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MIDWAY, Ky. -- Monarchos, whose Kentucky Derby-winning time in 2001 was second only to Secretariat, has died. He was 18.Nuckols Farm owner Charles Nuckols III confirmed Tuesday that Monarchos died early Saturday after emergency surgery the day before to repair a ruptured intestine.The grey son of Marias Mon and Regal Band by Dixieland Band won four races with a second and three thirds in 10 starts from 2000-2002 and earned more than $1.72 million. Monarchos greatest triumph came in the 2001 Derby at Churchill Downs, where he was bumped by Point Given at the start and came from the outside at the stretch to catch Congaree and win by 4 3/4 lengths over Invisible Ink with Congaree third.His time of 1:59.97 with Jorge Chavez aboard was just behind the 1973 Triple Crown champions record 1:59.40.BloodHorse first reported Monarchos passing.We didnt think that much about his time at the time because we were trying to get to the winners circle, Nuckols said. It didnt hit us until an hour afterward.Monarchos went on to finish sixth in the Preakness and third in the Belmont Stakes. He closed his career as a 4-year-old with a third in an allowance race at Gulfstream.The Kentucky-bred did not sell until his 2-year-old season when John C. Oxley bought him for $170,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida February sale. Monarchos retired to stud at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky before moving to Nuckols Farm. He sired winners of over $19 million including 2009 Eclipse Award champion female sprinter Informed Decision.He was as happy as he could be, Nuckols said of the horses years at his farm. He was so friendly and easy to get along with. We ran out of guest books because so many people wanted to see him. He was a great horse.Nuckols said Monarchos was buried at his farm next to Mr. Leader, another stakes winner. Darrell Henderson Youth Jersey . 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Joe Namath Jersey .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. EUGENE, Ore. -- Sprinter Tyson Gay has a new coach and a longer beard to go with a new attitude: He doesnt really care what people think about him.Behind that tough exterior, though, masks the pain of having to hand back his only Olympic medal. A doping violation cost him and all his relay teammates the silver medal from the 2012 London Games.A career full of missed chances, close calls, untimely injuries and that stripped-away medal is nearing its end. The man who used to be considered the biggest threat to Usain Bolt is now often viewed as a bit player in the sprint game. Fine with him, the American 100-meter record holder insists. Hes making one last run at the Olympics, doing it for himself, his family, his fans and nobody else.This could restore things for me in my heart, Gay said on the eve of the preliminaries of 100 meters at the Olympic trials. I lost something when I gave that medal back. The people closest to me, they know how bad I want that medal. Anyone on the outside? I dont really care.For the first time in quite a while, the 33-year-old Gay has no aches or pains. Well, maybe a little knee soreness, but thats about it, as he tries to earn an Olympic spot in the 100 and 200. Since becoming the American record holder in 2009, Gays body has betrayed him. Hes gone through groin and hip surgeries over the years to keep him on the track.He fully believes he can keep up with the likes of Justin Gatlin, who is a few months older than him, and Trayvon Bromell, the up-and-comer in the field.Im considered the old one, Gay said. Im going to go out there and give it my best, let it all hang.Hes accepted that his past doping problem will now be part of the permanent record. Gay received a one-year ban in 2013 for testing positive for a steroid precursor DHEA -- a penalty that was reduced because he provided information that led to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agencys case against his former coach, Jon Drummond.The key thing to that is putting the past in the past and showing people you can always persevere, especially when you make mistakes in life, said Gay, who is the second-fastest man in history, thanks to his 9.69-second 100 at a 2009 meet in Shangghai (Bolts world record is 9.dddddddddddd58 and Yohan Blake tied Gays mark in 2012). I dont get a lot of hate mail, or any of that type of thing. (Fans) allow me to forget about it for the most part.Bolt called him out, though, intimating Gay shouldve been suspended for life. Although Gatlin has a doping past as well, Bolt has been harsher toward Gay, possibly because he was Bolts biggest rival for so many years.Doesnt bother Gay.USADA did their investigation and understood everything wasnt intentional, Gay said. But (Bolt) is entitled to his own opinion. Im moving forward, man. Just continue to do what I do, not worry about what no one else says.Hes reached out to Drummond, with the two sharing a text over a family matter. Drummond, the former track star and longtime coach, got hit with an eight-year doping ban after arbitrators found a series of discussions concluded with Drummond convincing Gay to take the banned substance, and carrying it to Europe for him.People are in situations and do certain things, said Gay, who has a son who is almost 2 and a teenage daughter. At the end of the day, I cant sit here and hold a grudge and beat myself up. Thats all I would do, if I didnt let go.These days, Gay is working with longtime coach John Smith, who partnered with him about a year and a half ago. The two are smoothing out his starts, which have sometimes stood in Gays way. Theyve recently discovered something, Smith said.On Tuesday, his first start at practice and Im like, `Where did that come from? Smith recounted. He got better and better and better. Hes a gamer. He knows how to go for it. Thats what I love about him.Hes older. Hes injury-free. Hes been scarred up for the last four years, coupled with all the other publicity he had that I dont have to expound on. This is motivational for him, to go out and prove to himself and to the rest of the public ... hes still here.Indeed, Gay still is.Its been a rough three years, Gay said. But I would say Im almost at peace. After I make this team, then Ill be all the way there. ' ' '