Big Brown tore part of his right front foot off while preparing for the Breeders Cup Classic, and was retired from racing shortly afterward. The work took place with stablemate and multiple Grade 1 winner Kip Deville over Aqueduct's turf course on the morning of Monday, October 13. Trainer Rick Dutrow, minority owner Paul Pompa, and Mike Iavarone of IEAH Stables were at first exhilarated to witness Big Brown work six furlongs in a bullet 1:12.93 (or 1:12 4/5). But, Dutrow then noticed Big B... Read More

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Big Brown lead wire to wire to win the $500,000 Monmouth Stakes at 1 1/8 miles in his turf stakes debut. The final time was 1:47.2. Big Brown's regular rider Kent Desormeaux was on the mount for trainer Rick Dutrow. The 2008 Kentucky Derby winner beat second choice Proudinsky by about a neck. Proudinsky piloted by Ramon Dominguez for Robert Frankel. Shakis--the third betting choice--was third with Joe Bravo on board for Kiaran McLaughlin. Silver Tree--fourth choice--filled out the superfecta... Read More

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Big Brown has won the 2008 Haskell Invitational, a $1 million race on 1 1/8 miles of dirt at Monmouth Park. After quick fractions set by Coal Play, Big Brown won the Haskell in the stretch by 1 3/4 lengths with a final time of 1:48.31. The high weight in this handicap race, 1-5 favorite Big Brown carried four pounds more than his six Haskell rivals.

Big Brown was Sent to the lead out of the gate, and when challenged early by Coal Play, he conceded the lead, slipping outside of that... Read More

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Big Brown is back in his first race since the Belmont Stakes, in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. Trainer Rick Dutrow wants jockey Kent Desormeaux to send Big Brown straight to the front and lead all the way, which is what they planned to happen in the Belmont Stakes. Unfortunately, Big Brown's Triple Crown bid was unsuccessful after his Belmont trip was in trouble early, and his jockey deciding to ease him out of the race as the rest of the field passed him out of the fi... Read More

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The latest theory over Big Brown's Belmont loss centers around one of his shoe's being dislodged early in the race. It's true, the pictures show not only the loose shoe on Brownie's rear right foot, but Guadalcanal stepping on that foot after they came out of the gate and Big Brown veered out in front of the horse. But, why is no one just as seriously addressing the photographic evidence about why Big Brown veered out in the first place? After all, the photos also show that it's very likely t... Read More

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