AP Top News｜肯塔基赛马会（Kentucky Derby）的获胜者主权（Sovereignty）不会参加普瑞克尼斯赛（Preakness），这使三冠王（Triple Crown）的可能性破灭

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year.

We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness, 1/ST Racing executive VP Mike Rogers said Tuesday. We extend our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect their decision.

Mott told Preakness officials the plan will be to enter Sovereignty in the Belmont Stakes on June 7. Mott on Sunday morning foreshadowed skipping the Preakness in the name of long-term interests.

We want to do whats best for the horse, Mott told reporters at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Of course, you always think about a Triple Crown, and thats not something were not going to think about.

This is the fourth time since Justify won all three races in 2018 that the Preakness will go on without a true shot at a Triple Crown. The short, two-week turnaround from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness and changes in modern racing have sparked debate around the sport about spacing out the races.

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肯塔基赛马大赛的冠军“主权”将不会参加普利克斯赛马，这结束了连续第七年三冠王的可能。

1/ST Racing公司执行副总裁Mike Rogers在周二表示，今天收到教练Bill Mott的电话，称主权（Sovereignty）将不会参加普瑞克斯（Preakness）大赛。我们对主权的关联方表示祝贺，并尊重他们的决定。

莫特向Preakness官员透露，计划是让“主权”参加6月7日的贝尔蒙特大赛。莫特在周日早上表示，将跳过Preakness比赛，以维护长期利益。

我们希望为这匹马做到最好。

自Justify在2018年赢得所有三场比赛以来，这是第四次Preakness在没有真正争夺三冠王的情况下举行。从肯塔基赛马到Preakness的短短两周的转场以及现代赛马的变化，引发了该运动中关于比赛间隔的争论。

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