Arthur's Tale Out of Derby

I'll admit a certain soft spot for Arthur's Tale, the son of Bernardini, who ran the race of his life in the Wood Memorial last weekend. He closed on Uncle Mo down the stretch and was just beaten at the wire by Toby's Corner. That's him in the photo above on the left.

In any event, Arthur's Tale will not be repeating his come from behind tactics in the Kentucky Derby due to an injury. "He popped a splint in his left front leg," said his trainer Tom Albertrani. "One day he runs the race of his life and looks like a Derby horse who's going to love the mile and a quarter and is going in the right direction, and the next day he's out of it. It's just bad timing."

Not to worry, however. The injury is classified as minor and Albertrani is pointing him toward the Belmont, where he will probably love the distance.