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Barbaro, Brother Derek, Sweetnorthernsaint to Take it Easy Between Derby and Preakness (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33502)
Each year, trends in racing seem to be changing, and having a fresh horse is what most trainers now seem most comfortable with. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33502)

Lawyer Ron to Miss Preakness; To Have Chip Removed (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33497)
Lawyer Ron is scheduled to have a small chip removed from his right, hind ankle May 12 at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. The surgery, to be performed by Dr. Larry Bramlage, will force the son of Langfuhr to miss the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico May 20. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33497)

Kentucky Formulating Extensive Backstretch Security Plan (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33503)
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council is devising a sweeping plan for security in barn areas at the state's racetracks, but it appears funding for an increase in manpower could be the major impediment. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33503)

California Senate OKs Polytrack Legislation (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33504)
A bill that would require major racetracks in California to install a polymer synthetic type-racing surface by the end of 2007 sailed through the State Senate on May 11. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33504)

NBC Admits Plagiarism on Kentucky Derby Telecast (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33496)
NBC Sports said Thursday that copy included in two feature stories presented during the May 6 telecast of the Kentucky Derby was plagiarized from NBC's hit program "The West Wing" by a freelance producer. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33496)

NBC Kentucky Derby National Numbers Dip Slightly (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33499)
NBC reported ratings for its May 6 Kentucky Derby telecast that were down slightly from 2005 figures, but were in line with the numbers it has received for its Run for the Roses coverage since 2000. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33499)

SPECIAL: Back to the Big Apple (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/thisweek/weekview.asp?recno=63719&subsec=)
RACING'S return to the main track at Aqueduct on March 29 was celebrated as the beginning of spring by horsemen and horseplayers in New York. Racing Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith's return to New York was barely noticed. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/thisweek/weekview.asp?recno=63719&subsec=)