Nyquist’s owner, J. Paul Reddam, calls him a “cerebral” rider, a rider who can make a plan and execute it. The horse is going to bring one hundred per cent, and so will I,” said Gutierrez. There is no way someone was going to come that fast.”Gutierrez has a tremendous amount of confidence in Nyquist. It’s nearly 15 years since Gutierrez started running on instinct in adrenaline-fuelled bush matches on the straightaways of Veracruz, Mexico, and Gutierrez has matured. As much as people have been talking about Nyquist, they have also been talking about Gutierrez.

Source: National Post May 20, 2016 21:07 UTC