Bellamy Road off Triple Crown trail; Don't Get Mad to skip Preakness

Bellamy Road will skip the Preakness and Belmont due to an injured leg (Michael J. Marten/Horsephotos.com)

Wood Memorial (G1) winner BELLAMY ROAD (Concerto), who finished seventh as

the 5-2 favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1), popped a splint in his left front

leg and will miss the rest of the Triple Crown, trainer Nick Zito said Tuesday.

The injury typically is caused by too much stress on the splint bone, which is

located beneath the knee. X-rays did not reveal any fractures.

Bellamy Road is expected to miss about 30 days of training and will be pointed

toward the August 27 Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga.

Zito said three of his five Kentucky Derby starters -- HIGH FLY (Atticus),

NOBLE CAUSEWAY (Giant's Causeway) and SUN KING (Charismatic) -- remain under

consideration for the May 21 Preakness S. (G1). He said ANDROMEDA'S HERO (Fusaichi

Pegasus) will skip the middle jewel of the Triple Crown but may run in the

Belmont S. (G1) on June 11.

In other Preakness news:

DON'T GET MAD (Stephen Got Even), who romped to a seven-length victory in the

Derby Trial S. just seven days before finishing fourth in the "Run for

the Roses," will not run in the Preakness, trainer Ron Ellis said.

"He had two major efforts in two weeks," Ellis said. "We'll take him off the

trail for now, but the Belmont remains a strong consideration."

B. Wayne Hughes, who owns Don't Get Mad, is expected to be represented in the

Preakness by GREELEY'S GALAXY (Mr. Greeley), who was 11th in the Derby.