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No Derby for also-rans By Steve Andersen Daily Racing Form ARCADIA, Calif. -- The five horses that finished worse than third in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby are not expected to start in the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Race plans for a few of those colts have yet to be finalized, but several of their trainers were realistic in their assessment of Saturday's race. The horses finished four lengths to 11 lengths behind Came Home. So far, only the first three - Came Home, Easy Grades and Lusty Latin - will move on the Kentucky Derby. Plans for the othes range from races at Hollywood Park to races throughout the Midwest. Mayakovsky, the fourth-place finisher, who is owned by Michael Tabor, will ship to Churchill Downs on Tuesday. "But that doesn't mean we will run in the Derby," trainer Patrick Biancone said. "I need to talk with Michael Tabor and we need to assess." Biancone said Mayakovsky's stumble at the start hurt the colt's chances. He recovered to lead, but faded in the final sixteenth. Biancone said Mayakovsky emerged without injury. "I don't know if he could get the mile and an eighth," Biancone said. "Fortunately, when he stumbled he didn't hurt himself. He's 100 percent. The horse is most important." U S S Tinosa finished fifth after encountering trouble on the first turn. The colt was scheduled to return to northern California early this week, but plans for him are unclear, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said. He was leaning against running in the Kentucky Derby. "It would be hard to go off that race," Hollendorfer said. "I don't know how much the trouble cost us. We want to let things settle before we decide." Sixth-place finisher Jack's Silver will be pointed for the $250,000 Snow Chief Stakes for California-breds at Hollywood Park on April 28, while Proud Citizen, who was seventh, is expected to join trainer D. Wayne Lukas in Kentucky. Proud Citizen's next race is uncertain. Last-place finisher Danthebluegrassman will run in the $500,000 Lone Star Derby at Lone Star Park on May 11, according to trainer Bob Baffert. Danthebluegrassman had a rough start and was in trouble on the first turn. He was not a factor after that. "It was pretty tough on old Dan," Baffert said. "He got his air shut off. I think we're headed for Lone Star." |
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