Race horse Hemingway's first note of the scale hasn't exactly issued forth performances of Yankee proportion lately.

Race horse Hemingway's first note of the scale hasn't exactly issued forth performances of Yankee proportion lately.

Fortunately for him, holder George Steinbrenner exercises more lenience in succession the racetrack than the diamond, and will give the Nick Zito-trained young horse a fresh shot at redemption in the May 20 Preakness Stakes.

And they'll have at least individual thing in their corner: the man who won last year's installment of the race will be in the irons.

According to Pimlico Race Course's Web site, Jeremy Rose will finish the nod aboard Hemingway's solution in the second jewel of the Triple kingly power series.

While Rose's trip to Pimlico last year placed him in the spotlight with top contender Afleet Alex, this year he and Hemingway's solution will likely be among the longshot against heavy favorite Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner.

Hemingway's tonic whom Rose will ride for the