hip 1031, a daughter of the young Medaglia d’Oro mare Cafe Belle. The filly’s 3-year-old […]
