Nicanor to Run on Weds!

Can it get any better than this? The Jackson boys running back to back! Lenny today; Nicky tomorrow. Both at Delaware Park!

Here are the details about Nicky's race, a stakes race on the turf at a mile and 70 yards.

August 25--Delaware Park
Race 8 - 4:24 PM Daily Double (Races 8-9) / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta (10-cent min.)

STAKES
Eight Thirty Stakes

Purse $50,000. For Three Year Olds And Upward. Free Nomination, $200 to enter and $300 start. Supplemental nominations of $1,000 will be accepted at time of entry which shall include all fees. $50,000 Guaranteed, of which $30,000 to the winner, $10,000 to second, $5,500 to third, $3,000 to fourth and $1,500 to fifth. Weight: Three year olds: 119 Lbs., Older: 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $30,000 on the turf since May 25th 2010 allowed 2 Lbs., Non-winners of $25,000 on the turf since April 25th, 2010 5Lbs., Non-winners of $20,000 on the turf since March 25th, 2010, allowed 8Lbs. (Maiden, claiming and starter races not considered in estimating allowances.) Field limited to 14 starters. Preference to horses that have accumulated the highest total turf earnings in 2009-2010. . One Mile And Seventy Yards. (Turf) (Rail at 15 Feet)
PP Horse Jockey Weight Trainer

1Crow's Nest (PA) Antongeorgi III 124 P J Graham
2Tybalt (KY) A R Napravnik 116 M Stidham
3Ready Set (KY) B J Hernandez, Jr.116 R W Werner
4Rogue Victory (KY) J Bravo 124 G Weaver
5Pick Six (KY) R B Homeister, Jr.116 E M Oare
6Sheila's Magic (MD) J C Caraballo 122 M J Trombetta
7I Know Why (VA) E D Rodriguez 116 D Capuano
8Cristobal (KY) R Alvarado, Jr. 122 R Vega
9Crimson Comic (KY) 116 M Shuman
10Grand Sensation (KY) T J Thompson 119 S Hobby
11Nicanor (KY) J Valdivia, Jr. 119 M R Matz
12Hugo (VA) J Rose 119 H A Smith
13Marilyn's Guy (KY) 116 K P McLaughlin
A - Coupled Entries - Ready Set, Nicanor

Owners: 1 - Ivy Dell Stud; 2 - Darley Stable; 3 - Lael Stables; 4 - R. A. Hill Stable; 5 - EMO Stables; 6 - Joan P. Everett; 7 - Patricia Schuler; 8 - Gavin-Ty Racing LLC, Barbara Armstrong and Bob Feinberg; 9 - Premier Stables Unlimited; 10 - Alex and JoAnn Lieblong; 11 - Lael Stables; 12 - Franklin G. Smith, Sr.; 13 - Haynes, Alvin D., Barry, James J. and McLaughlin, Kiaran P.

Breeders: 1 - Ivy Dell Stud; 2 - Stonerside Stable; 3 - Rancho San Peasea S. A.; 4 - Runnymede Farm, Inc. &Catesby W. Clay Investment LLC; 5 - Phipps Stable; 6 - Dale Everett & Joan Everett; 7 - Foxcroft Farm; 8 - Abbott Properties; 9 - WinStar Farm, LLC; 10 - Twin Hopes Farm, Inc.; 11 - Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson; 12 - Morgan's Ford Farm; 13 - Chesapeake Farm & Mary R. Odom

Equipment Changes: 5 - Pick Six - Blinkers On

Note that Nicanor is coupled with another Jackson horse, Ready, Set, who is breaking from the 3 post. Ready, Set is a nice horse. It should make for interesting viewing--trying to determine which blue and green silks belong to which horse. In fact, it may well be reminiscent of Barbaro's KY Derby in which he and Showing Up were sitting one behind the other going into the backstretch.

It is shaping up to be a nice stakes race. Don't rule out either 2 or 5. I think Nick may have drawn the tougher of the two assignments.

Here's hoping that undefeated turf record stays intact!