2008 Belmont Stakes Preview

http://www.HorseRaceGame.com/

CASINO DRIVE SCRATCHED article below

Sorry, I'll be gone Belmont day. so monday I'll have to get the actual wrap up for the Belmont. Oh well, enjoy this as much as you can until then!



Big Brown won the Derby and Preakness.
Better Than Honour's last two foals won the Belmont Stakes, Jazil and Rags to Riches. Can Casino Drive live up to his family?
Or will a horse like Guadalcanal, Macho Again, Denis of Cork, Da'Tara, Tale of Ekati, Anak Nakal,Ready's Echo, or Icabad Crane win?



Injured Casino Drive Out of Belmont
Email Print RSS
by Ron Mitchell
Date Posted: June 7, 2008
Last Updated: June 7, 2008

About an hour after giving the all-clear for Casino Drive to run in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), trainer Kazuo Fujisawa said the colt was favoring his left rear hoof and was scratched from the classic.

Earlier, Fujisawa was all smiles after watching Casino Drive canter three furlongs and gave a thumbs up for colt to run in the Belmont.

But when the colt was being bathed following the exercise regimen, he was favoring his foot and the trainer decided to scratch.

"He is sound," Fujisawa declared earlier, after watching Casino Drive leave the track following a three furlong canter. Winner of the Peter Pan (gr. II) at Belmont, Casino Drive is considered one of the leading contenders to upset Big Brown's Triple Crown quest.

The colt's status was thrown into doubt Friday when he did not go to the track because a stone bruise had been detected in the left hind hoof.

Accompanied by Nobutaka Tada, spokesperson of owner Hidetoshi Yamamota, Fujisawa followed Casino Drive to the track at about 5:30 a.m. The colt and a stablemate walked the circle in the paddock for about six laps before going onto the track for his exercise.

Tada explained that the injury had responded favorably to treatments Friday.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• 2008
• belmont
• stakes
• race
• racehorse
• horse
• big
• brown
• triple
• crown
• casino
• drive
• better
• than
• honour
• rags
• to
• riches
• jazil

[creaturelover]

Another great one, Carly!!!!!! :D:D:D:D! Do you think Big Brown can do it? I'm not sure

[carlykaiser]

In the words of Tom Durkin

"No one has ever been CLOSE to Big Brown!"

[carolineluvszeke]

Steriods had nothing to do with the race, and what kent did should have gotten him suspended. Big Brown was absolutely fine even kent said so. quarter cracks hurt, that was probably why and kent gave him an awful ride, the trainer said so and you can just see it. im not trying to be mean but celebrate victory not loss. go denis of cork!

[Ingridsa4]

lucky* sorry.. Great video! (Again) I forgot to say it in my last comment..

[Ingridsa4]

It wasn't in my thoughts that Da'Tara would win. You're luck who saw it though! (:

[MichiganWinters]

Whoever had the ticket for Da'Tara won big money that day lol

Poor BB .. love that horse.. I hope he doesn't get mistreated for not winning. I'm sure they won't but still I worry

[ridingxruffian]

There's a rumor that he has internal damage. Please, dear God, tell me it's frail gossip and not the truth.

[Horselover3994]

I know the night before the race I had a gut feeling he wasn't going to win....The time was slower then when Rags to Riches won...but the heat was worst...

[Rock8mywork789]

Another thing I feel awfully bad about Big Brown but in my head I felt he wasn't going to do it. I hate saying that and did you see the time for the race!?! SLOW. Haha.

[Rock8mywork789]

I don't know if you didn't see it or not but there was a dead heat for third, I saw the other comment so.... And what a dissapointment for Big Brown! I think it was the heat and the mile and a half but go Da'Tara and Nick Zito! I always respected the guy :)

[ILOVEHorses22xx]

I hope Big Brown's alright,that's just not like him.My dad says it might have something to do with him off his steriods,plus he might have got kicked,then his cracked hoof,and the heat was umbearible.I'm SO mad and sad at the same time!!!At least Kent did what was best for him.

[RachelandMichelle]

I'm sooo excited I hope we see a triple crown win in a couple of hours!!!!!!