BALTIMORE — It appears that Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will not be running in the Belmont Stakes this year.
According to the Daily Racing Form, Nyquist now has a high white blood cell count after he spiked a fever following Saturday's Preakness Stakes race. He finished third in that race, ending hopes of another Triple Crown this year.
BREAKING NEWS: Nyquist out of Belmont Stakes. Has high elevated white blood cell count. Story soon on https://t.co/vF7GYJCXge
— David Grening (@DRFGrening) May 24, 2016
The Preakness was overshadowed by the deaths of two horses and an injured jockey during earlier races at Pimlico Race Course.
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