Editing Nijinsky (horse) (section)

===1969: two-year-old season===
Nijinsky's first four races were all at the [[Curragh Racecourse|Curragh]]. In June, he started at odds of [[Fixed odds betting#Fractional odds|4/11]] and won the six-[[furlong]] Erne [[maiden race]] easily.<ref>O'Brien, Jacqueline and Herbert, Ivor. Vincent O'Brien: The Official Biography (2005) Bantam Press ISBN 0-593-05474-1</ref> He followed up with wins in the [[Anglesey Stakes]] and the [[Railway Stakes (Ireland)|Railway Stakes]]. On his fourth appearance, he was extended for the first time in the [[Beresford Stakes]]. He won decisively from Decies, a colt who went on to win the [[Irish 2000 Guineas]] in 1970. Having proved himself the best of the Irish two-year-olds, he was sent to England in October to contest the [[Dewhurst Stakes]] at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]]. Ridden for the first time by [[Lester Piggott]], he was held up at the back of the six-horse field before moving through easily to take the lead inside the final furlong, earning top rating in the British Free Handicap.<ref name="Mortimer">{{cite book | last1 = Mortimer | first1 = Roger |last2=Onslow|first2=Richard|last3=Willett|first3=Peter| title = Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing| publisher=Macdonald and Jane's | year = 1978| isbn = 0-354-08536-0}}</ref><ref name="nytimes1992">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/16/sports/horse-racing-nijinsky-ii-destroyed-at-claiborne-farm.html |title=Nijinsky II Destroyed at Claiborne Farm – |work=The New York Times |date=16 April 1992 |access-date=5 January 2012}}</ref>