Mr. Commons, third in the Santa Anita Derby last month, will not be sent to Churchill Downs for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby because he is not certain to gain a starting berth, trainer John Shirreffs said on Sunday.With no guarantee of starting, Shirreffs is opting to keep Mr. Commons in California, but said a trip to Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes on May 21 is a possibility.

">Mr. Commons, third in the Santa Anita Derby last month, will not be sent to Churchill Downs for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby because he is not certain to gain a starting berth, trainer John Shirreffs said on Sunday.With no guarantee of starting, Shirreffs is opting to keep Mr. Commons in California, but said a trip to Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes on May 21 is a possibility.

">Mr. Commons, third in the Santa Anita Derby last month, will not be sent to Churchill Downs for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby because he is not certain to gain a starting berth, trainer John Shirreffs said on Sunday.With no guarantee of starting, Shirreffs is opting to keep Mr. Commons in California, but said a trip to Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes on May 21 is a possibility.

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