Trainer Doug O'Neill's assistant Jack Sisterson offered a positive update on GI Kentucky Derby winner and GI Preakness S. third Nyquist (Uncle Mo) Wednesday, one day after last year's champion juvenile was ruled out of the GI Belmont S. due to a fever and elevated white blood cell count (click here for story). “He's doing great,” Sisterson said Wednesday. “We got the blood back yesterday and, as you guys know, with a slightly elevated white count. His temperature just spiked a little bit again. Doug wants to do the right thing by Nyquist and get him 100% right before we make a plan moving forward,” Sisterson said. “He's great. We're taking the right precaution with the aspect of getting him back right. We'll get him back to California once he's 100%. We won't make any major plans as of yet.”
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