A day after his Triple Crown hopes were dashed in the GI Belmont S., IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa, Jr.'s Big Brown (Boundary) appeared to be in good shape, connections reported. “We went over him good after the race, and again this morning, and there's nothing physically that's shown up,” IEAH's Michael Iavarone, speaking by cell phone from his daughter's soccer game on Long Island, said Sunday morning. “I'm as confused as anybody. Unless something shows up, we're going to look to maintain his regular training schedule, which will be to breeze in a couple of weeks, and point him for the [GI] Travers S. [at Saratoga Aug. 23].” Big Brown, who suffered his first career defeat in the Belmont, walked the shedrow Sunday morning with Michelle Nevin, assistant trainer to Rick Dutrow, Jr. and the colt's regular exercise rider.
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