301:, Nadir was again beaten by winner Tim Tam, this time finishing fourth. Withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby and the remainder of the Triple Crown races, for a short time Nadir competed at shorter distances. On June 14, the colt won his first stakes race of 1958, taking the six-furlong Select Handicap at
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189:DRF American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
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530:References
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160:Major wins
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336:R. Thomas
315:Chicago's
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362:Pedigree
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429:Malva
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380:Nearco
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