I asked Peter Brette if he would mind sharing a recent picture of Nicanor, and he was kind enough to send this one along: Steven Berkowitz gets credit for the photo, and it is from last month. “He’s doing well,” Peter said. “He’s just immature. We are taking it pretty slow with him. It won’t be long...

Nicanor worked in company July 11, and he completed four furlongs in :50 flat over the all weather training surface at Fair Hill. “He is coming along great,” said assistant trainer Peter Brette. “We are really happy with him. He is coming out of the gate really good, so we are really pleased.” The Dynaformer...

Editor’s Note: A native of England, Iain Holmes started working with racehorses at age 11. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Buckingham, and he undertook post-graduate studies at Harvard, where he also played on their polo team. He worked for trainer Michael Matz before...

Photo of Nicanor galloping by Lydia Williams, TheShedrow.com On the morning of the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), a race his brother didn’t get to try in 2006, Roy and Gretchen Jackson’s Nicanor recorded his first published work at Fair Hill Training Center. Trainer Michael Matz sent the brother of late...

Captured via telephone as he was wrapping up his feeding chores at Fair Hill on a soft summer afternoon, Peter Brette paused to answer a selection of the questions submitted by Nicanor readers. The colt breezed an eighth of a mile last Saturday, and did it quite nicely. Of course, going such a short...

Hey Everyone - Thanks for submitting so many great questions for me to forward on to Peter. I'll have an update from him and get some answers later on in the week. Check back then! ~Claire

As some of you have noted, a new video of Lentenor as a yearling is available on the Mill Ridge website. Also, a quick conversation with Peter Brette yielded some information on how Nicanor is adjusting to his new routine at Fair Hill. If any of you have particular questions for Peter - Related to Nicanor...