Nicanor, the 4-year-old full brother to ill-fated 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, won Friday's feature at Belmont, an allowance/optional event on the turf, by a neck. It was the fourth victory in 11 career starts for the son of Dynaformer, out of the Carson City mare La Ville Rouge.

Barbaro won the 2006 Kentucky Derby in dominant fashion to remain undefeated, but tragically broke down in the Preakness two weeks later. After an eight-month struggle for survival, he was euthanized in January 2007. The horse has two full brothers of racing age, Nicanor and the 3-year-old Lentenor. The two have a sizable fan following; their careers are chronicled in a blog on the Blood Horse and on the Alex Brown Racing forum.

Lentenor will start on Saturday's Kent Stakes on the turf at Delaware Park. The colt is looking for just his second career win, but has only missed the board once in six starts.

Another full brother, the yearling Marcano, will enter training this fall.

The names of Barbaro and his brothers come from the names of a family of foxhounds in a painting in the home of owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson.