Well it was pouring yesterday and while it was great news for the flowers, trees and grass that were very thirsty, it was not such great news for Nicanor. As a result of the heavy rain most of the day, the tenth race at Delaware yesterday was moved from the turf to the dirt which resulted in a four horse field.
To his credit, Nicanor, did very well in the slop, all things considered. He led for most of the race, which was very smart since I don't think he would have liked having mud kicked in his face. As they came around the final turn you could see the jockey urging him into another gear (or maybe urging him to change leads a little more quickly)and Nick gave it a valiant effort.
Still in front at the top of the stretch, he would eventually be overtaken by Pickapocket about a length shy of the wire. A photo for second between Nicanor and Bullsbay with Bullsbay taking the honors. Nick finished a game third by a length and a half, having faded in the stretch.
It was tough going in tough conditions and I think it was great he got another race in and took away a little something to show for his efforts. It is a shame that the conditions were not different and that the field was so diminished, but clearly Nicky needed this race or Matz would have scratched him as well.
In my opinion, we should see him back on the turf at the same distance at Saratoga this summer.
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