Big Brown leads Preakness contenders in workouts

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05/08/2008 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown was the main attraction Thursday morning when several Preakness Stakes hopefuls went to the Churchill Downs track.

Big Brown, with Michelle Nevin riding, jogged a mile in preparation for the May 17 Preakness. The Churchill Downs surface was listed as muddy after heavy overnight rain and continued drizzle in the morning.

"Everything's good here," trainer Rick Dutrow said. Big Brown will be brought to Pimlico on Wednesday of next week, the day of the post position draw.

"He will go to Belmont after the Preakness," Dutrow said. "I'll let him hang out at (Bobby) Frankel's barn instead of Aqueduct. I think he should be training at Belmont. Pat Reynolds had him there (last year) and said he really liked the track there."

The colt is owned by IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr., and Kent Desormeaux will again be in the saddle for the middle leg of racing's Triple Crown.

Illinois Derby champ Recapturetheglory worked Thursday in Louisville with Lara Van Deren in the saddle. He galloped a mile on the muddy track.

Fifth in the Kentucky Derby, Recapturetheglory will leave Churchill Downs for Baltimore on Saturday night.

New Preakness probable Racecar Rhapsody galloped 1 1/2 miles Thursday morning. Jose Castanon was in the saddle for the gallop.

Racecar Rhapsody is coming off a fourth place finish in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland.

Trainer Ken McPeek was asked if the Preakness became an immediate target after his three-year-old finished just two lengths off the Lexington winner Behindatthebar.

"Not really. We were in no rush," McPeek said. "But the horse is doing well and the extra distance is an interesting factor."

Robby Albarado has the mount on Racecar Rhapsody. The jockey won last year's Preakness with Curlin.

Stevil, Tres Borrachos and Macho Again were the other Preakness probables that galloped Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.

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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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