Big Brown hoping to win at Belmont Stakes
Remember Big Brown? Well most horse racing aficionados do, as he is the horse that is just one race to come up with victories on each one of the Triple Crown events.
He’s the one who won the Kentucky Derby, then it came the Preakness, and now his trainer, Rick Dutrow Jr. is hoping Big Brown will win the 140th Belmont Stakes this coming Saturday. “We have the best horse, I'm as confident as I've ever been.” He said.
Team Big Brown will become the first to win all-three in 30 years, and the only colt that might be on his way to the glory is Casino Drive, a horse with Japanese blood.
Behind a great colt, there is a great jockey, and this is no exception, as Kent Desormeaux, who was real close to come up with the Triple Crown back in 1998, is ready to finish first this time, since at that time he got nervous running the 1 ½-mile Belmont track that critics affirm is one to be dealt with patience, and Desormeaux knows it now.
Now, Big Brown ran the Preakness with his left front leg injured, and his trainers are working to have him ready for the competition this weekend, so if he wins, it would be even more incredible, as he’s surely not at his best condition.
Here’s Team Brown:
The Horse: Big Brown
The breeder: Robert Clay
Trainer: Richard Dutrow Jr.
The jockey: Kent Desormeaux
Exercise rider: Michelle Nevin
Hoof specialist: Ian McKinlay
Veterinarian: Greg Bennett
In that 30 year lapse, 10 horses have come up with victories at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness to then fell at the Belmont, so nothing is for sure in here, but if there’s a colt that can break with that myth, that is Big Brown.
If you want some more information on the Belmont Stakes, check their official website at: http://www.belmont-stakes.info/
