CORDERO ADMITS HE'S UNLIKELY TO DERAIL LUKAS.Byline: Ed Schuyler Jr. Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Jockey Angel Cordero Jr. gave D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. his first Preakness victory 16 years ago. Today, trainer Cordero will try to end Lukas' streak of six wins in Triple Crown races. Cordero concedes his chances of winning with Feather Box are slim. Asked how he felt about Feather Box, winner of one of three starts this year, being made a 50-1 shot in the early line, Cordero laughed and said, ``I'm happy, I thought he was going to be 100-1.'' He also said, ``You can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket.'' Cavonnier, second by a nose in the Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. , is the best bet for beating Lukas, who will saddle three Derby starters in the Preakness. Missing from Team Lukas, however, will be Derby winner Grindstone grindstone or grind common metaphor for industriousness. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Industriousness , retired to stud last week because of a bone chip in the right front knee. Cavonnier, the Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. winner, was the 9-5 early choice, while Lukas' Prince of Thieves, third in the Derby, was next at 7-2 and his Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. , sixth in the Derby, was the co-third choice with Skip Away Skip Away (born April 4, 1993), a gray thoroughbred race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice (1997, 1998) named America's Champion Handicap Horse. , 12th in the Derby. Lukas's other starter, Victory Speech, 10th in the Derby, was a long shot. The other Derby starters to contest the 1 3/16-mile Preakness at Pimlico are Skip Away, 12th; In Contention, 15th, and Louis Quatorze Louis Qua·torze adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the baroque style in architecture, furniture, and decoration of the reign of Louis XIV. [French.] , 16th. Joining Feather Box in making their debuts in Triple Crown competition will be Tour's Big Red, Mixed Count, Allied Forces, and Secreto de Estado. Mixed Count was to van in from his base at nearby Laurel, Md., the morning of the race. Team Lukas flew in from Louisville on Thursday, while Skip Away was transported in by van from Monmouth Park in New Jersey. ``We got killed,'' trainer Sonny Hine said of Skip Away's disappointing performance in the Derby on the heels of the colt's sensational victory in the Blue Grass Stakes The Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in mid April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. . ``But I feel good about him. I feel happy about the way he's progressing.'' Asked about his chances of extending his Triple Crown winning streak, Lukas said, ``The hill gets a little steeper.'' The trainer, however, said he feels good about his chances. He seems particularly high on Prince of Thieves. Lukas got his first of four Preakness victories with Codex codex Manuscript book, especially of Scripture, early literature, or ancient mythological or historical annals. The earliest type of manuscript in the form of a modern book (i.e. , his first starter in a Triple Crown race, in 1980. He also got his first taste of Triple Crown controversy. Cordero, riding Codex, forced Genuine Risk, the Kentucky Derby-winning filly, extremely wide turning for home and Codex went on to beat her by 4-3/4 lengths. ``Everybody sent me letter,'' said the 52-year-old Cordero, who was involved in his share of controversies in a 32-year Hall of Fame riding career. THE 121st PREAKNESS Site: Pimlico Race track, Baltimore Time: 2:31 p.m. TV: Channel 7 The favorites: Cavonnier, 9-5; Prince of Thieves, 7-2; Editor's Note and Skip Away, 6-1, in a field of 12. The Lukas factor: Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has won two straight Belmont Stakes, two straight Kentucky Derbies and looks for his third straight Preakness Stakes, will field three horses: Prince of Thieves, Editor's Note and Victory Speech. Weights: Each 126 pounds. Distance: 1 3-16 miles. Purse: $704,800 if 12 start. $458,120 for first. Hollywood Park betting:Simulcast with five earlier Pimlico stakes start at 9:41 a.m. The Hollypark feature, the $125,000 Wilshire Handicap, matches Matiara against Pharma and three other fillies and mares on turf. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: Cordero Box: The 121st Preakness (see text) |
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