Big Brown went for another gallop around Belmont Park on Thursday and remains on target for the Belmont Stakes even though the slight crack in his left front hoof has not completely healed.
Nearly a week after the Triple Crown hopeful developed a quarter crack, hoof specialist Ian McKinlay says Big Brown’s injury is 70 to 80 percent healed.
McKinlay inserted stainless steel sutures into the area to pull the crack together Monday and he will patch the area with an adhesive a few hours before Big Brown’s final workout before the Belmont on June 7. That workout is planned for Monday, weather permitting.

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