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Trainer: Big Brown 'looking for action'

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Jockey Kent Desormeaux, riding Big Brown, makes his way down the first straight away during the 133rd Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on May 17, 2008. Big Brown won the Preakness and with his Kentucky Derby win, will race for a Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes in June. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) 
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Published: May 30, 2008 at 3:53 PM

NEW YORK, May 30 (UPI) -- Big Brown is a "foregone conclusion" to capture the elusive Triple Crown despite a foot injury that temporarily halted training, trainer Richard Dutrow says.

The undefeated colt easily won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and will be a solid choice to win the June 7 Belmont Stakes, becoming the first since Affirmed 30 years ago to win thoroughbred racing's most prestigious honor.

"I feel that he will do it. It's actually a foregone conclusion for me," Dutrow said during a conference call. "I see the horses in with him and I see our horse, and I expect him to win it."

A slight quarter crack in his left front hoof kept Big Brown from training for the 1½-mile Belmont for three days before he returned to the track for a jog Tuesday, USA Today reported Friday. He has galloped since then and his effusive trainer is unfazed.

"He's looking for action," says Dutrow.

Topics: Belmont Stakes, Big Brown, Richard Dutrow
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