Last week trainer Rick Dutrow appealed a 15-day suspension from Churchill Downs, a penalty given to the trainer after his horse Salute the Count was found to have ran the Aegon Turf Sprint with an amount of clenbuterol exceeding the limit allowed at Churchill. Having the trainer of this year's Triple Crown hopeful suspended for drug violations in the sport is certainly bad for horse racing's image, and it has certainly helped to refuel the Dutrow-haters. And before you know it, Steve Asmussen... Read More

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I am fed up with all these internet comments about how Big Brown is not this horse or that horse. There's a new one of these posts online almost every day, and it's almost like the authors are involved in a contest to see who can come up with the most fruitless, ludicrous proclamation. Their objective is to dismiss Big Brown by comparing him to the most god-like all-time legends or even a successful older horse. If there's any point to it, it's often to ride the tiresome wave of Dutrow-bashin... Read More

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