Christina Nelson

All Brad Altschuld wanted for his horse Nepal Up (Will Take Charge) was for him to go somewhere where he could enjoy his retirement, the type of situation where the owner would never have to worry about his horse's future. Nepal Up was about to turn 10 and had been put on the vet's list after a Sept. 1 starter handicap race at Monmouth. So Altschuld found someone who agreed to take the horse, a small-time breeder in Nebraska named Christina Nelson who said she was willing to give Nepal...

After Nepal Up (Will Take Charge) finished fifth in a Sept. 1 handicap race at Monmouth last year, owner Brad Altschuld knew it was time to retire the horse. He was nine and had been put on the vet's list as the result of the general wear and tear that can develop when a horse races for so many years. Nepal Up had made 46 career starts, earned $283,630, and his claim to fame was that he won the 2025 Trail's End at Oaklawn, the mile-and-three-quarters race traditionally run as...