Dutrow loaded for bear

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. could again be headed for an exciting classics season in the wake of Saturday’s Grade I Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park.

The trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown nailed down the historic Champagne Stakes with Homeboykris as the favored Dublin, winner of Saratoga’s Hopeful Stakes, failed to fire.

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