One day after getting his cracked hoof treated and Big Brown is already itching to get back into the swing of things. According to his trainer, Rick Dutrow, the Triple Crown hopeful has been causing a bit of trouble in the barn and doesn't know why he's not being able to run. So, the decision was made to allow the horse to take a 1 1/2-mile jog around Belmont Park.
"I felt him going to the track was not only good for his conditioning, but also good for his mind," Dutrow said. "He's been kind of aggravated. He don't know why he's not going to the track. He just doesn't understand why he's not doing it. And we can't explain it to him. So we let him go out there today and take the edge off of him. He's just getting too rough around the barn."
Immediately after taking the light jog Big Brown was given a sponge bath, as if to remind the horse that he's still got to take it easy.
Big Brown had his injured hoof repaired on Monday and is still expected to get in one good breeze prior to the June 7th Belmont Stakes.
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