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Derby champ Big Brown arrives as overwhelming Preakness favorite

Published 05/15/08

BALTIMORE (AP) - Sure, Big Brown was a late arrival at the Preakness. No one will hold it against the Kentucky Derby winner if he's first to finish on Saturday.

Rob Carr — Associated Press Exercise rider Michelle Nevin jogs Preakness entry and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.
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The colt who racing fans can't wait to see run in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown kept them waiting yesterday. By the time Big Brown was led off the van and into famed Stall 40 nearly three hours after his scheduled arrival, he was already installed as the 1-2 favorite for Saturday's Preakness.

 

"I don't know of anybody who can run with him," co-owner Michael Iavarone said.

No other horse earned quite the entrance, either. Big...

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