Big Brown's next race will be August 3rd - Connections choose The Haskell at Monmouth instead of the Travers at Saratoga
Big Brown's next race is scheduled for August 3rd on the Jersey Shore. Early on there had been talk that he would run at the Travers in Saratoga, but the connections have opted for the faster surface at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. Michael Iavarone also cited the breeze off of the ocean as a reason that Monmouth was a better place to run than a usually hot and humid Saratoga. The Belmont Stakes was run in very hot and humid conditions in New York. The Travers will be run towards the end of August.
New York Newsday - Ed McNamara: Big Brown to return in Aug. 3 Haskell at Monmouth
...Iavarone hinted last week that the 11/8-mile Haskell was a more likely destination for Big Brown than the 11/4-mile Travers Stakes Aug. 23 at Saratoga. "Monmouth has a tighter surface," he said, "and usually there's a breeze because it's near the ocean. At .Saratoga, you can get extreme heat and .humidity." Big Brown has resumed his daily training regimen at Aqueduct, where trainer Rick Dutrow is based. The colt's connections are eager for him to rebound from his inexplicable collapse in the Triple Crown finale. "All his achievements got lost when that happened," Iavarone said......more
