Nyquist’s Triple Crown run stopped after he lost to Exaggerator in last weekend’s Preakness Stakes, and he won’t compete in the sport’s last marquee race of the spring.
TMZ broke the news that Nyquist won’t race in the Belmont Stakes, which is scheduled for June 6. He has an elevated white blood cell count, his assistant trainer told TMZ. However, the trainer also said the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner is “definitely going to race again this summer.”
This news isn’t too surprising. The Belmont is the longest of the three Triple Crown races, and Nyquist’s lack of stamina during the last half of the Preakness suggests a successful result in New York probably isn’t likely.
Nyquist is 8-1 in his career.
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