HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 Pulling big for Nyquist at the Kentucky derby today. Also been seeing on social media a lot of Wings fans there. 4 Hockeymom1960, puckloo39, Dabura and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Wing 1,521 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 Late jockey change at Churchill Downs: The owner has decided it's best if Nyquist gets ridden by Wings fans just like at JLA. 3 BigWillieStyle, puckloo39 and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 Go Nyquist!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luvmnger 125 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 yea...but can the horse skate through traffic.. or is he a perimeter horse? we need that kinda muscle...and hes got it. apparently the jockey that rides gustav will be a touch smaller if we can make the trade. (this is too easy) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 Eddie O even picked Nyquist to win. Must of been hard to do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R-Dizzle 119 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 Nyquist wins!! 2 Hockeymom1960 and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 Good, now people can say something nice about Nyquist for a change. He's blowing things out in Europe, too -- the one on skates, not the horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 681 Report post Posted May 7, 2016 That's the best performance from a Nyqvist all year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 What's the backstory here? Why would someone name a horse after an under performing soft euro? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 What's the backstory here? Why would someone name a horse after an under performing soft euro? Owner is a Wings fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Owner is a Wings fan. Owner is a very happy, and rich Wings fan... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Owner is a Wings fan. And he chose Nyquist of all people? I would have named it Downey or Lilja. 1 Izzy24 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsRox 614 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Nice article from Yahoo Stanley Cup shows up at Derby favorite's Nyquist barnhttps://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/stanley-cup-shows-derby-favorites-nyquist-barn-151324534--rah.html Edited May 8, 2016 by RedWingsRox 1 puckloo39 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsRox 614 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 That sip was lady luck although you're not suppose to drink from it until after you win the Championship. Another question, if owner is Wings fan, why Nyquist? Why not Lidstrom or Datsyuk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 See guys Nyquist is solid. Someone just needs to ride him. 2 derblaueClaus and F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Another question, if owner is Wings fan, why Nyquist? Why not Lidstrom or Datsyuk? Probably because he's not a typical bandwagon fan. He also has a horse named Mrazek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsRox 614 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Probably because he's not a typical bandwagon fan. He also has a horse named Mrazek. You don't make any sense. Bandwagon fans are the ones who would choose Nyquist and Mrazek. Lifelong fans would choose Lidstrom, Yzerman, or Gordie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,963 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 That sip was lady luck although you're not suppose to drink from it until after you win the Championship. Another question, if owner is Wings fan, why Nyquist? Why not Lidstrom or Datsyuk? He has had previous horses with those names lol 2 puckloo39 and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) You don't make any sense. Bandwagon fans are the ones who would choose Nyquist and Mrazek. Lifelong fans would choose Lidstrom, Yzerman, or Gordie. It would be pretty typical to chose the well known player names for a bandwagon fan rather than not so well known. Don't you know what bandwagoning is? Well known players are known by fans and non fans. Not everyone knows the not so well known players. Most likely only real fans have heard of guys like Nyquist. Tons of my non hockey friends know who Gordie Howe is...For the record he has two other horses named Datsyuk and Zetterberg too. Edited May 8, 2016 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
derblaueClaus 1,668 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 What's the backstory here? Why would someone name a horse after an under performing soft euro? Probably because the first name of Nyquist (the horse !) mother also began with N. At least in Europe its customary to chose a name that begins with the same letter as their mothers. Owners can get pretty creative with that. Hence beautiful horse names like Garbage, Geespot, HaHaHa, ARRRRRR, BigT***, GayJay etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Lime 234 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 And he chose Nyquist of all people? I would have named it Downey or Lilja. If you name it Lilja, pray there's no horse in the race named Weber... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted May 8, 2016 Sheeesh people need to do their research before complaining about the names. 4 marcaractac, puckloo39, krsmith17 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted May 9, 2016 Sheeesh people need to do their research before complaining about the names. Research? Are there books written about this owner and his penchant for naming horses after Wings players? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) Research? Are there books written about this owner and his penchant for naming horses after Wings players? There are articles that were posted on the internet and facebook??? Edited May 9, 2016 by Hockeymom1960 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites