Triple Crown series recap: Big Brown seemingly fine
The 2008 Triple Crown series is in the books, and even though I was never on the Big Brown bandwagon, I never could have predicted his fate in the Belmont Stakes. He was completely done after a mile, and Kent D wisely wrapped up on him.
After a thorough examination on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, nothing was found to indicate Big Brown’s poor Belmont Stakes showing.
I am sure further tests will be done before moving forward with the son of Boundary, and if all goes well, we may see him in the Travers this summer and a possible rematch with Da’ Tara.
My Belmont top Denis of Cork exited his respectable place finish in good order, and he will go back to Churchill and begin preparing for a summer campaign (Travers).
Tale of Ekati, 4th in the Derby and 6th in the Belmont, came out of Saturday’s race with a gash on his outer right-hind heel, and trainer Barclay Tagg figures to give him a bit of a breather.
Waiting in the wings is Colonel John, and I am expecting big things from my Derby top later this summer/fall. Note that the Colonel should run next in the Grade 2 Swaps at Hollywood Park on July 12th.
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Tags: Belmont Stakes, Big Brown, Da' Tara, Nick Zito, Triple CrownRelated Stories
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