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• May 17, 2008 11:26 pm US/Eastern
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Big Brown Takes Win At The Preakness

Rick Dutrow Jr. was as confident that undefeated Big Brown would win the Preakness on Saturday as he was before the colt's dominating win in the Kentucky Derby. 

That confidence was warranted as Big Brown took the win at the 133rd Preakness.

Nothing changed the trainer's mind after watching the muscular horse out on the track for a short run through the stretch in the pre-dawn hours Saturday to keep him fit and on edge for his race later in the day.

"I saw exactly what I saw and it was beautiful," Dutrow said.

Big Brown hit the track at 5:33 a.m. EDT and was off only 11 minutes later. Dutrow and exercise rider Walter Blum were among the handful of people watching one final short jaunt through the stretch before Big Brown did it again in front of at least 100,000 fans in the early evening.

"I did what we wanted to do and so did he," Dutrow said.

"We're looking to run big here and then go on to New York," Dutrow said.

It's been 30 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont to become horse racing's 11th Triple Crown winner.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)