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Will your money be on Big Brown at this year's Breeders' Cup? (AP Images)

Big Brown, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness continued preparations on Tuesday for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Big Brown breezed six furlongs in 1:14.64 at New York’s Aqueduct track.

Big Brown was trailing Salute the Count by approximately six lengths, sure enough the Colt gradually made up ground and finished in front of his rival at the wire. Big Brown galloped his last quarter in 23.85 seconds and worked seven furlongs in 1:29.26. The course conditions were labeled as ‘Good’, although certain riders found the course a little soft.

Salute the Count finished the track second with a time 1:15.61.

Dutrow was content with the outcome as he watched alongside Michael Iavarone. Iavarone is the co-president of the International Equine Acquisitions Holdings Stable, which is the major owner of the thoroughbred Big Brown.

Said Dutrow: “I’m happy enough with the way things are, he’s very good, we’re very, very happy this morning. If there was a bar that had Cakebread right now we’d be going there right now and pop open a bottle.”

“I’m ready to roll, are you kidding me? This is beautiful. We got our horse going the right way,” Iavarone said.

Big Brown is set to run twice before the Breeder’s Cup at Santa Anita in California on October 25th 2008.

Kip Deville is looking for a repeat victory at the Breeders’ who worked six furlongs in 1:12.97 over the New York turf course with Cornelio Velasquez riding.

“Kip will show up,” Dutrow said. “We’re just hoping he didn’t like that grass course up there; it rained all night. Maybe by sending him up there with Frost Giant, that might not have been a good move; he got Kip upset on the van. I’m under the impression that he didn’t like grass course that day, which is no problem. He come out of it great, as you can see he’s doing good. He likes that grass course out there, so we’re very confident as long as he stays the way he is now.”

Kip Deville has a record of 2 for 2 at Santa Anita’s turf course. Get all your Breeders' Cup odds in the Bodog Racebook today.