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• 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

• Warren A. Croll Jr., Trainer, Is Dead at 88

  Mr. Croll Jr. was a Hall of Fame trainer who won the 1987 Belmont Stakes with Bet Twice and trained four thoroughbred champions. Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 8:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Horse Racing, Horses, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• 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)

• From the Archive: Op-Classic, 2001: The Elusive Triple Crown

  In 2001, Laura Hillenbrand, the author of “Seabiscuit,” wrote about the drought of victors in horse racing’s most formidable challenge. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 1:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Seabiscuit

• 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

• Big Brown vs. Curlin? A Track May Offer $5 Million

  If the two racehorses remain unbeaten in 2008, Suffolk Downs is offering to sponsor a match-up in this year’s Massachusetts Handicap. Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Curlin (Race Horse), Big Brown (Race Horse), Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Suffolk County (NY)

• 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)