Big Brown will not race after this year

[mark2061mn]

http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45224.htm

[Rudeboyelvis]

Shocking....

[tiggerv]

Where can I wager on BB not racing again after the Belmont?

Hopefully he passes those hoove genes
on.

[cowgirlintexas]

Wonder if they will feel the same if he by chance loses the Preakness and Belmont.. Stranger things have happend..

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

I'll be shocked if he makes it to the Belmont.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Why?

Dunno...I just don't think something right. The connections are not as confident going into this race...it might be the quick two week return or something else. Don't get me wrong, he should jog versus this group on Saturday...but Casino Drive stands in his way on June 7th as well as the mile and a half distance.

[slotdirt]

I'm with HHH on this one, I just don't have a superior feeling about the Preakness being an injury-free race.

Uh that is just stinkin thinkin.

He'll race a few more years. Maybe 5 or more.

[Danzig]

really? only one year? i am so surprised.

[Danzig]

maybe they could just go ahead and have a first mare presentation rather than bothering with a trophy.

[XIIPointStables]

He's done enough...

[pick4]

Dutrow Jr. seemed pretty confident about Big Brown's chances in this Saturdays Preakness in the following article published in Wednesday's New York Post.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142008..._us_110711.htm

NO ONE'S SUPPOSED TO BEAT US


May 14, 2008 -- LOUISVILLE - I can't wait to get out of here and head to Baltimore. But I sure am glad I came! It's like Saratoga. You can't wait to get there, then you can't wait to leave.

I see Gayego (17th in the Derby) is running in the Preakness. That's fine with us. They say he had a bad trip. I think he just got outrun - and it's going to happen again. That horse ran terrible in the Derby, flew back to California, now he's flying east again. That's enough for me to know. They're just completely putting him up against it.

They can't beat us now. There is not a horse in that field that's supposed to beat Big Brown. He should like Pimlico. It's a speed-favoring track, always has been. As long as he keeps going the way he is now, he'll be going into the race good, even if it is off just a two-week break. We're just going to have to see how the horse handles it. There's no way of me saying beforehand.

Brown looks like the best horse, and that's what you need to win, as long as he breaks good and gets things his way again. It doesn't look like there's much speed in the race. If that's the truth, maybe we'll just have him come running the first part, so he can get position and save ground. We might use different tactics than we did in the Derby. It depends on his post and all that kind of stuff.

Hopefully, we'll have another good day. He'll gallop this morning, then head for the airport.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by pick4

Dutrow Jr. seemed pretty confident about Big Brown's chances in this Saturdays Preakness in the following article published in Wednesday's New York Post.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142008..._us_110711.htm

NO ONE'S SUPPOSED TO BEAT US


May 14, 2008 -- LOUISVILLE - I can't wait to get out of here and head to Baltimore. But I sure am glad I came! It's like Saratoga. You can't wait to get there, then you can't wait to leave.
I see Gayego (17th in the Derby) is running in the Preakness. That's fine with us. They say he had a bad trip. I think he just got outrun - and it's going to happen again. That horse ran terrible in the Derby, flew back to California, now he's flying east again. That's enough for me to know. They're just completely putting him up against it.

They can't beat us now. There is not a horse in that field that's supposed to beat Big Brown. He should like Pimlico. It's a speed-favoring track, always has been. As long as he keeps going the way he is now, he'll be going into the race good, even if it is off just a two-week break. We're just going to have to see how the horse handles it. There's no way of me saying beforehand.

Brown looks like the best horse, and that's what you need to win, as long as he breaks good and gets things his way again. It doesn't look like there's much speed in the race. If that's the truth, maybe we'll just have him come running the first part, so he can get position and save ground. We might use different tactics than we did in the Derby. It depends on his post and all that kind of stuff.

Hopefully, we'll have another good day. He'll gallop this morning, then head for the airport.

"It's like Saratoga. You can't wait to get there, then you can't wait to leave."

Come on Rick, the Spa IS the place to be!

[slotdirt]

I just have to question the sanity or general mental acuity of anyone who would compare Baltimore to Saratoga.

[slotdirt]

Incidentally, I will decidedly not be rooting for this particular horse to win the Triple Crown should he make it that far.

[Bobby Fischer]

I hope this son of a gun stays healthy and wins the preakness. The Belmont could be the crown jewel of the series this year.

[pick4]

You guys completely missed the point of Dutrow Jr's comment.

He's glad that the Preakness is near. He knows he has the best horse. Dutrow Jr. is confident BB will win and wants to get out of Baltimore with the win and head home to prepare for the Belmont Stakes.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

He's done enough...

so has this phrase!

[blackthroatedwind]

I actually found the post where I brought that to the board.

It's really a quote from the Sheik on why he retired Lamtarra after four starts and didn't bring him here for the BC. I kid you not.