Big Brown is definitely back.  On Saturday the 3-year-old phenom showed his affinity for the turf by romping over a salty field of older runners in the $500,000 Monmouth Stakes - a race sponsored by his own barn (IEAH Stables) and specifically carded on the grass at 1 1/8 miles.  The colt used the...

Big Brown, Big Brown, Big Brown. That’s probably all folks are expecting to hear when discussing how to play Saturday’s Monmouth card. The super-colt is entered in what appears to me to be a tailor-made turf prep race for his ultimate goal of the Breeder’s Cup Classic later this fall...

He’s baaaaaaaaaaack. Big Brown, the impressive 3-year-old son of Boundary who took the horse racing world by storm with his victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before ultimately pulling up in his bid for a triple crown in the Belmont Stakes returns this Saturday to Monmouth Park...

Another day, another installment of the ongoing Curlin/Big Brown drama. Bloodhorse broke the story earlier today that Curlin’s majority owner Jess Jackson has issued a bit of a challenge, offering to pony up $50,000 from the Jackson Curlin for Kids Fund to the non-profit Belmont Child Care Association...

Majority owner Jess Jackson announced today that 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin is headed back to the dirt after a game effort on grass in the Man O’ War Stakes at Belmont Park. The colt will now point to the Woodward Handicap on August 30. Jackson had indicated earlier in the week that a major...

Big Brown grinds it out against Cold Play to win the 2008 Haskell Invitational Big Brown had to earn it in the stretch, but ultimately overcame longshot Cold Play to win in the $1 million Grade 1 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Sunday.  The win marked a triumphant return for the one time Triple...

Big Brown looks to avenge his Belmont debacle in the Haskell today at Monmouth Park Horse racing fans all over the world will be focused this afternoon on the 41st running of the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park and the return of former Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown.  The Haskell will...

It’s always hard to keep up to date during the work week. I thank you guys for not giving me a hard time about that. I know we all want more info ASAP, but the toils of a 12 hour work day (when factoring commute), a highly energetic 4-year-old, and a pregnant wife - suffice [...]

Photos are now being posted at ESPN showing that Big Brown, the 3-year-old son of Boundary that took a run at the Triple Crown earlier this year, may have been running with a loose shoe during the Belmont. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=3457690&story=3456907 Rumor of the photos...

An anonymous poster left a link to this youtube video in my last post. I thought it was funny enough to share with you all on Friday morning. It features Curlin and Big Brown talking a bit of “smack talk” to each other. My favorite moments: Big Brown to Curlin: “One of us got beat by...