Sitting Out
Derby contender and Juvenile champ Hansen out of Preakness
Juvenile champion Hansen will not run in the Preakness on Saturday. The near all-white colt won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November and the Gotham Stakes in March to put him among the favourites at the Kentucky Derby. Full Story.(Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Second Chance
Bodemeister is headed to the Preakness to challenge I'll Have Another after their memorable finish in the Kentucky Derby. Bodemeister set a blistering early pace in the Derby only to be caught in the final 100 yards by I'll Have Another and finish second, giving owner Ahmed Zayat his third runner-up finish in the race in the last four years. Full Story.
Armstrong on Form
Canada's Dylan Armstrong won the men's shot put at the Cayman Invitational on Wednesday with a throw of 21.15 metres. The native of Kamloops, B.C., who was ranked No. 1 in the world in shot put last season, battled injuries over the winter but appears to be on form heading into the London Olympics. Full Story.