The Kentucky Derby racer up, Nehro, will have his backers in this Saturday's Belmont Stakes. He in like manner finished second in the two races precursory to the Derby, the Arkansas in April, and the Louisiana Derby in March. In as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but the Arkansas and Louisiana Derby he single lost by a neck, and yet three straight second place finishes is a iota of cause for concern. In reality, he has only one win in six course of action starts, and that was a 4 lengths achieve in breaking his maiden race.
Nehro is a $170,000 Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, and is a well bred son of Mineshaft, who was the American Horse of the Year in 2003. Though Mineshaft not at all raced beyond 1 miles, he to the end of time gave the impression that he could ~ along 1 miles if needed. Mineshaft's sire is A.P. Indy who won the 1992 Belmont Stakes tied because the second fastest time ever, running it in a time of 2:26 lower by a semitone. It would seem then, that Nehro at least has the bloodlines to carry him the marathon remoteness of the Belmont.
The only appurtenances that is a little troubling is the custom that he made that quick impress around the far turn in the Derby by Mucho Macho Man, and then compassionate of hung near the end being of the cl~s who Mucho Macho Man came up to him again. Whether he moved a bit at daybreak or should have waited a atom, he wasn't going to whack Animal Kingdom on that day.
Is in that place any reason to think he be possible to beat Animal Kingdom in the Belmont? Horses from the A.P. Indy row do tend to mature well into their three year experienced season, and he has had 5 weeks from the Derby to be augmented and become stronger. Secondly, the margin of his loss to Animal Kingdom was not so much than three lengths. If he had abandoned by five lengths, then I puissance have to say that Animal Kingdom is accurate the better horse and he would receive to count mainly on the Derby winner not running his most profitably or not liking the 1 distance. But the strongest thing Nehro has in his approve is that he will be well rested, diverse Derby and Preakness veterans Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man, and Shackleford.
A procure in the Belmont by Nehro would characterize the first win in any of the Triple Crown races by his jockey Corey Nakatani. His trainer Steve Asmussen has won brace Preakness Stakes, with Curlin in 2007 and Rachel Alexandra in 2009, excepting has never won the Belmont.
Nehro had a workout Tuesday at Churchill Downs c~ing six furlongs in 112 1/5 in the crew of stable mate Dominus, and ran lacking a mile in 1:39. His connections were same pleased with how both 3-year-decayed colts went about their work, especially subsequently his impressive second finishes in the Arkansas Derby and the Louisiana Derby,according to Asumssen's auxiliary trainer Scott Blasi. Nehro will convenient have a final work over the Belmont trail Monday.
What do you think? Can Nehro acquire the job done this Saturday? Or is Animal Kingdom clearly the the same to beat?
