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• Big Brown Is Retired After Hurting Hoof

  The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner injured his right front hoof during a workout Monday and was immediately retired, thwarting an anticipated showdown with Curlin in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 1:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse), Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Dutrow, Rick, Drape, Joe

• 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

• 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

• Despite Dutrow’s Criticism, Big Brown’s Jockey Will Stay

  Already planning ahead for Big Brown’s next race, members of his team said that they planned to stick with jockey Kent Desormeaux and resume the colt’s treatments of Winstrol. Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Dutrow, Rick

• A Day Later: Kudos for Zito, Questions About Big Brown

  Big Brown was considered such a stone-cold lock to become the 12th Triple Crown champion. But in the aftermath of his loss at the Belmont Stakes, the second-guessing was rampant. Posted Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Dutrow, Rick, Zito, Nick

• Desormeaux Falls Short, but Has No Regrets

  Kent Desormeaux has twice ridden horses to the verge of the Triple Crown. First Real Quiet, now Big Brown — two horses, two Belmont Stakes, two very different losses. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• From Small Town to Big City, Desormeaux Comes Within Reach of Triple Crown

  Kent Desormeaux’s decision to move to New York two years ago turned a career on the decline into a chance to complete a Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes in June. Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Desormeaux, Kent, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Horse for Ages or Simply Best of Bunch?

  Why wouldn’t Rick Dutrow declare Big Brown one of the best horses that has ever lived? Posted Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Preakness Stakes, Dutrow, Rick

• Horse Racing Roundup: A Horse From Japan Dominates at Belmont

  Making only his second start, Casino Drive romped to a five-and-three-quarter-length victory Saturday in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park. Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, New York State, Japan, Desormeaux, Kent

• Trainer Frets in Matching His Horse With Rider

  In the days before the Kentucky Derby, Rick Dutrow sometimes worries about the chemistry between his colt, Big Brown, and his jockey, Kent Desormeaux. Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Desormeaux, Kent