Big Brown training again
After three weeks off since the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown will begin full training again in preparation for the Haskell, scheduled for August 3rd. Richard Dutrow would like to also see him run in the Travers Stakes 20 days later.
Brisnet.com: Big Brown to resume galloping
Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. said Friday morning outside barn 10 at Aqueduct, where Big Brown is stabled, that he would like to see the horse run in the $1 million Travers S. (G1). The 1 1/4-mile "Midsummer Derby" will be run for the 139th time on August 23 at Saratoga. "I hope that Big Brown runs there," Dutrow said. "In a perfect world I would want to see him win the Haskell (Invitational [G1] on August 3 at Monmouth Park), and win the Travers -- in a perfect world." Dutrow said he was looking forward to Big Brown ending the year on a high note in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) on October 25 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita......more
