Nyquist, Land Over Sea Have Good Workouts

Kentucky Oaks runner-up Land Over Sea and Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will be solid favorites in their respective legs of the Black-Eyed Susan/Preakness daily double this weekend at Pimlico. On Sunday morning, trainer Doug O'Neill let them both open up a bit in their training as they prepare to come back on two weeks' rest for the first time in their careers.

Nyquist came on the track shortly after 8:30 while accompanied by a pony. They backtracked to about the 7-1/2-furlong pole, where Nyquist stood for several minutes before breaking into a slow and easy gallop under exercise rider Jonny Garcia.

Nyquist picked up the tempo at the half-mile pole and looked smooth and strong striding out down the stretch without need of urging from Garcia. Nyquist took a long gallop-out before being picked up by assistant trainer Jack Sisterson and his pony at about the half-mile pole.

O'Neill said he timed Nyquist in 1:55 for a mile.

"I'm very happy," O'Neill said. "We wanted to two-minute-lick him and he outdid that. Visually it was spectacular. He was reaching a long ways."