Mike Battaglia On Nyquist And His Chances Of Taking The Preakness After Winning The Kentucky Derby
Mike Battaglia is an American horse racing analyst, and a handicapper at Churchill Downs.
Mike joined Ed and Steve to talk about the Kentucky Derby and what to expect at the Preakness.
Mike started by talking about horses that can challenge Derby win Nyquist at the Preakness saying "Nyquist has such an advantage over Exaggerator...Exaggerator needs somebody to get out there and run like a Nyquist to push him on in the race."
As for the situation between Kent and Keith Desormeaux the trainer/jockey duo for Exaggerator and their strained relationship due to alleged substance abuse Mike said "it's a family relationship, I'm the oldest of nine kids, sometimes everything doesn't go along smoothly...when they get on the race track and when Kent isn't impaired he is one heck of a rider."
Mike also talked about what he thinks will happen at the Preakness with Mike saying "if he runs the way he ran on Saturday he (Nyquist) won't have any problem at the Preakness...the challenge for him will be at the Belmont, and the mile and a half."
