Less than one day after winning the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1),
trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said Monday that BIG BROWN (Boundary) looked “great” as
he left Monmouth Park at approximately 10:15 (EDT) for a van ride back to his
Aqueduct headquarters. It is unclear what lies ahead for the dual classic
winner.
“We’ll take a closer look at him later this afternoon and then worry about
down the line”, Dutrow said. “Once we see how he came out of it, we’ll start to
look ahead.”
After chasing pacesetter Coal Play (Mineshaft) for the first mile, Big Brown
spent the final eighth of a mile reeling in the early leader as the crowd of
more than 45,000 watched.
“Our operation was thrilled about Monmouth Park and the crowd yesterday,”
Dutrow added. “Hearing everyone give a big cheer for Big Brown was great. We
couldn’t be happier.”