ARCADIA, Calif. - Nysos does not pay much when he wins, but he does put on quite a show. After winning the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile by a head at 7-10 at Del Mar on Nov. 1, Nysos won Sunday’s Grade 2 Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes by a head at 1-5 at Santa Anita. Nysos ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.36, winning for the seventh time in eight starts. He has won six graded stakes. Nysos earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 101, the fourth consecutive race in which he has recorded a triple-digit figure. The outcome was unclear until Nysos and Nevada Beach reached the wire. Both are trained by Bob Baffert. “I think they’re good friends,” Baffert said. “It was two nice horses and they showed up.” Baffert said Nysos and Nevada Beach are candidates for the $20 million Saudi Cup at 1 1/8 miles in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Nysos was third or fourth for the first six furlongs, tracking Vodka Vodka, who set a slow pace of 24 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 48.44 for a half-mile. Prat had Nysos on the inside until the middle of the turn when he moved the 4-year-old colt off the rail and into a three-wide position outside of the longshots Vodka Vodka and Bartholdy. “Turning for home, I got a nice gap and it looked like I’d win for fun,” Prat said. Nevada Beach was four-wide entering the stretch. The pair were inseparable with more than a furlong remaining. Nysos led narrowly, but could not get away from Nevada Beach, who was ridden by Juan Hernandez. “My horse ran really good,” Hernandez said. “I was in front in the stretch for a couple of jumps. When I asked him on the turn, he picked it up.” Nevada Beach, winner of the Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at 1 1/8 miles at Del Mar in his last start on Nov. 22, was the 9-2 second choice in the Pincay Stakes. Nevada Beach finished 4 1/4 lengths clear of 23-1 Bartholdy, who was always near the front and led briefly on the turn. Vodka Vodka faded to finish fourth, followed by Cornishman and Indispensable. British Isles, second in the Native Diver, was withdrawn. Nysos races for Charles and Susan Chu’s Baoma Corp. and the Coolmore syndicate, which was recently added to the ownership group. By Nyquist, Nysos has earned $1,238,500. Nysos has won at distances ranging from six furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. A longer race in Saudi Arabia will suit Nysos, according to Prat. “I think he’ll handle a mile and an eighth,” Prat said. “I wouldn’t mind it at all. I’ll book my ticket if I have to.” :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.