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Nadal, expected to be a top contender for next month’s Belmont Stakes, injured his left leg during a workout at Santa Anita Park and the colt’s owner told the Daily Racing Form he will be retired from racing. The three-year-old, trained by two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert, was undefeated in four races after winning one division of the Arkansas Derby earlier this month.