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May 2008 - Posts

• Dutrow: Big Brown's Triple Crown a 'foregone conclusion'
  May 29 2008, 08:42 PM

  Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. held nothing back, saying it's a "foregone conclusion" Big Brown will win the Triple Crown. What's more, ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Big Brown resumes training, restores Dutrow's confidence
  May 27 2008, 09:40 PM

  A jog around the racetrack was all trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. needed to see before declaring Big Brown back and maybe better than ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Hoof expert will help Big Brown again
  May 26 2008, 11:00 PM

  If Big Brown goes on to establish himself as Thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown champion in the June 7 Belmont Stakes at ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Trainer Dutrow: Big Brown's hoof crack just a footnote
  May 26 2008, 09:36 PM

  Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. expressed confidence that a quarter crack in undefeated Big Brown's left front hoof will not compromise ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Trainer 'concerned' as Big Brown injures foot
  May 25 2008, 12:38 PM

  Triple Crown contender Big Brown has missed two days of training with a slight injury to his left front foot that has trainer ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• So, will annals one day show 'Big Brown*?'
  May 21 2008, 08:03 PM

  Not much can get in Big Brown's way now. His victories are getting bigger and bolder. The Triple Crown, horse racing's first ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Belmont welcomes Big Brown in his quest for immortality
  May 19 2008, 08:21 PM

  Big Brown settled in to Barn 2 Monday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., to begin the final leg of his journey to immortality. Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Stud farm in Ky. waits patiently for Big Brown
  May 19 2008, 07:10 PM

  Robert Clay, owner of Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky., watched the Preakness trophy presentation Saturday with the contentment ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Goal in sight for Big Brown: Ever-elusive Triple Crown
  May 18 2008, 07:03 PM

  There is one big reason to believe that Big Brown, unscathed through five races in which he demolished the opposition by a combined ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Big Brown nets Preakness rout, sets sights on triple crown
  May 17 2008, 06:39 PM

  Big Brown powered to the lead turning for home and then sailed through the stretch to win the Preakness, still perfect and squarely ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with 4 comment(s)

• Breeding, betting and dirt at issue in horse racing reform
  May 16 2008, 02:48 PM

  The public's revulsion over the high-profile breakdowns within thoroughbred racing has reached a crisis point that demands a ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• UPS bets on Big Brown for Triple Crown payoff
  May 16 2008, 02:47 PM

  A horse by any other name simply wouldn't have worked for UPS. Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• History against big favorite Big Brown
  May 15 2008, 11:19 PM

  When trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. took time this week to contemplate the modest opposition his undefeated colt Big Brown will face ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• Jockey chasing Triple Crown while son can still see it
  May 15 2008, 10:28 PM

  When jockey Kent Desormeaux and undefeated Big Brown spring into action in the 133rd Preakness Stakes on Saturday, their bid ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments

• For Big Brown, Preakness defeat seems out of question
  May 15 2008, 10:03 PM

  Big Brown certainly delivered in Louisville, winning the Kentucky Derby in electric fashion. In the process, Big Brown defied ... Read More... Posted by USATODAY.com Horse Racing - Top Stories with no comments