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Monday 8 May 2017

Fresh horses await Derby winner Always Dreaming in Preakness

Crown is capped at 14 —
BETH HARRIS six fewer than the Derby.
AP Racing Writer “There’s not that much
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Al- separation from this bunch
ways Dreaming is headed of 3-year-olds right now,
to the Preakness in two from what I can see, other
weeks, when the Kentucky than maybe the winner
Derby winner is likely to yesterday,” said trainer
face several fresh horses Ken McPeek, who is point-
that skipped the first leg of ing Lexington Stakes win-
the Triple Crown. ner Senior Investment to-
A majority of the 20-horse ward the Preakness.
field that ran on a sloppy Among Always Dreaming’s
Churchill Downs track in Derby rivals, second-place
Saturday’s Derby won’t go finisher Lookin At Lee and
on to Baltimore. 13th-place Girvin are pos-
Trainer Todd Pletcher sible for the Preakness. If
said Sunday that Always an issue with fourth-place
Dreaming will head to Bal- Classic Empire’s right eye
timore on Tuesday so the clears up, he could join
3-year-old colt has plenty them.Classic Empire got
of time to adjust to his new banged into by McCraken
surroundings ahead of the in the start of a chain-re-
1 3/16-mile race to be run action collision and his eye
May 20. was nearly closed shut on
“At Pimlico, there’s gener- John Velazquez rides Always Dreaming to victory in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby Sunday.
horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.
ally not a lot of horses train- Associated Press “I’d like another crack at
ing there,” he said. “It will everybody because he
be a quiet environment, ficult to train in the days in his step this morning,” boys coach Jason Garrett. had a trip from hell,” trainer
give us time to get him leading to the Derby, forc- Pletcher said. No horse asserted his domi- Mark Casse said. “He looks
settled in and if we have ing Pletcher to adjust his The 49-year-old trainer and nance in the winter prep a bit like Muhammad Ali
to make any adjustments, equipment. Eventually, jockey John Velazquez races leading up to the after a rough night.”
we’ll have time to do that.” Always Dreaming settled won their second Derbies. 143rd Derby. As the winner, Southern California-based
Always Dreaming will take down and won by 2¾ Pletcher was still sorting Always Dreaming certainly Royal Mo, who didn’t get
up residence in stall No. 40, lengths, equaling the lon- through hundreds of con- commands respect. How- into the Derby, will run in
which traditionally houses gest streak of favorites to gratulatory text messages, ever, the colt isn’t scaring the Preakness.
the Derby winner in the win since five in a row did including ones from Hall away the competition in Gunnevera, who was sev-
Pimlico stakes barn. so in the 1890s. of Fame basketball coach the Preakness.The field for enth in the Derby, is anoth-
The dark bay colt was dif- “He’s really got some spring Lute Olson and Dallas Cow- the second leg of the Triple er possibility.q
Gaviria wins 3rd stage of Giro

to move into overall lead

CAGLIARI, Sardinia (AP) — Sicily. opened the gas. It’s a
Fernando Gaviria won a Giacomo Nizzolo was third beautiful victory.
bunch sprint at the end of at the end of the flat 148-ki- “I was feeling sorry for my
the third stage of the Giro lometer (92-mile) route teammates because my
d’Italia on Sunday to claim from Tortoli to Cagliari. legs weren’t responding in
his first Grand Tour victory “It’s an enormous joy be- the first two stage finishes.
and take the leader’s pink cause of the work of the Now we have the win the
jersey from Andre Greipel. team,” Gaviria said. “We team deserves.”
Gaviria edged out Rudiger wanted a win before the As strong winds hit the pelo-
Selig after great work from rest day, we’ll enjoy it to- ton, Gaviria’s teammate
his Quick-Step team inside morrow. All the teams knew Bob Jungels was the one to
Fernando Gaviria celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the final 10 kilometers (6 there would be crosswinds. break the field.
the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from miles) of a windy final leg in We were spot on at the The Giro ends on May 28
Tortoli’ to Cagliari, Italy, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Sardinia before Monday’s front and my teammates’ with a 28-kilometer (17.4
Associated Press rest day and the transfer to legs were very strong. They mile) individual time trial.q