The form of the Mar. 7 maiden won by 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Crude Velocity (Beau Liam) continues to read extremely strong, as Great Friends Stables and Mark Davis's DECISIVE WIN (c, 3, Nyquist–Weekend Away, by Malibu Moon) made light work of five rivals when graduating by the better part of a half-dozen lengths en route to his own 'Rising Star' trying a distance of ground for the first time Friday at Santa Anita.Beaten seven lengths into fourth on that occasion–an effort still strong enough to grade out at a 75 Beyer Speed Figure–the $200,000 Keeneland November weanling turned $600,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer was crunched into 1-2 favoritism for the stretchout and made no mistakes.Kicked straight into the lead by Antonio Fresu from gate five, Decisive Win made the running from just off the inside of the track and took the field into the backstretch after an opening quarter in a relatively comfortable :23.26. Kept in the two path for the run down the back, the chestnut colt was always going nicely in hand and Fresu began to up the tempo ever so slightly from three-eighths out.Firmly in front as they hit the stretch, Decisive Win lengthened his stride nicely, his head cocked slightly to the right here and there, but he flashed home a facile winner in the sharp time of 1:35.83 for the mile.Crude Velocity recently made the GII Pat Day Mile Stakes his third win in as many career appearances, while the second home in the Mar. 7 maiden, the O'Neill-trained Civil Liberty (Constitution), earned a 98 Beyer when breaking his maiden by three lengths at Keeneland when last seen Apr. 12. Only seventh on debut, Memory (Uncle Mo) was given a 93 Beyer when prevailing by 3/4 of a length going a mile here in his next start and he was most recently a close sixth in a competitive Churchill allowance on the Kentucky Derrby undercard May 2.Sales history: $200,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $600,000 2yo '25 FTMMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0. O-Great Friends Stables & Mark Davis; B-RTA Family Trust George E Saufley; T-Doug O'Neill DECISIVE WIN ($3.00) and @Antonio1Fresu sail home in Race 4 to break his maiden at @SantaAnitaPark for trainer @DougONeill1 and owners Mark Davis and @GreatStable. Another winner by @DarleyAmerica's Nyquist. pic.twitter.com/JYMqDkjiEd— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) May 22, 2026The post Nyquist’s Decisive Win Powers Home a ‘TDN Rising Star’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.