I was right there at Belmont Park and I was asst. trainer for Evan Jackson and we were stabled right next to John Nerud and I new his son Jan very well and there was never no mention of Avatar & Master Derby to be in that match race that I ever heard of and let me tell you something JOHN NERUD was not afraid of any other horses or anyone. John also trained DR. FAGER and he said if you think you can beat my horse then enter against him. John Nerud wouldn't pay anybody not one dime not run against any of his horses, Like I said John was from the old school and he would back down from any fight. I live right in Floral Park which was about 10 minutes from Belmont. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================