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2008 Triple Crown; Will There Be A Winner?
Topic Started: Saturday May 3 2008, 05:33 PM (556 Views)
Cougar
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Right now they're saying he isn't injured. But some are speculating of internal bleeding.
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PSUSyr5
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That seems quite contradictory, doesn't it?
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Cougar
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Yeah I've heard both sides :lol:

But I believe they meant he wasn't hurt on the outside (like his hoof).
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PSUSyr5
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Yeah, ABC was talking earlier that he might have been kicked when he was in that pack on the first turn. I don't know, the commercial break after the race (and they didn't talk to the winning side, come on now!) I switched to something else.

I did hear though that this is the first time a Triple Crown hopeful finished last at the Belmont.
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I think the jockey chose last over hurting Big Brown. Which was a good decision.

And yes, I saw that replay too, hmm...
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PSUSyr5
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Yeah, if he felt like there was anything wrong, better to take last than to possibly damage the horse. I think also at that point it was a certainty that Big Brown wasn't going to be in the top 3 anyway. Just not his day.
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PSUSyr5
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It very well could have been a shoe problem that doomed Big Brown.

From usatoday.com:
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The search to explain Big Brown's last-place showing in the June 7 Belmont Stakes, the worst finish by a Triple Crown hopeful in history, has settled on what appears to be a loose shoe on his right hind leg. The issue came to the fore in a photograph published in the June 21 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine.

Michael Iavarone of majority owner International Equine Acquisition Holdings said such a problem could explain why an unbeaten colt was so lacking in horsepower that jockey Kent Desormeaux eased him in the stretch.

"This is clearly the first hard evidence we've had of anything," Iavarone said.

The shoe may have been displaced at the start when Big Brown broke outward from the rail and made contact with Guadalcanal. Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, an adviser to IEAH, said, "It had to be uncomfortable. It's pretty significant. Should Big Brown go on and prove himself (in the Aug. 3 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park), it could be the explanation."

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr., who criticized Desormeaux's ride after the race, did not return phone calls.

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas thinks Big Brown's flop had nothing to do with footwear. "Good horses can win without a hind shoe, let alone a loose nail," Lukas said. "That, to me, is a real stretch of the imagination."

In another development, IEAH announced that, starting Oct. 1, all its horses will run without the use of drugs except anti-bleeding medication Lasix.

Iavarone hopes other trainers and owners follow their lead in an effort to restore public confidence in the sport. "Right now, we are almost perceived as professional wrestling," he said.

Many racing jurisdictions are moving toward banning steroid use by the start of next year. "I'm a big supporter of the elimination of the drug culture in horse racing," said Jack Knowlton, co-owner of 2003 Kentucky Derby champion Funny Cide. "We are certainly moving in the right direction on this. Everyone wants to be on a level playing field."
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