NEW YORK (AP) – Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will not run in the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the horse racing Triple Crown. Trainer Doug O’Neill says the horse has a fever and elevated white blood cell count. Nyquist saw his unbeaten record come to an end in the Preakness Stakes Saturday, which was won by Exaggerator.
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