McCarron Out About Two Weeks

Jockey Chris McCarron, who suffered a hairline fracture near the heel of his left foot in a training accident on Monday, probably will be sidelined for two weeks.

The injury happened when the Hall of Fame rider was thrown from a horse he was taking to the track for a workout and he landed heavily on his left foot.

With McCarron sidelined, Emile Ramsammy has picked up the mount this afternoon on Apremont, the extremely quick 3-year-old who will be making his first start since he was a distant second in the Gotham Stakes on March 21 at Aqueduct.

Trained by Ron McAnally, Apremont won his first two starts by a combined 11 1/2 lengths, then was beaten by Badge in the Gotham after leading through 21 1/5 and 43 4/5 fractions.

Seven others were entered against Apremont, who is the 4-5 favorite in the seven-furlong race.

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The Hollywood Park board of stewards ordered the purse from the third race at Del Mar last Sept. 2 be redistributed because the winner tested positive for clenbuterol.

Pettroff, who was then a 2-year-old maiden trained by David La Croix for a partnership that included Meadowbrook Farms, was disqualified from all purse money after a positive test for the bronchial dilator. The revised order of finish: Isaypete, Northern Avenue, Pick Up Stixs, Snowdoubtaboutit and Affair To Be.

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The Preakness will be one of four races from Pimlico that will be simulcast at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Besides the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the other stakes shown will be the $200,000 Pimlico Distaff, the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes, the $200,000 Dixie Stakes and the $200,000 Maryland Breeders’ Cup Handicap. The first simulcast will be run about 11 a.m. Gates at Hollywood Park will open at 10 a.m.