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Field for 133rd
Preakness Stakes in flux
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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) -
Additions and subtractions continue
as the field for this year's
Preakness Stakes takes shape.
Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown may
only see one other starter from the
Run for the Roses.
As of Tuesday afternoon there were
seven confirmed starters for the 1
3/16 mile race: Big Brown;
Behindatthebar; Giant Moon; Kentucky
Bear; Stevil; Tres Borrachos and
Yankee Bravo. A decision has not
been made regarding Recapturethglory,
fifth in the Kentucky Derby. |
El Gato Malo, a winner of three of
five career races, is now being
pointed toward this Saturday's Lone
Star Derby in Texas. Terry Finley,
founder and President of West Point
Thoroughbreds, made the announcement
Tuesday morning.
"The decision certainly had to do
with Big Brown's performance,"
Finley said. "We are probably going
to be 8-5 in Texas and 15-1 at
Pimlico. He is a gelding and we are
really focused on earning with this
horse so that worked into the
decision. If he were a colt and
eventually a stallion we probably
would be headed to the Preakness."
Finley indicated that Derby Trial
winner Macho Again is now possible
for the Preakness, depending on the
field size.
"We'll see how he trains but he
seems to have come out of the Derby
Trial in fine fashion," added
Finley. "It is not out of the
question. We'll keep track of the
Preakness field."
If he does not run in the second leg
of racing's Triple Crown, Macho
Again would travel to suburban
Cleveland on May 31 for the Ohio
Derby at Thistledown.
Lexington Stakes runner Riley Tucker
is now a Preakness probable. Trained
by Bill Mott, Riley Tucker was third
to Behindatthebar in the Lexington.
In seven lifetime starts he has been
in the money six times. Hall of Fame
jockey Edgar Prado would have the
mount on Riley Tucker.
Recapturetheglory's co-owner Ronnie
Lamarque said from New Orleans on
Tuesday that he and Louie Roussel,
the trainer and co-owner, were
"still thinking about the
Preakness." Like the connections of
Macho Again, Lamarque is concerned
with the size of the field for the
Preakness.
"Louie and Ronnie are still talking
about it," said Lara Van Deren,
assistant to Roussel who also serves
as Recapturetheglory's exercise
rider. "They want to see how many
horses are likely to be in there
before they make a decision."
Lamrque and Roussel won the
Preakness Stakes in 1988 with Risen
Star.
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