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• 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

• Once Again, Zito Plays the Role of Spoiler

  For the second time in four years, trainer Nick Zito engineered the derailing of a Triple Crown bid when his Da’ Tara defeated Big Brown in the Belmont Stakes. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 11:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Zito, Nick

• The Belmont Stakes: Big Brown Tires as Sweep Proves Elusive Again

  Big Brown was supposed to run off with the Belmont Stakes and be anointed as the 12th Triple Crown champion. But Da’ Tara, a seemingly impossible 38-1 long shot, prevailed. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• 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)

• TV Sports: Ouch! ABC Buys the Buzz and Then Is Stung

  ABC’s lengthy run-up to the Belmont Stakes was almost entirely about Big Brown. No reporters followed any horse and trainer but Big Brown and Rick Dutrow. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:48 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Television, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), ABC Inc

• Before the Disappointment, a Morning That Held Promise

  The horse had appeared as some rippling bolt of destiny, his very name conjured from myth: Big Brown, as timeless and plain as Shane or Paul Bunyan. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:48 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Sports of The Times: Big Brown’s Burden: To Redeem a Sport Stained by Losses

  Big Brown entered Saturday’s Belmont Stakes as the standard-bearer of an industry carrying a level of expectations that were enormous and perhaps unfair. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 3:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Big Brown’s Path Could Be Missing a Rival

  A foot bruise may keep Casino Drive from racing Saturday, although the colt has not been scratched yet, and Big Brown appears to be the mortal lock. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 11:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Life at the Starting Gate at Belmont Park

  Workers at the starting gate play a vital role in the drama of the Triple Crown. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 11:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Tv Sports: Blanket Coverage of Big Brown’s Bid

  Coverage of the triple crown has evolved. This year there will be 40 cameras in use, including one on Big Brown’s slot in the starting gate. Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), CBS Corp|CBS|NYSE

• Sports of The Times: Waiting for a Triple Crown Winner: What’s the Rush?

  The Triple Crown has become a big deal, on the assumption that racing needs a new champion, but the prospect of this challenge going on for a few more decades is intriguing. Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Big Brown’s Trainer as Confident as Ever After Belmont Draw

  Big Brown will start from the No. 1 hole Saturday at the Bellmont stakes when the colt tries to win the Triple Crown as a 2-5 favorite. Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, New York Racing Assn, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Dutrow, Rick

• Final Workout for Big Brown as Trainer’s Chatter Gallops On

  With his horse just one race away from becoming the first Triple Crown champion since 1978, Rick Dutrow cannot help but talk trash. Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Dutrow, Rick

• Test of Beefed-Up Champions

  When Big Brown and his rivals compete in the Belmont Stakes on June 7, horse racing will still be in the midst of its steroid era. Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Testosterone, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• A Challenger From Japan Sets His Sights on Big Brown

  Many expect Casino Drive, a chestnut colt, to be a formidable obstacle on Big Brown’s path to become thoroughbred racing’s 12th Triple Crown champion. Posted Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Preakness Stakes