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BIG BROWN FACES TEN IN MONMOUTH STAKES
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Big Brown will face 10 rivals in tomorrow's Monmouth Stakes for $500,000 at Monmouth Park, New Jersey.

Among them are two eight year olds, Peter Vegso's Silver Tree and Shadwell Stable's Shakis. Both seem to be improving with age. Silver Tree, who is from Florida, carries 121 pounds, allowing one pound to Big Brown's 120. He is in the eleven post position and will be ridden by jockey Eddie Castro. Shakis, from Ireland, is in the number three post position and is carrying 121 pounds. He will be ridden by jockey Joe Bravo. Fagedaboudit also carries 121 pounds, but the rest of the field will carry 119, gaining one to Big Brown.

Other rivals include the German-bred Proudinsky, ridden by Ramon Dominguez, and Drum Major, ridden by Kendrick Carmouche.

Big Brown will have his regular rider, Kent Desormeaux. He will be in post position four.

The entries for Saturday the 13th's Monmouth Stakes go as follows:
1. Nightscape (MD), 119, Emilio Flores
2. Hotstufanthensome (KY), 119, Jose Lezcano
3. Shakis (IRE), 121, Joe Bravo
4. Big Brown (KY), 120, Kent J. Desormeaux
5. Kiss the Kid (KY), 119, Elvis Trujillo
6. Proudinsky (GER), 119, Ramon Dominguez
7. Drum Major (KY), 119, Kendrick Carmouche
8. Get Serious (NY), 119, Pablo Fragoso
9. Fagedaboudit Sal (NJ), 121, Pedro L. Cotto, Jr.
10. Ballonenostrikes (FL), 119, Daniel Centeno
11. Silver Tree (FL), 121, Eddie Castro

Good luck, Big Brown! ~Equine Lover