A number of grade/group 1 winner Didia , who missed a begin and the possibility to grow to be a repeat winner in the Jan. 25 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park, has been formally retired and might be bred to Nyquist , proprietor John Stewart of Resolute Racing posted on social media Jan. 30.
In late December, coach Ignacio Correas IV had mentioned she could be retired, however Stewart clarified {that a} determination had but to be made. He famous that she had current surgical procedure, and his workforce desired to attend “for her to recuperate earlier than we make any selections on her retirement.”
Bred by La Manija in Argentina, Didia—a daughter of Orpen out of the Rainbow Nook mare Delambre—turned that nation’s champion 3-year-old filly of 2021 off a pair of group 1 wins there.
Resolute Racing turned a 50% proprietor in Didia with associate Merriebelle Steady following a neck victory within the 2024 Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf. In two highlights from final 12 months’s marketing campaign, she took the June 7 New York Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course and ran third within the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.
Per a June information story in BloodHorse, Stewart’s Resolute Racing owns 100% of 6-year-old Didia now that she is retired from racing to grow to be a broodmare.Join BloodHorse Each day
Nyquist completed 2024 because the 14th-ranked common sire of final 12 months, buoyed by the achievements of progeny reminiscent of 2024 champion 2-year-old filly Immersive , and grade 1 winners Randomized and Johannes . He stands this 12 months for $175,000 at Darley in Kentucky.
