Brother Derek has left the Triple Crown trail.

After finishing fourth in the first two legs - the Kentucky Derby and Preakness - the Alberta-owned colt will not enter the Belmont Stakes.
"I am very much against those three races being so close together," said owner Cec Peacock from his Calgary home.
"They're three long races for three-year-olds (within five weeks). It's a very bad thing to do to a horse."
Brother Derek has already flown to California - but life is much different at home than it was before he left for the Triple Crown.
Gone is the hype of being the Derby favourite. Gone is the undefeated record in 2006.
Now the colt has lost two straight by an average margin of 13 lengths and his breeding value has dropped.
But Peacock is just thankful his horse will likely race again later this year - unlike Barbaro.
FINISH LINES: When Barbaro broke through the starting gate prematurely in the Preakness, Brother Derek tried the same trick - but he couldn't open his gate doors.
That move threw the colt off his game when the race eventually started.
"The next time (the gate) opened, Brother Derek wasn't too sure and he came out (the gate) last," said Peacock.
Source: slam.canoe.ca