Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas' record streak of KentuckyDerby starters apparently will end this year.
Lukas has saddled a horse in the Derby for 20 consecutive years,starting with Partez in 1981. But his best chance this year,Turnberry Isle, finished sixth Saturday in the Lexington (Ky.) Stakesat Keeneland.
"He didn't pick up the bridle and show an effort to run," Lukassaid Sunday. "He never ran the first three-eighths, and thatdisappointed me."
Lukas admitted he had entered horses in the Derby that probablydidn't deserve to be in the field, but he said he won't enter a horsethis year just to keep his streak alive.
"It's not about me running the horse; it's about me beingcompetitive," Lukas said. "It's not about the experience of being inthe Derby. I've run in the Derby. I've had the experience-good andbad."
Lukas has another 3-year-old colt in his barn-Buckle Down Ben-whois nominated to run in the Triple Crown races. But Lukas said BuckleDown Ben is being pointed toward the Belmont Stakes in June.
Capriati defeats Hingis
Second-seeded Jennifer Capriati ended top-seeded Martina Hingis'14-match winning streak at the Family Circle Cup by outlasting her 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 to win the title in Charleston, S.C. Capriati, who nearlysquandered a 5-1 lead in the third set, will move up to a career-high No. 4 when the new rankings are released today.
Second-seeded Gustavo Kuerten routed unseeded Hicham Arazi 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to win the Tennis Masters Series event in Monte Carlo, Monaco.The tournament is the first major tuneup for the French Open, whichKuerten has won twice.
Kiprono wins in Rotterdam
Josephat Kiprono of Kenya won the Rotterdam (Netherlands) Marathonin a course-record-tying 2 hours, 6 minutes, 50 seconds. Defendingchampion Kenneth Cheruiyot of Kenya was second in 2:07:18. On thewomen's side, Susan Chepkemei of Kenya was timed in 2:25:45 to defeatrunner-up Masako Koide of Japan by 2:43.
Abdelkader El Mouaziz of Morocco won his second London Marathon in2:07:11. Paul Tergat of Kenya, the former world-record holder in the10,000 meters, was second in 2:08:15 in his first marathon. DerartuTulu of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:23:57, seven secondsfaster than runner-up Svetlana Zakharova of Russia.
19-year-old boxer dies
Cresencio Mercado, a 19-year-old featherweight who collapsed afterwinning his first pro fight April 14, died of a brain hemorrhageSaturday in a hospital in Pueblo, Colo. Mercado had been in criticalcondition since collapsing in his corner after knocking out hisopponent in the first round.
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