BIG BROWN PREAKNESS 2008 WIN

133 PREAKNESS STAKES

[@alexrosales1175]

One of my favorite calls. " He waltzes home"

[@DexterHaven]

That set people up to expect he had a lot left for the Belmont.

[@MrWrestlingman85]

I was at this race and what an amazing horse Big Brown was.

[@besenkopf77]

I don't care how weak the field was. Big Brown has it all: push-button speed, endurance, a jockey who thinks, brilliant acceleration, and a beautiful, RELAXED stride.

[@LordofDublin4]

"Big Brown" is a fine horse, a winner. If you want to see the best then look for a clip of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes in 1973. It was the most dominating performance in horse racing history. In fact it was one of the greatest sporting events EVER!

[@mickeysears]

Thathorse wanted to run another lap. Amazing.

[@rangersfan3210]

Big Brown should've won the triple crown

[@CROSSTATT]

rangersfan3210 I wish he would've too.

[@cecil995]

This is a good horse for sure, and I have been a fan even before the Florida Derby. I would say his chances are the best in recent years for the crown. I would not call him the next Secretariat yet, and I think there have been several greats since him..Point Given and Afleet Alex come to mind...and both of them completly dominated in their belmont wins. I am rooting for BB, and I hope that he can be the superhorse that the sport needs.

[@perrystewart7872]

"And Big Brown looms on the outside..."

[@KTClovestheducks]

I don't know a lot about horse racing but as a "young poster" I think it'd be damned exciting to see a Triple Crown winner in my lifetime--controversy about his overall greatness or not. I grew up listening to my dad talk about Secretariat's greatness and the '73 Belmont and he always described it with such exhilaration. Big Brown may not be a Secretariat incarnate but he has a shot and I'm sure it'd be exhilarating for us all to see him complete the crown.

[@ChannelPerl]

Greetings from the future. You’ll have to wait until 2015.

[@huskiewannabe]

did you see the view from the blimp when Big Brown came around the final turn? if you haven't try to because He absolutely blew every one else off the track on the front strech it showed just how much better this horse is than everyone else. Triple crown winner for sure.

[@fabusys]

We haven't seen that kind of domination for a while. My vested interest in Big Brown comes from his great granddad X2 Northern Dancer. Northern Dancer made his explosive move in the '64 Derby in the same spot as Big Brown. Nijinsky, Arazi, Dubai Millennium, Makybe Diva all showed the same explosive accelleration - breathtaking. I spent the past 2 years researching the legacy of my childhood hero - wanted a break - no chance - here is Chapter 41. fabusys video "The Dancer"

[@mdawg10mjf]

THanks for putting this up.

[@nvrlose37]

he is so amazing, his Kentucky derby time wasnt spectacular but he was from the 20 spot. Its real hard to disprove this ones power

[@BooyaCS]

I kinda had a problem with adding 13 to the Beyer figure to get the timeform number. I have read that Big Brown's Timeform number (after the KY Derby) was 132 the second highest for a 3 yr old (some aussie horse is 135). To put this in comparision Curlin this year recieved a timeform of 131. This would be a very interesting race to see. If BB and Curlin don't meet at the BC then how about they do a match race at Gulfstream park in FL sometime in Nov or Dec.

[@lovetoride001]

There's no question that this horse truly would have been the triple crown winner if it hadn't been for that kick in the Belmont

[@greengoatcake]

Casino Drive is going to be a major threat in the Belmont.

[@gggnarly]

my big brown never fails me, never ever.

[@kevincrowe1]

yes, I agree that Casino Drive will be the toughest competition. But that doesn't mean he will have much of a chance. Kent Desormeaux says BB is the greatest horse he's EVER ridden. Yes, he also rode Casino Drive in last start, and was also the jockey of Real Quiet, who lost the triple crown by a nose. Give BB the extra distance, and it will just allow him to win by a larger margin.

[@DexterHaven]

His last great moment before flopping in the Belmont. He soured people on expecting another triple-crown-winning horse, along with the heart-crushing, staggering Belmont-flops by Smarty Jones, California Crome, Charismatic, War Emblem.

[@kevincrowe1]

good point agspr. Kent had to keep pulling BB in during the Preakness, and only allowed him to cut loose in the final turn (did you see the aerial shot when he made his move?...wow). Not that we'll see another Secreatariat '73 performance (we probably NEVER will). But, if BB was set free, it makes you wonder what he could REALLY do. I would like to see Casino get eye to eye and see what happens. However, I think BB will say "see you later" if that happens.

[@tigerboy1966]

Either BB is an exceptional horse or the current crop of US colts is very weak. Are there any European/Japanese horses coming over for the Belmont? That would be interesting.

[@ebbets1965]

I can't imagine how he could lose the Belmont. The only thing that concerns me is that the owners will retire him at the end of the year instead of letting him come back as a four year old. Perhaps racing associations should offer $20 million for him to run in 2009.

[@hukeeaboo]

After bb wins the triple crown, he can be mentioned with the other greats, the only thing that he has knocking him is the fact that the 3 year olds this year is weak crop. Just think if 8 bells would not have gotten hurt and big brown would not have entered, she would be in contention to win the triple crown. She was 5 engths in front of the 3rd place finisher.. But big brown runs so efficiently, would have been interested if he would have been in the class of 07 with curlin and street sense.

[@practicaldreamyr]

Kent did the right thing in pulling him up. We don't need another Go For Wand on our hands...

[@nickcalmes8987]

Before Pharoah and Justify won the triple crown, Big Brown was the best horse id ever seen on tv. Smarty Jones was great too but if the crack had not appeared on his hoof, he would have won the Belmont and I don't think anyone can convince me otherwise.

[@all66books]

The only way you're going to find out if BB is a great one is if he is pushed. He hasn't been so far. I hope Casino Drive is in peak condition and throws everything he's got at the big boy. You might get a great running time out of BB if Desormeaux asks him to lay it all out there in the Belmont stretch. This is what I'm hoping for.

[@spirittammyk]

There's going to be stiff competition for him from a fresh horse from Japan called Casino Ride, and he's the speed beyer's favorite to win the Belmont over Big Brown.

[@bg147]

When Big Brown was pulled up in the Belmont, he was done, horses were passing him like he was standing still. Desormeaux did nothing wrong.

[@pellebravesskylar]

I do hope that Big Brown wins the triple crown. He has to if this sport has any chance of survival. What with the losses of Eight Belles & Barbaro and the questionable breeding tactics of so many American owners, anything less than a win at Belmont for BB is bad for the sport's future.

[@ViciousBetrayal87]

Big Brown is a running machine...it's rediculas by the distance he wins be

[@besenkopf77]

Right on.

[@kevincrowe1]

hoose, although a very sad and unfortunate event, Eight Belles'spontaneous bilateral fracutes was simply a freak accident. The race was complete and the beautiful philly had slowed to a trot. A better premise for your argument that these horses are mistreated might be that many less-than-stellar thoroughbreds are discarded after only a few races and sent to slaughter. That, not a 1 in 1,000 freak accident, would better support your argument. Take the crown, Big Brown!!

[@BooyaCS]

Look things happen in horse racing. He drew the inside gate somewhat of an unfamiliar position. Was boxed early and bawked. Then it looked like the heat got to him as he had no energy after going 1 Mile. He got beat and I don't care what his trainer said or had said in the past.

[@johnnorvaisas]

If Icabad craine runs in the Belmont he can beat Big Brown he was coming late in the Preakness. He is a long runner it will be fun to watch.

[@fullstrutn]

didn't it lokk like Big Brown was wanting to run early on in this race?

[@bio2020]

Big Brown didn't have a bad day. His horseshoe came off a little. Another horse stepped on it when Big Brown got boxed in. He couldn't run as well with a dislodged horseshoe..... and even with that issue, Big Brown kept up with the leaders but just couldn't go full throttle because of the shoe.

[@SmooveClipsss]

To this day still haven’t seen a horse accelerate like that

[@izvestia03]

i am very excited about this horse and the CHANCE of a triple crown--that said--i want him to EARN it-either by being challenged by another horse or a stellar athletic feat at lease close to secretariat's with an awesome time.--if its a cake walk it will always be compared less then other triple crown winners once the intial excitement dies down.

[@minivanin]

thats one awesome horse

[@fairalways]

Best since Big Red? Wow.

[@themossbackman]

Nobody can find any thing wrong with Big Brown 4 days after the Belmont. Thats because nothing was wrong. The thing that was wrong was the jerk that rode him. Kent rode another champion horse in the 1993 japan cup, Kotashaan. Winner of the breeders cup turf and 1993 horse of the year!

[@biggaford82]

hey you might have horses that will target Big Brown and wear him out, so let's not jump the gun...will Ready's Echo be entered in the Belmont?

[@huskiewannabe]

Everybody is hyping up the match up between Big Brown and Casino Drive in the Belmont like they are Seabiscuit and War Admiral or something haha. I think that Casino Drive will be a no-factor at the belmont and Big brown will win going away again by at least 5.

[@all66books]

This was little more than a vigorous workout for him. Since, barring anything unforeseen, he should take the Belmont [only question is by how much, and how fast], the big question will be how will he fare against older horses? There doesn't seem to be much of a point in running him against three year olds anymore, and he wont have such an opportunity next year.

[@ThoroughbredGirl96]

Atta boy, Brown!

[@utoobia]

He's certainly not shown himself to be in Secretariat's league, though he might be great horse in his own right. We'll see. If he dominates the Belmont AND wins the Breeders' Cup...

[@mrjimmy123456]

It already been said he will not race at 4. He was just sold to one largest Breeders in Kentucky the owners reportly got over 50 million. Lets just hope they let Big Brown take on Curlin in the Breeders Cup Classic!

[@JCBizkit87]

Personally, I never thought Smarty Jones was an elite horse. This horse though, Big Brown, it just feels different, and I just think he's too big, too strong, and too fast for any other horse. I think he has a chance to do it.

[@cecil995]

speed figure is relative to the race..how the pace is set, so you can't base "greatness" on that alone, not to mention the fact that BB has basically been breezing in all of his races....we have not seen the real BB yet. Besides, how can you really cite breyer figures when BB basically shut off his engine with 1/8 mile to go in the preakness. Smarty was a good horse, but he left too much on the track at pimlico

[@youngarnold4]

these horses are living in luxury when their not racing their having sex so many times and getting pampered. so all you people think this sport is cruel we treat those horses like kings. sometimes horses die so we end their misery quickly. this is the sport of kings and the horses are the kings.

[@fullstrutn]

gbrlhppr you said at the END of the race he still wanted to go ,looked like he was playing,,though Secretariat's jockey in the Belmont also said ''I never pushed him or asked him for more both horses had another gear!!!

[@21Sarabi]

Yes the Chapmans were good for the sport.

[@nvrlose37]

Dont blame smarty for being retired because his owner's have no backbone, because he would have won the haskell and whatever other grade 1 brown won. 2004 was a better class of 3 year olds as well, He ran good in the derby slop, he had just a good preakness as brown and plus his belmont shows that smarty was better

[@SGrunter]

I agree.........Casino Ride is a challenge.. but NOT an answer to Big Brown

[@SGrunter]

Agree

[@SnidgetAsphodel]

@MyBlackwolf123 He means nobody BB ever RACED against. He obviously never raced against Secretariat.

[@CROSSTATT]

Snidget They weren't even around at the same time.

[@darththc]

the barry bonds of horses. lol.

[@KeeperLove33]

nastylefthook1: no. kent desormeaux should not be banned. he pulled big brown up cuz he knew he wasnt going to win 1st or 2nd or even 3rd. so whats the point to keep running him, when something was wrong w/ him. and no big brown did not want to run, u could see that kent was asking him to, but he just wasnt. and also big brown is worth ALOT of money. they cant take any chances w/ him. so what. he lost a race cuz his jockey pulled him up. big deal.

[@leesog3203]

This race was won in 1:54.86 ?? .. Obviously he would have smashed Secretariats record if he wanted to..

[@bnegs521]

+Lee SOG Yeah sure. LOL

[@leesog3203]

+bnegs521 Of course.. If they went faster and he wasn't geared down, it's not hard to imagine he could ran 9-10 lengths faster than he did.. but in the very least, he would have came pretty close..

[@bnegs521]

9 or 10 lengths faster. LOL You are either a clown or a drunk which is it? And do not delete or edit that post. I want my friends to have a good laugh at you tomorrow.

[@leesog3203]

bnegs521 I'm neither.. But I know horse racing.. and clearly you don't.. so if you talk with a little respect, I might try and educate you and help raise your Racing IQ..? :)

[@bnegs521]

Yeah right big brown beats Secretariet by 9 or 10 in the Preakness. LOLOLOLOL You are a clown without the make up. Big brown beat one of the most lackluster fields in the history of the race and you want to stick a woodie in everyone's face? You are nothing but a clown. Keep writing. You make me a laugh. BIG RED's move in the Preakness is one of the most imposing, breath taking moves in the history of the sport. I suggest you go watch it you expert in clown makeup. Educate yourself. Big Red also set the stakes record that day although he was mistimed by the drunks in the Maryland racing Commission. Maybe you were one of the stewards there at the time. Would not surprise me a bit.

[@izvestia03]

am i wrong in understanding that horses running at this level get tested?--i don't think people would take the risk--it would ruin the chances of a lucrative stud career down the road if you had STEROID ENHANCED looming over the stallion's CV .

[@ponyjockey206]

hoose, try thinking about that again, the racehorses arent treated poorly at all. all disciplines are dangerous look what happened to Teddy O'Connor - that was a freak accident just like Eight Belles's accident was. those horses are pampered so much so you ought to try and rethink what youre saying about the fact that they are poorly treated. i know and have some racehorses and the ones i know are anything but poorly treated.

[@jetshull]

what about casino, whatever his name is??? anyone, hold out a chance here, hes got some run in him, and the way the last few hopefuls botched the belmont, you never know.

[@bambooMIAbanga]

hes good. but i think alot of things went right for him here. so between now and the belmount he needs to stay sound. he apparently had been having problems with his feet in the past...which is why he has run as much as some of the other horses. hes no secrateriat but hes got talent no doubt.

[@ponyjockey206]

obviously you don't know anything about horse racing, its not evil and you didnt even spell Eight Belles correctly. she wasnt turned into high expensive dog food. you should check up on your facts before going around making remarks like that.

[@paizan64x]

Don't hate the player, hate the game. It's only cheating if you get caught.

[@jetshull]

yeah they got the call, "today big brown loses" click.............i agree 402 bond.

[@nvrlose37]

yes the Belmont proved nothing; how can you prove he was better when he came in last, regardless of quarter cracks? And don't begin with the naturally talented card, Smarty was undefeated in 6 straight leading up to the Derby and was the 17 post on a bad track at Churchill. He did just as good as Brown in the first two triple crown races so there can be no argument there.

[@ghostzapper2006]

LOL Big Brown lucked out being born in a year of remarkably weak 3year old colts. When you run against competition who are slow early, slow in the miiddle, and then really slow late, you should be able to draw off if you have any decent G1 quality at all. BB is no monster. If he faced the likes of say Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Afleet Alex, FunnyCide, Smarty Jones, ect there would be no talk of Secretariat-like crap bellowed about this horse. This horse isn't in Curlins league.

[@utoobia]

Mark it down, Casino Drive will not even place. Won't hold up over the distance.

[@ghostzapper2006]

Curlin called told Big Brown dont bother showing up to any 3 and older races ..lol ROTFLMAO The thought of even trying to compare this wildly overated 3 year old to Curlin sends a cringe down my spine. Curlin would spit this horse out on the track on Brownstains best day.

[@mvpkobe4life]

there will NEVER be a triple crown champion...

[@samplermike]

Gary Stevens said it best: "In 27 years of riding horses, I've never seen a horse accelerate like that." Big Brown will run the Belmont in 2:26 and win by 10 lengths, ala Easy Goer and Point Given.

[@SmooveClipsss]

Woulda if he wasn’t hurt

[@jamal22066]

he will most likely be retired after belmont so no need to speculate on what he will do next year. No chance the owner will risk injury to him now.......millions of dollars in stud fees are to be made off this horse by the owner now.

[@gldmj55]

i came

[@GlitterCowgurl]

this race was sooooo easy for big brown..lol

[@MrMapleleaf77]

Was he actually on drugs? I don't believe it.

[@Stinder]

Big Brown = Secrateriat 2.0

[@RobinsRemixes]

ok i won't

[@johnofohu123]

Curlin is better!

[@ghostzapper2006]

Riley Tucker, Giant Moon, Kentucky Bear, Icabad Crane, Yankee Bravo, Tres Barachos, Hey Byrne, Gayego, Macho Again.... if you seriously think its impressive beating that crap you need a drug test, LMFAO. Biggest joke of a Preakness field we have seen since the early 80's.

[@adamantkester]

um who watches horse racing haha

[@cmf4321]

I can't believe how unimpressive these racehorses are...yawn. Too bad the great race horses in history are long gone. They made racing exciting. The newest breed of racehorses are very disappointing to watch...

[@Binna73]

too bad people run the horses... better get a better shoer i'll have another would have been a contender.secretrarait the best

[@carson2192]

no where close to secrateriat

[@SnidgetAsphodel]

Go read more information on race day medication these days before claiming such things. Screaming it on youtube just gives people false information and pisses others off with such lies.

[@BlitzinLB27]

Smarty Jones > Big Brown

[@utoobia]

I hope someone will post the blimp view. Really shows Big Brown's startling acceleration at the top of the stretch.

[@calebass9122]

Hey Byrn- tough little horse. He ran his heart out ever race. 🐝

[@redcs]

This freckin Horse is AWESOME. This race gave me goosebumps

[@DexterHaven]

Yeah, I remember this. He looked like Secretariat pulling away in the stretch. That's the feel I got. Then after the Belmont loss, his jockey said, when I told him to run, "I had no horse." Partly, because Big Brown wanted to get in front early in the Belmont, and the darn jockey smothered his attempts. So he got stubborn. Secretariat's jockey did nothing when Secretariat decided to go on his own from last to first on the first TURN of the Preakness. Think of that horse sense.

[@clwilu94]

Desormeaux said he actually had to pull on the reins to slow him down until the final turn,then let him go.When he let him go it was unreal

[@rubedogg6969]

Move over Big Brown you've got company.

[@pearlhsu9053]

Yup close but no cigar.

[@RodThaBod]

Love the commentator!!!!!!!!

[@izvestia03]

i agree--i'd really love to see an outstanding physical performance--and an awesome time--i think it would silence some of the murmurings about a mediocre year and therefore he just looks good as a result.for the record i think he is awesome and could be one of the great ones.

[@SGrunter]

I really don't think Big Brown has run his best race yet.......we'll see

[@BeeHerman]

Thanks very much for posting this, awesome race! Just if you're going to post the Belmont, please don't put the name of the winner in the Subject Line/title. I couldn't watch the race on TV and I prefer not to know who wins before the race starts. Ok? Thanks.

[@SGrunter]

Great early post.. Thx........Robins.....Big Brown takes a back seat to you!!

[@nvrlose37]

And his other two grade one wins that you always bring up were unimpressive at best, He had to hold off a 20-1 in Coal Play at the Haskell and Proudinsky in the Monmouth Stakes, races that he should have won handily. And Brown was retired for an injury as well, so he is just as injury prone as Smarty, he only ran in 8 races, in fact one less than Smarty. Maybe you should read up on your Big Brown stats.

[@kyldy]

First of all you guys who are not vets do not work with horses please I appreciate your concern. NO trainer, owner or any steward worth their salt and value their reputations would put a horse in any race, horse show ect if it endangered him. BIG BROWN is racing because he is fit to do so. Dennis of Cork is in this race. I predict he will place. As for Casino Drive is impressive but Big Brown has the breeding and his sheer size. GO BIG BROWN Your ggsire Northern Dancer and Canada are watching.

[@215jami]

Dont bet on it, BB looked liked he just finished a breeze after the Preakness not a bullit work out. KD never demanded anything either race he's "required to carry" a whip doesnt mean he needed it. KD has ridden both(CD) and chose BB, thats an obvious clue.Height + S angle = extension and that + EH,X factor = 02 flow is why BB is winning and is going to,not withstanding train wrecks win the TC. BB hasnt even seen the envelope much less pushed it.

[@fairalways]

I stated before, best since big red. I'd love Big Brown prove his mettle and see just how close he can come to Secretariat's 2:24 at Belmont. Not likely....but what a horse. (PS for all young posters here-- Secretariat looms mythical for us oldies. The '73 Belmont was the greatest race ever run, and for me the greatest physical feat ever in sport (humans included. It's here on YT, so check it out. Responses welcome.))