War Pass injured, will miss Kentucky Derby

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04/19/2008 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-year old champion War Pass has suffered a leg injury and will not run in the $2 million Kentucky Derby on May 3.

War Pass, the winner of the 2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, has a small fracture in the sesamoid of his left front ankle, according to trainer Nick Zito. The three-year-old colt will likely be out of action for several months.

The injury may have occurred in the colt's most recent race, a second-place finish in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 5.

Owned by Robert LaPenta, War Pass went undefeated in four races in his 2007 campaign, but has won just once in three starts this year. After winning an allowance race in his 2008 debut, War Pass then flopped with a seventh-place finish in the Tampa Bay Derby before bouncing back with his runner-up finish to Tale of Ekati in the Wood Memorial.

The loss of War Pass does not mean Zito and LaPenta will be without a horse in the Kentucky Derby, as the two also have a contender in Cool Coal Man, winner of Gulfstream Park's Fountain of Youth.

Over his seven race career, War Pass has won five times and has earned nearly $1.6 million.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

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Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

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