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STEVEN CRIST

Big Brown's best likely yet to come

ANDREW BEYERSafety proposals ignore the big issue

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Belmont showdown seems inevitableBy MIKE WATCHMAKER

Texas Wildcatter set to reboundBy BYRON KING

Peace Chant set for peak effortBy MIKE WATCHMAKER

Euros also going Poly to turfBy ALAN SHUBACK

McLaughlin has able replacementBy MICHAEL HAMMERSLY

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'Rocker' out, Gayego may go

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Gayego

By JAY PRIVMANPosted 6:39 pm

When Citation won the Kentucky Derby in 1948, just five other horses, including stablemate Coaltown, could be rounded up to face him. Two weeks later, all five had disappeared. When Citation ran in the Preakness Stakes, just three rivals - all of whom bypassed the Derby - tried, futilely, to beat him. A similar scenario appeared to be playing out this year. Until Monday, not one of the 19 horses who faced Big Brown in the Derby on May 3 was scheduled to try again this Saturday in the 133rd Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. But Monday afternoon, Paulo Lobo, the trainer of Gayego, said he was seriously considering running Gayego in the Preakness.

Challenge awaits carryover chasersBy STEVE ANDERSEN - Posted 5:50 pm

The $65,000 Long Beach Stakes at Hollywood Park on Wednesday drew just six runners, but it is far from an easy race to handicap on a program that features a pick-six carryover of $154,139.

Ready's Image begins comeback in AdjudicatingBy DAVID GRENING - Posted 6:14 pm

Ready's Image, one of the early stars of the juvenile crop of 2007, is set to make his 3-year-old debut in Wednesday's $75,000 Adjudicating Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park.

Sadler's Wells retired from studBy GLENYE CAIN OAKFORD - Posted 6:07 pm

Sadler's Wells, the flagship stallion for Coolmore Stud for two decades and a highly influential sire in Europe and Britain, has been retired from stud duty because of declining fertility, the global breeding operation announced Monday.

Focus on luring new fansBy CHUCK DYBDAL - Posted 5:29 pm

Golden Gate Fields, which opens a 30-day meet Wednesday, is trying to expand its appeal to fans with the new Wizard's Sports Bar in the clubhouse and live entertainment on May 25 and closing day, June 22.

On the Acorn may rest off Murray winBy STEVE ANDERSEN - Posted 6:21 pm

On the Acorn, the surprise winner of Saturday's Grade 2 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park, may have earned a mini-vacation after his upset win.

Baze Meadows era comes to a closeBy CHUCK DYBDAL - Posted 6:23 pm

Gayego likely to run in PreaknessBy JAY PRIVMAN - Posted 3:39 pm

Gayego, who won the Arkansas Derby but then was 17th in the Kentucky Derby, is under serious consideration for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico, trainer Paulo Lobo said Monday afternoon.

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