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Photo of Big Brown and jockey Kent Desmoreaux bringing up the rear in the 140th Belmont Stakes by Tien Mao
In the end, Big Brown was nothing more than a tease. Rick Dutrow, Jr., Big Brown’s trainer had guaranteed victory before the race, but his horse was unable to complete delivery. Dutrow’s bluster disappeared in the dust of the Belmont track as his horse went from a 1-4 favorite to dead last in a stunning result Saturday.
And, with his loss, Big Brown went from a great horse to the biggest disappointment in sports in recent memory. Consider the scene that developed on Saturday morning, not only was Big Brown the prohibitive favorite, but his only “real” competition, Casino Drive, was scratched because of an injury. Dutrow hadn’t even waited for that fortuitous event to pronounce that the Triple Crown was a "forgone conclusion."
But, his horse wasn’t able to back up his mouth. Maybe it was the lack of steroids. The horse and Roger Clemens both like Winstrol, but Big Brown hadn’t had a shot since April and was considered by most experts to be running clean- unlike his efforts in Kentucky and Maryland. Dutrow was so humiliated after the race that he kept reporters waiting as he searched in vain for an injury to his horse that thankfully didn’t exist. When he finally met with reporters, he tried to blame a phantom injury telling them, "Something has to be not right for him to be pulled up in a race, so I have to try to find out what it is." But the truth is simply that Big Brown wasn’t the equal of Affirmed or Secretariat, he was a fine horse with a trainer who talked too much.
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Wasn't this yesterday news?
Peter -- did you lose big money on this horse? Why so bitter? Dutrow was not "humiliated" -- he was concerned about his horse. Take a deep breath, congratulate the winner and move on.
Maybe it's me, but who really give a sh1t about this?
Big Brown's jockey made the right decision. If he wasn't going to get it, let him fall back so he doesn't get hurt. I still love Big Brown. Look at him! He's so big! and brown!
late news last night showed two brothers who put every thing they had on Da'Tara (showing their wagering slips) and said the usual gambling stuff like this heres a winna. maybe they were Jamaicans, but whomever, I hope they're partying it up.
I think the odds were 30-1 when they put the bet down and got to 38-1 at post time.
Peter Trinkle - with a name like that you must be an expert on dissapoinments.
jterry121: it takes a big man to mock someone's real name while using a fake one.
Big Brown's defeat was pretty surprising; he didn't just win the KY and VI, he pretty much trounced them, with room to spare. It was a Lance Armstrong-like hyperspace moment. so yes, it's diappointing to see that he didn't have it in him during this race.
Maybe it was just too hot for him. I went for a run at noon, and it was no fun.
A cracked hoof is never a good sign. Better to lose the race than lose the horse.
I'm sorry, but what exactly are "dissapointments"? Love, a proud Trinkle
no foot no horse and don't you forget it
Ok, say you're a intelligent hborse (as all the sportscasters keep saying Big Brown is), and a bunch of people take you from your stall on a 93 degree day, stick a saddle and a jock on your back, and tell you to run like hell. What do you do? You say, screw this, its too friggin' hot to work today! This idiot DaTara wants to run his fool head off and end up with heat exhaustion, be my guest, idiot! Me, if I have to go run around this track, don't expect me to do anything more, than get past the finish line. This is for the birds. Let me go back to my stall. Idiot people, anyway. Running in 93 degree heat...give me a break.
Virgil- Sounds like youre in the same boat as Peter Trinkle. Dont blame me- blame youre retarded parents
In the old days, people would have looked at this thoroughbred pulling up lame in the backstretch and start asking questions. Surely, with all the glory and a multimillion dollar reward, no one would ever dare think of such a thing, would they? Or would they?
Karen,
Do you really think that horse has anything more than cheese for a brain, and can think? It moves its body based on how much feeling goes through its leg from a whip. It doesn't know what heat is. I can't feel it. That thing has been juiced its entire life with roids and pain killers. Its not even a horse. Its just a mutant machine that can't do anything but react to whip and run.
Baby, as someone who's grown up with horses, let me tell you, they can and do think, and reason. They have moods, likes, and dislikes, even senses of humor. I've seen horses balk at going through mud, but not water. Hate getting dirt in thier faces, be driven nuts by flies. I've seen others act like proverbial messy kids, seeming to like nothing better than a roll in dust or mud, just after you've groomed them. I've seen others, stand very patiently in a swarm of flies, maybe in the hopes that if they don't move, the flies will go elsewhere. I've seen horses figure out how to get pasture gates open, and go for a walk to look in the neighbor's windows-and when they learn that the neighbor will scream and jump at the sight of a long face and huge eyes looking at them, they'll do it again, seeminly because they think its funny to see a human scream and jump. If you throw a large ball into a pasture, its not long before a group of horses will figure out a game of soccer/tag with it...and they will also find that its pretty funny to kick the ball out of a pasture, when a human is walking by, just to see the human "fetch" the ball for them. Which they'll do over and over.
Are they the smartest things on earth? No, but they aren't totally creatures solely of instinct. If Big Brown was 100% healthy last Saturday, but just didn't feel like racing, I would beleive it.