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Belmont next for Nehro

Updated: May 8, 2011, 9:36 PM ET
By David Grening | Daily Racing Form

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Nehro, the runner-up to Animal Kingdom in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, will likely skip the Preakness and point to the Belmont Stakes, owner Ahmed Zayat said Sunday morning.

"I would prefer, as of now, to run in the Belmont and maybe the Haskell and then we'll see,'' said Zayat, who added that his primary objective is to return to Churchill Downs in November for the Breeders' Cup Classic. "We'll take it a day a time, but we're probably going to point him to the Belmont. ...

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