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SPORTS Monday 22 May 2017
With no Triple Crown in play, Belmont lacks a singular buzz

BETH HARRIS tucky Derby,” he said.
AP Racing Writer Among other horses likely
BALTIMORE (AP) — Cloud for the 1 1/2-mile Belmont
Computing stole the Preak- — the longest of the Triple
ness, and any hope of a Crown races — are: Senior
Triple Crown in the Belmont Investment (third in Preak-
Stakes. ness), Lookin At Lee (fourth
The 13-1 shot did it on six in Preakness) and Japa-
weeks’ rest, having skipped nese invader Epicharis.
the 20-horse roughhouse Lookin At Lee finished sec-
that is the Kentucky Der- ond in the Derby, when
by even though he had Classic Empire was fourth.
enough points to get in Classic Empire and Lookin
that race. With another At Lee would face off for
three weeks until the Bel- the sixth time in the Bel-
mont in New York, Cloud mont, and they could be
Computing could return to the only horses to run in all
run on his home track. three Triple Crown races.
“We haven’t ruled it out,” Classic Empire has three
trainer Chad Brown said victories against Lookin At
Sunday. “We’re just go- Lee, including this year’s
ing to evaluate the horse Arkansas Derby.
this week and probably “You’re looking at horses
by next weekend we may that traveled at 2, ran at as
have a decision.” high a level as we have, so
Cloud Computing didn’t you’re not surprised,” said
race as a 2-year-old be- Steve Asmussen, who trains
cause of injury, so he is Lookin At Lee and won last
among the freshest horses year’s Belmont with Cre-
out there. ator.
Brown prefers to give his “They’ve been able to
horses a month or more be- maintain themselves physi-
tween starts. Trainer Todd cally. That puts them in
Pletcher also favors long a different position than
layoffs, although he made horses who have not con-
an exception to run Ken- sistently run on that stage.” Cloud Computing, left, ridden by Javier Castellano, second from left, wins142nd Preakness Stakes
tucky Derby winner Always Possible Belmont starters horse race at Pimlico race course as Classic Empire (5) with Julien Leparoux aboard takes sec-
Dreaming back in two are Multiplier (sixth in Preak- ond, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Baltimore.
weeks. The colt responded ness) and Conquest Mo Associated Press
with an eighth-place finish Money (seventh in Preak-
— the worst of his career — ness). Gunnevera (fifth
on Saturday. in Preakness) and Hence
“He looks good, bright, (ninth in Preakness) won’t
alert, sound, healthy, hap- run in the Belmont.
py,” Pletcher said. “We’ll Epicharis, one of the top
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