Nest, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2022, will not be pre-entered Monday for a Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) bid and instead is to be offered at public auction at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, Daily Racing Form reports.
A Curlin filly, Nest is owned by a partnership that includes Mike Repole, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Michael House.
“I'm not sure if Mike might buy the other 50 percent and run her back, I'm not sure what they're going to do,” trainer Todd Pletcher told the Form. “She's far from definitely being retired.”
In her most recent outing, Nest was fourth in the Spinster (G1) on Oct. 8 at Keeneland and has not been as perky in her recent training as Pletcher would like for a Breeders' Cup bid.
“She seems fine, she's been galloping every day at Keeneland; we just haven't seen the same energy we saw before,” Pletcher said. “…We're kind of running out of time to be at our peak for a race that you have to obviously be at your very best for.”
Nest has won eight of 14 career starts, including the 2022 Central Bank Ashland (G1), Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), and Alabama (G1) and was second in the Belmont (G1) during her championship season, while bankrolling $2.17 million in purse earnings.
Nest's 4-year-old campaign this year was delayed by an illness during the spring. She returned in July at Saratoga and won the Shuvee (G2) to launch the season, then finished third in the Personal Ensign (G1) there Aug. 25 in her start prior to the Spinster.
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