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June 2008
- Loose Shoe Cost Big Brown Triple Crown
  
  newser | Newsday | Jun 23, 08 1:32 PM CDT
  
  Big Brown may have lost the Triple Crown because of a dislodged shoe, newly released photos appear to show. The extreme close-ups reveal a loose shoe on Big Brown's right hind hoof about 200 yards into the June 7 Belmont Stakes. "The picture shocked me," one of Big Brown's owner tells Newsday. More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Michael Iavarone
- Big Brown's Owner Scraps Steroids
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 23, 08 9:11 AM CDT
  
  The owners of Big Brown say they will no longer give their horses steroids and called on others in the industry to do the same, the New York Times reports. The near Triple Crown winner drew scrutiny and some criticism when trainer Rick Dutrow admitted injecting the horse—legally—with steroids in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby. More »
  
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  steroids • horse racing • Kentucky Derby • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Richard Dutrow Jr. • Michael Iavarone
- Big Brown More Compelling in Defeat
  
  newser | Newsday | Jun 8, 08 12:39 PM CDT
  
  Big Brown may have performed poorly at the Belmont Stakes, but his loss makes for a better story than victory would have, and he's in good company, writes Wallace Matthews in Newsday. Between Roberto Duran throwing in the towel against Sugar Ray Leonard, and Alex Rodriguez's plummeting temperature each postseason, defeats typically make for more drama than triumphs. More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Richard Dutrow Jr.
- Big Brown Upset at Belmont
  
  newser | MSNBC | Jun 7, 08 6:26 PM CDT
  
  Big Brown is hobbling home after running last in today’s Belmont Stakes and losing his bid to win the Triple Crown, the AP reports. A strong favorite after rival Casino Drive was scratched, Big Brown ran with an injured hoof. "I had no horse," Big Brown's jockey said. Winner Da' Tara overcame 38-1 odds, marking the third time this decade a horse has won the first two races only to lose at Belmont. More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes
- Big Brown Win Bad for Racing
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 7, 08 7:56 AM CDT
  
  Big Brown carries the best hopes of racing fans as he tries to capture the Triple Crown today, but represents the worst of horse racing, writes Peter Thomas Fornatale in the New York Times . Brown is an admirable creature, sure, but he's the product of a company that runs its stable like a hedge fund, where "the horse becomes just another commodity to be bought and sold like a share of stock, with little concern for its fate." More »
  
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  horse racing • performance-enhancing drugs • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes
- Big Brown, Big Favorite: Inside Post, 2-5 Belmont Odds
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 4, 08 5:44 PM CDT
  
  Big Brown drew the inside post for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, meaning he'll run closest to the rail as he tries to become the first horse in 20 years to win the Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is the heavy favorite, with 2-5 odds. The horse given the best chance of beating him, Casino Drive, is listed at 7-2. None of the other eight horses have single-digit odds, the AP reports. More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Preakness Stakes
- Big Brown Awaits Hoof Crack Repair
  
  newser | New York Daily News | Jun 2, 08 3:48 PM CDT
  
  Big Brown will get the equine equivalent of a pedicure on Friday, the day before he tries to sew up the Triple Crown. An acrylic and fiberglass patch will be placed on the Kentucky Derbu and Preakness champion’s left front hoof, the New York Daily News r eports. The work was to take place today but was delayed to allow for more natural healing, the AP reports. More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes
May 2008
- Big Brown's Trainer Makes Big Boast
  
  newser | USA Today | May 30, 08 10:41 AM CDT
  
  When Big Brown enters the gate for the Belmont Stakes next week, one member of the crowd won't be on pins and needles: Rick Dutrow is confident his horse will win, reports USA Today . "I feel that he will do it. It's actually a foregone conclusion for me," the trainer said yesterday of his colt's Triple Crown chances. More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Richard Dutrow Jr. • thoroughbred
- Big Brown Back on Track
  
  newser | ESPN | May 29, 08 7:55 AM CDT
  
  Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown looked to be on the mend from his foot injury yesterday, making his longest practice run yet at the Belmont track. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner galloped 1 1/8 mile under the careful supervision of an exercise rider, ESPN reports. A crack in his left front hoof had trainers holding him back since Friday. More »
  
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  horse racing • injury • Kentucky Derby • horse • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Preakness Stakes
- Big Brown's Paycheck to Help Injured Cop's Son
  
  newser | Newsday | May 24, 08 11:27 AM CDT
  
  When Big Brown makes a run for the history books in the Belmont next month, he'll also be racing for the son of a seriously injured Long Island police officer. The horse's owners have pledged a portion of their Belmont earnings to Christopher Baribault, 6, whose dad, Kenneth, was hit by an alleged drunken driver Sunday, reports Newsday . More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Long Island • Kent Desormeaux • Michael Iavarone
- Sweet Spot May Be Big Brown's Key
  
  newser | Sports Illustrated | May 22, 08 12:08 PM CDT
  
  There is something unique about Big Brown, and it’s not just his decimation of the fields at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. It's a silver-dollar sized white spot at the top of his left front leg. “Some good horses have something about them that's totally different from other horses. … It’s their X factor," the Irish-born trainer who broke Big Brown as a yearling tells Sports Illustrated . More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Preakness Stakes
- Just How Big is Big Brown?
  
  newser | New York Times | May 19, 08 1:25 PM CDT
  
  With Big Brown on the brink of being the first to snag horse racing's Triple Crown in three decades, some are wondering if the colt is really untouchable—or whether he's just the best of a mediocre field. The Belmont Stakes, on June 7, might help answer that question, the New York Times reports, as Big Brown will face another undefeated powerhouse. More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Belmont Stakes • Preakness • Richard Dutrow Jr. • Kent Desormeaux • Casino Drive
- Big Brown Wins at Preakness
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 17, 08 5:36 PM CDT
  
  Big Brown continued his assault on the Triple Crown today by winning the 133rd Preakness, running away from the rest of the 12-horse field at Pimlico Race Course. With the victory, the powerful bay colt becomes the 30th horse in thoroughbred history to head to the Belmont Stakes with the elusive Triple Crown in his sights. Only 11 have captured all three of horse racing's jewels—the last was Affirmed in 1978. More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • Triple Crown • Preakness
- Big Brown Is Horse to Beat at Preakness
  
  newser | Baltimore Sun | May 17, 08 11:53 AM CDT
  
  He’s big and he’s brown, and he’s perhaps the fastest horse at Pimlico Race Course. So is Big Brown a shoe-in to win today's Preakness Stakes, and heck, the whole Triple Crown? He’s certainly the horse to beat, with odds at 1-4. But some think the 3-year-old’s got a weakness—inexperience, the Baltimore Sun reports. More »
  
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  horse racing • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Preakness
- Can Contrarian Owner Save Horse Racing?
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 16, 08 2:54 PM CDT
  
  Jess Jackson is on a mission. The owner of last year’s Preakness winner thinks that by breeding horses from sturdier stock, rather than the same old fashionable bloodlines, he can create stronger animals less likely to succumb to the kind of tragedy that took Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby. But taking on the entire horse racing establishment hasn't made Jackson popular. "Pretty much everyone in Kentucky hates him," said one critic. More »
  
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  horse racing • Preakness
- Big Brown Jockey Rides for Ailing Son
  
  newser | USA Today | May 16, 08 11:51 AM CDT
  
  Kent Desormeaux, the jockey who rode Big Brown to victory in the Kentucky Derby, wants his son to see him win the Preakness tomorrow—before his eyesight fails entirely. Nine-year-old Jacob suffers from a genetic disorder that took his hearing and is slowly compromising his vision, but that hasn't stopped him from exulting in his dad's success, writes USA Today. More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • Triple Crown • Big Brown • Preakness • Kent Desormeaux
- Eight Belles Jockey Defends His Ride
  
  newser | USA Today | May 7, 08 7:23 PM CDT
  
  The jockey who rode Eight Belles in the Kentucky Derby says the filly seemed to be in fine form during the race and denies pushing her against her will, USA Today reports. "I'm not going to encourage her to run if I know something is wrong because I can end up dead," said Gabriel Saez, 20. The horse's trainer has noted that the filly's ears were up at the finish line, a sign it was "perfectly happy." More »
  
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  horse racing • animal rights • Kentucky Derby • Eight Belles • Gabriel Saez
- Owner Haunted by Derby Filly's 'Horrible' Death
  
  newser | Palm Beach Post | May 6, 08 3:49 AM CDT
  
  Eight Belles' owner is still shocked and saddened by the death of his filly, put down at the end of the Kentucky Derby—but believes she belonged in the race, reports the Palm Beach Post . Rick Porter switched from celebrating his horse's thrilling second-place finish to mourning her death within minutes. "It's the bottom of the barrel," he said yesterday. "It's just a horrible feeling." More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • horse • Churchill Downs • Eight Belles • thoroughbred
- Eight Belles' Trainer Defends Jockey's Conduct
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 5, 08 11:34 PM CDT
  
  The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez handled the Kentucky Derby runner-up. In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Larry Jones said Saez applied the whip only to prevent Eight Belles from crashing into the rail. More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • horse • euthanasia • Eight Belles
- PETA Cries Foul Over Filly's Death
  
  newser | Lexington Herald-Leader | May 5, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  PETA is calling for broad reforms in horse racing after the second-place finisher in Saturday's Kentucky Derby broke her two front legs and was immediately euthanized, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader. PETA is calling for horses to begin training at their third birthdays, rather than their second, and also for synthetic surfaces on all racetracks, which offer less of a pounding to the animals' legs. More »
  
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  horse racing • Kentucky Derby • PETA • Eight Belles

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