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By GREG MELIKOV
Big Brown drew the inside post in the 140th Belmont Stakes and was established as the morning line 2-5 favorite on Wednesday.
The colt could go off at even lower odds on Saturday after his bullet breeze of a minute for five furlongs 24 hours earlier on Belmont Park’s main track. Rick Dutrow Jr. pronounced the son of Boundary fit and ready to become the 12th Triple Crown winner.
Six of the past 10 horses since 1979 that had a shot at immortality also were odds-on favorites, but finished second three times, third twice and fourth.
The closest to pulling it off was Real Quiet in ‘98 who fell a nose short. Ironically, Kent Desormeaux was aboard the runner-up that day — Big Brown’s rider.
While Dutrow told BloodHorse.com before the draw he preferred an outside post, he didn’t appear disturbed that his horse will break from No. 1. “I just can’t see a post getting him beat. It doesn’t matter what post he drew. He is much better than these horses.”
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By GREG MELIKOV
The A Team for the Belmont Stakes, according to the so-called racing experts, is comprised of Big Brown and Casino Drive. Both are undefeated Belmont Stakes entries.
Big Brown already has proved he’s the crème de la crème of the 3-year-old crop, winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The son of Boundary has scored two impressive victories from extremely outside posts.
Meanwhile, the so-called buzz horse, Casino Drive, has raced just twice, once in Japan last year. He won the Peter Pan Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park on May 10, but didn’t beat much of a field.
So how do the two top Belmont Stakes contenders shape up?
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Since Affirmed became the 11th Triple Crown winner in 1978, 10 horses have won the Kentucky Derby as well as the Preakness only to fail in the Belmont Stakes. A look at how the spoilers won:
2004–Birdstone (36-1) trails Smarty Jones by 6 lengths coming out of the far turn, then takes up the chase from the far outside. Drifts out in the upper stretch, a right-handed whip straightens his course with an eighth of a mile to go. Closes steadily with a sixteenth left, wears down Smarty Jones with 70 yards to go and wins by a length.
2003–Empire Maker (2-1) stalks pace set by Funny Cide, edges closer on the far turn and draws alongside with three-eighths of a mile to go. Shakes off Funny Cide for clear advantage leaving the quarter pole, turns back challenge by Ten Most Wanted and wins by three-quarters of a length with Funny Cide third, 5 lengths back.
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Preakness runner-up Macho Again, one of the 2008 Belmont Stakes contenders, had a solid work this morning for horse trainer Dallas Stewart at Churchill Downs, going a half-mile in :48.20 over the fast main track under exercise rider Kenny Borque. The move ranked 11th of 55 at the distance.
Stewart said he would ship Macho Again to Belmont Park on Tuesday.
The 2008 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) will be the 11th of 13 in Belmont Park’s June 7 race card. Belmont Stakes post time is 6:25 pm EST.
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Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown remains “right on target” for the 2008 Belmont Stakes on June 7 at Belmont Park, in which he will attempt to become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner and the first in 30 years.
With a set of stainless steel wires holding a small quarter-crack together, Big Brown galloped a mile and a half Thursday morning under exercise rider Michelle Nevin. Big Brown’s trainer Rick Dutrow said the colt would breeze once before the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes, either Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday, after a patch is applied to the five-eighths inch crack on the inside of his left front hoof.
The 140th running of the $1 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) will be race 11 of Belmont Park’s June 7 horse racing program. Belmont Stakes post time is 6:25 pm EST.
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Belmont Stakes contender and Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown, with exercise rider Michelle Nevin aboard, had his first gallop since developing a slight quarter crack in his left foot.
Assistant trainer Robin Smullen reported that Tale of Ekati, one of the Belmont Stakes entries, galloped a mile over the main track at Belmont Park and that his schedule would remain the same after Monday’s six furlong move in 1:18.97, which was in fact the fastest of three at the distance.
Horse trainer Dante Zanelli’s Belmont Stakes horse, Tomcito, who underwent a myectomy three days after his seventh-place finish in the May 10 Peter Pan, had his first serious move since then, going seven furlongs in 1:29.88 Wednesday morning.
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Belmont Stakes contender and Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown returned to Belmont Park’s main track Tuesday, one day after having a crack in his hoof repaired.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Big Brown recently suffered a minor crack to his left front hoof and had not been on the track since Friday.
On Monday, hoof specialist Ian McKinlay opened the slight quarter crack and inserted stainless steel wire stitches to draw the crack together. Less than 24 hours later, Big Brown jogged 1 1/2 miles under exercise rider Michelle Nevin.
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By GREG MELIKOV
The first Belmont Stakes was staged at Jerome Park on June 19, 1867, a year after its founder brought organized racing to the metropolitan New York City area.
Leonard Jerome named the race for his friend August Belmont, a leading banker that helped finance the track. Jerome Park, an oddly shaped, English-style racecourse, required runners to negotiate three turns instead of two because of a dip in the middle of the backstretch.
A filly named Ruthless won the inaugural Belmont Stakes a half-dozen years before the Preakness debuted and eight years ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
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ELMONT, NEW YORK (TICKER)–Big Brown’s left front foot showed improvement Monday, putting the Triple Crown hopeful on track to compete in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7, at Belmont Park.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown suffered a minor crack to his left front hoof and has not been on the track since Friday.
On Monday, hoof specialist Ian McKinlay opened the slight quarter crack and inserted stainless steel wire stitches to draw the crack together.
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Denis of Cork worked five furlongs in 59.80 on the fast main track at Churchill Downs this morning under jockey Robby Albarado, and horse trainer David Carroll said he is right on schedule for the Belmont Stakes.
Horse trainer Barclay Tagg, sitting aboard the world’s most famous stable pony, 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide, was far from happy with Tale of Ekati’s six-furlong work of 1:18.97 at Belmont Park today under jockey Eibar Coa.
Hall of Fame horse trainer Nick Zito sent out Anak Nakal for a half-mile work at Saratoga’s Oklahoma Training Track this morning and was rewarded with a clocking of 48.68, handily.
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