Parx-based Brooklyn Strong a Derby longshot
Brooklyn Strong was pointed to the Preakness, but a bevy of defections have opened the Derby door to him.
Brooklyn Strong was pointed to the Preakness, but a bevy of defections have opened the Derby door to him.
Brooklyn Strong, fifth in the Wood Memorial in his first start in almost five months, may try the Tesio next as a prep for the Preakness, his trainer said.
It took Mid-Atlantic trainer Daniel Velazquez over 10 years to win his first stake — but only about 30 more minutes to add a second.