Two Down for Big Brown
Within the next three weeks, Big Brown and his trainer would be vying for the Triple Crown.
It’s been 30 years since a race horse won the highly coveted Triple Crown. Things then might be on its way to repeat history. With the hints that Richard Dutrow (Big Brown’s trainer) is showing the media recently, things are looking very good for the Big Bay Colt.
“The way he’s been running his last two races, it certainly doesn’t seem like the mile-and-a-half is an obstacle, but you never know,” Richard Dutrow said. “But I’m not afraid of the distance.”
With the win in the Kentucky Derby, and the repeat track meat of the competition in the Preakness Stakes Big Brown will be another sure fire bettors delight in the upcoming Triple Crown Championships.
“If he comes out of it good and trains good, I’m not going to see a problem,” Richard Dutrow said. “He looks like he’s ready.”
Although IEAH Stables co-owner Michael Iavarone is already hinting that after the Belmont Stakes Big Brown is most likely to retire.
Winning in the 4 Kentucky Derby with e 4 3/4 -length margin Big Brown was still not satisfied as to which the win was closely mimicked in the Preakness stakes,
“Everybody is going to find out where he belongs,” Richard Dutrow said. “If he wins this next race, he’s going to be up there with any good horse that has ever run. He’ll be in the same breath as Secretariat, Affirmed, all those good ones.”
According to some sources the only colt that would put up only one horse serves as a wild card in the tournament who won in Belmont by 5 ¾ is Casino Drive. Although the only other race Casino Drive won was in Japan in which he won by a whopping 11 ½ lengths.
If I were a betting man, I would still go with Big Brown. A truly tried and tested Colt who is surely to run over the competition year.
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