Belmont Stakes Contender Casino Drive has Bruised Hoof

Big Brown's competition, Casino Drive, will be nursing a bruised hoof during Saturday's race. (AP Images)"]

ESPN.com is reporting that Casino Drive has a bruised hoof but he still plans on competing in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7.

"We are not 100 percent happy with the movement of the hind leg," said Nobutaka Tada, racing manager for Casino Drive's Japanese connections. "We haven't withdrawn him, just giving him an easy day."

Casino Drive was seen as the one horse who could stall Big Brown's race for history. This injury marks him as questionable for Saturday's race.

"He probably stepped on something," Tada said. "He looks fine, he has a good appetite. He's not lame."

"If he stays like this, there's no reason to stop him. At the moment, we are not thinking of scratching."

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