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Big Brown to Take on Turf in the Monmouth Stakes

Michael Iavarone announced Thursday that Big Brown would make his next start on the grass in the Monmouth Stakes on Sept. 13.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Big Brown (Race Horse), Iavarone, Michael, Monmouth Park

2 More Invites for Big Brown to Race Before Breeders’ Cup

Philadelphia Park and Monmouth Park are in the running for Big Brown’s final prep before the Breeders’ Cup.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:23 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Iavarone, Michael, Monmouth Park

Large Field for Travers With Big Brown Out

With Big Brown, the nation’s best 3-year-old, taking a pass on the Travers Stakes, 12 names passed through the entry box, potentially creating a large Travers field.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:23 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse)

Big Brown and Curlin Are Unlikely to Meet

After the Curlin and the Big Brown camps issued challenges, proposals and counterproposals, the sport’s two biggest stars will most likely never meet.

Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse), Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick

Big Brown Is Successful, but Not Overpowering, in His Return to Racing

Big Brown had just enough in his tank to grind out a one-and-three-quarter-length victory over Coal Play in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Monmouth Park

Confidence but Also Caution as Big Brown Returns

Big Brown drew the No. 4 post Thursday after entries were taken for Monmouth’s signature race, which will be worth $1 million and is run at a mile and an eighth.

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick, Monmouth Park

Will the Real Big Brown Show Up at the Haskell?

Much has happened in the seven weeks since the Belmont Stakes when Big Brown’s bid for the Triple Crown fizzled.

Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Monmouth Park

Big Brown’s Owner Puts Dutrow on Notice

The co-owner of Big Brown is apparently starting to lose patience with the horse’s outspoken trainer, Rick Dutrow.

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 11:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Dutrow, Rick, Iavarone, Michael

Dutrow Says Drug Violation Is Overblown

Concerned that he has been unfairly labeled a cheat, Big Brown’s trainer insisted that he did not purposely break any rules.

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick

Did Loose Shoe Hurt Big Brown?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Big Brown’s co-owner Michael Iavarone rejected the notion Monday that his colt was suffering from steroid withdrawal when he finished last in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 11:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Dutrow, Rick, Iavarone, Michael

Big Brown’s Owners Say Stable to Go Steroid Free

Big Brown’s owners announced Sunday that they would immediately begin withdrawing all steroids and any unnecessary medications from their horses.

Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse)

Big Brown to Be in Haskell, but Probably Not Travers

The decision to choose Haskell over the Travers was mainly for the timing, said Michael Iavarone, one of Big Brown’s co-owners.

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Iavarone, Michael

House Panel Takes Aim at Horse Racing Practices

Members of a Congressional subcommittee scolded the horse racing industry Thursday for endangering thoroughbreds with lax drug policies and faulty breeding.

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, House of Representatives, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Dutrow, Rick, Schakowsky, Janice D, Whitfield, Ed

Big Brown’s Trainer Ready to Testify

Big Brown’s trainer, Rick Dutrow, said Wednesday he intends to be prepared next week when he appears before a Congressional hearing examining safety issues in thoroughbred racing.

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick

Desormeaux Meets With Racing Stewards

Big Brown’s jockey Kent Desormeaux met with racing stewards Wednesday to discuss his controversial ride, and eventual surrender, in the 140th Belmont Stakes.

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:46 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent

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