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                      Saturday 8 June 2019
            Belmont will bring end to entertaining Triple Crown




            By TOM CANAVAN                                                                                                      Trainer  Bill  Mott's  Tacitus
            AP Sports Writer                                                                                                    hasn't  raced  since  being
            NEW  YORK  (AP)  —  There's                                                                                         placed  third  in  the  Ken-
            been  a  buzz  about  thor-                                                                                         tucky  Derby.  The  colt  also
            oughbred     racing   since                                                                                         will  have  somewhat  of  a
            the Kentucky Derby and it                                                                                           home-ice advantage since
            just  might  increase  when                                                                                         he  regularly  trains  on  the
            the "What if?" Triple Crown                                                                                         track known as "Big Sandy."
            comes to an end with the                                                                                            The colt is sired by Tapit, the
            Belmont Stakes.                                                                                                     father  of  three  of  the  last
            Think about it.                                                                                                     five Belmont winners.
            What  if  Maximum  Security,                                                                                        Mott is cautiously optimistic
            the first colt across the finish                                                                                    about his chances.
            line, had not interfered with                                                                                       War of Will is racing for the
            eventual  Preakness  winner                                                                                         third time in five weeks. He
            War of Will at the top of the                                                                                       is the only colt to compete
            stretch in the Derby?                                                                                               in  all  three  of  the  Triple
            The incident led to a much-                                                                                         Crown races this year.
            debated disqualification of                                                                                         "I have less concern about
            Maximum Security that got                                                                                           that  now  than  if  you  had
            people talking about horse                                                                                          asked  me  that  question
            racing.                                                                                                             two or three days after the
            What if a loose horse in the                                                                                        Preakness,"  Casse  said.  "I
            Preakness hadn't overshad-                                                                                          would  have  said  that  is  a
            owed  War  of  Will's  victory                                                                                      huge  concern.  We  know
            two  weeks  later  at  Pimlico                                                                                      that  horse  pretty  well  and
            in Maryland?                                                                                                        we think he is ready."
            What will come next in the                                                                                          There  are  other  interesting
            Belmont?                                                                                                            stories  that  could  emerge
            Maybe  it's  trainer  Mark   Horses arrive at sunrise for workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Friday, June 7, 2019.  Saturday.
            Casse's War of Will winning                                                                        Associated Press  The third choice in the race
            the final leg in the 1½ mile                                                                                        is Master Fencer at 8-1. The
            Belmont  Saturday  for  two  Casse    insists   his   colt  "I think this has been a great  ent.  Controversy  is  good.  colt  is  looking  to  become
            thirds of the Triple Crown.  would've had a shot to win  Triple  Crown  for  racing,"  People  love  controversy,  the  first  horse  bred,  based
            Of course, that would lead  had he not been fouled.       said  trainer  Dale  Romans,  and  it's  got  people  talking  or  owned  by  Japanese
            to: 'What if War of Will had  The  questions  and  the  who  is  saddling  longshot  about  the  game  that  had  connections  to  win  the
            not  been  fouled  in  Der-  chatter will go on. But that's  Everfast  for  the  Belmont.  no idea about it."       Belmont. Roman's Everfast,
            by?' Might he have  joined  positive for a sport dealing  "It's not a negative that's on  The  Belmont  will  have  a  who finished second in the
            American  Pharoah  (2015)  with a recent slew of thor-    TV.  Its  controversial  issues  field of 10. Tacitus and War  Preakness  at  29-1,  will  be
            and Justify (last year) as re-  oughbred deaths at tracks  on TV. If it was a negative  of Will are clearly the colts  looking for only his second
            cent Triple Crowns winners?  around the country.          issue,  it  would  be  differ-  to beat.                  win in 12 career starts.q

                                                                      Neymar to testify about posting


                                                                      accuser's photos



                                                                      with  police  Friday  alleging  The  accuser,  Najila  Trin-  it.'  He  did  not  communi-
                                                                      that Neymar raped her in a  dade, a 26-year-old model,  cate,  he  just  acted,"  Trin-
                                                                      Paris hotel room May 15.     made her first public com-   dade said.
                                                                      Neymar denies any wrong-     ments  about  her  charge  Meanwhile,       a     video
                                                                      doing.  After  word  of  the  this week, telling two Brazil-  emerged  on  social  me-
                                                                      woman's  allegation  be-     ian  television  stations  that  dia  Thursday  night  that
                                                                      came  known,  the  player  Neymar raped her and en-       appears  to  show  Neymar
                                                                      shared  social  media  posts  gaged  in  "aggression,"  or  and his accuser in a physi-
            Brazilian soccer player Neymar gives a thumbs up after speak-
            ing to journalists as he leaves a police station where he spoke to   meant to show that the ac-  physical violence.  cal altercation. It is unclear
            police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 6, 2019.   cuser had sent friendly him  The   Associated    Press  how or when the video was
                                                     Associated Press  messages  following  the  al-  doesn't name alleged sex-  made, and the AP has no
                                                                      leged rape.                  ual  assault  victims  unless  way of verifying it.
            By MAURICIO SAVARESE         that Neymar had received  Neymar departed from the  they  make  their  identities  Neymar  da  Silva  Santos,
            Associated Press             a subpoena to speak with  Brazil  national  team's  ho-   public, which Trindade did  Neymar's father and agent,
            BRASILIA,  Brazil  (AP)  —  Rio  authorities Friday about his  tel in the capital of Brasilia  in the TV interviews.  said  the  new  video  is  evi-
            de  Janeiro  police  said  posting on social media of  on  Thursday  and  boarded  She  told  the  SBT  channel  dence that his son was set
            Thursday  that  soccer  star  images  and  messages  of  a  jet  shortly  afterward.  He  that  Neymar  became  ag-  up by Trindade.
            Neymar  was  expected  to  the accuser without her au-    left the squad because af-   gressive  after  she  refused  Trindade  denied  that  dur-
            testify soon in an investiga-  thorization in possible viola-  ter injuring his right ankle in  to  have  unprotected  sex  ing her TV appearances. "I
            tion  linked  to  a  woman's  tion of her online privacy.  a  friendly  match  against  with him. She said the play-  wouldn't expose myself this
            rape  allegation  against  The  rape  case  is  being  in-  Qatar on Wednesday held  er  had  sexual  intercourse  way  to  take  money  from
            him.                         vestigated  separately  in  as a warmup for the Copa  with her despite her refusal  Neymar.  There  is  no  logic,
            The  Brazilian  soccer  con-  Sao Paulo, where the wom-   America  soccer  tourna-     and hit her repeatedly.      there is no sense," she told
            federation  reported  earlier  an filed a formal complaint  ment.                      "I said: 'Stop it, stop it, stop  one interviewer.q
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