LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mayakovsky won't run in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Patrick Biancone said Wednesday.

Biancone and Demi O'Byrne, who manages the racing interests of Mayakovsky's owner, Michael Tabor, made the decison before calling off the Matty G colt's scheduled five-furlong workout.

Biancone said Mayakovsky might race in the Preakness Stakes on May 18 or the Met Mile the following weekend.

The original plan was to run Mayakovsky in the Derby Trial and then point for the Preakness, but the colt was scratched because of wet weather.

That made the Saturday's Kentucky Derby a possibility, although Biancone wasn't sure whether Mayakovsky could handle the 1\-mile distance at Churchill Downs.

"He was always a reserve quarterback," Biancone said. "We were hoping he would mature enough to run on Saturday. Unfortunately, the race is coming too early for him at the stage he's at.

"He's a very good horse. But he'll watch this game and maybe play in the next one."