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.
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The Preakness was overshadowed by the deaths of two horses and an injured jockey during earlier races at Pimlico Race Course.