(Reporter) Big, tough race out there today, disappointed?
(Big Brown) Let's see, I win the race and I get a bunch of carnations around my neck and a picture with a short guy on my back. Afterwards I go back, have a nice meal, and sleep in a barn. Then I end up getting put out to stud. If I have this figured right, all I'm out is the photo.
(Reporter) So you weren't trying?
(Big Brown) You saw the race.
(Reporter) Did you give it your all?
(Big Brown) Which part of "you saw the race" is escaping you, Einstein? Tell, you what, stamp on the ground three times if you can hear me. Next question.
(Reporter) Did your trainer guaranteeing a Triple Crown put any pressure on you?
(Big Brown) Oh, no (rolls eyes). You're out there with eleven other great athletes and your trainer is in the press saying they're all on their way to becoming dog food. When we were loading up you could cut the tension with a knife.
(Reporter) Did that affect the outcome?
(Big Brown) I'm on the rail to start, always a tough spot. The bell goes off and I'm boxed in. It just so happens the horse in front of me slows and "accidentally" kicks me. I blame Dutrow.
(Reporter) You come back from that and are in third on the far turn. Desormeaux says he asked you for a move and, I am quoting here, realized "I had no horse."
(Big Brown) He said what?
(Reporter) "I had no horse".
(Big Brown) Why that little (bleep). I drag his dead (bleep) around these (bleep) tracks and he says "I had no horse". What did he think he was riding, a (bleep) big (bleep) red dog?
(Reporter) You were lightly excercised between the Preakness and the Belmont. Did that have any effect on you?
(Big Brown) It ain't about that at all. It's easy to sum it up if
you're just talking about practice. We're standing here, and I'm
supposed to be the the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years, and we're talking about practice.
I mean listen, we're here talking about practice, not a race,
not a race, not a race, but we're talking about practice. Not the race
that I go out there and die for and run every race as if it's my last
but we're talking about practice man. How silly is that?
Now I know that I'm supposed to lead by example and all that
but I'm not shoving that aside like it don't mean anything. I know it's
important, I honestly do but we're talking about practice. We're
talking about practice man. (laughter from the media crowd) We're
talking about practice. We're talking about practice. We're not talking
about the race. We're talking about practice. When you come to the track, and you see me run, you've seen me run right, you've seen me
give everything I've got, but we're talking about practice right now.
(more laughter).
(Reporter) Big Allen Iverson fan?
(Big Brown) Why do you ask?
(Reporter) What about the quarter crack in the front hoof that wasn't patched until yesterday?
(Big Brown) Talk to Dutrow about that. I just show up and run the race. I'm not here to make excuses.
(Reporter) What did you think when Desormeaux pulled you up?
(Big Brown) "I had no jockey".
(Reporter) Meaning?
(Big Brown) I can see I'm not the only one in this room with a brain the size of a walnut.
(Reporter) Several people track side said your manners weren't good on the way to the gate and the heat appeared to be affecting you?
(Big Brown) My manners now is it? Well, excuse me for not prancing all the way out in 88 degree heat with darn near 100% humdity. You people think this is so easy, give it try. My gear is in the barn and I'm sure we can get Kenny boy to hop on your back and beat with a whip for two minutes while you're running as fast as you can.
I think the conspiracy involves DaTara. Big Brown was doing fine until he almost stuck his head up DaTara's rear. They must be feeding that horse some heavy duty barley. Budweiser is my guess. The gas that Bud produces could knock out any horse, as this ESPN analyst found out during pre-race.
Big Brown had to learn this the hard way.
Last edited by Texascudaguy on June 7th at 9:48 PM.
I am glad some one wrote from the horses view. i wrote some thing like that on youtube for eight belles. horses think feel, and understand a lot more than humans.
OH GOD! Great stuff man. Funniest thing ever! This is hilarious! I thought Big Browns demise would be how he was stuck on the inside. I knew Da'Tara would take the lead early and Anak Akal and Denis of Cork would be hot on the trail. Great move by the jockey, Desormeaux, to not hurt Big Brown.
I don't watch much horse racing but I watched this one...When Big Brown was being taken out to the track I noticed he was ####ing quite a bit. It didn't look like it was normal oblong turds either. Could he have eaten something that drained his energy? Dehydrated him?
Karen-I love horses. You can't go watch a thoroughbred race and not be taken with them. And they do have personalities. I think that is what was at play in the race yesterday. I'd bet something in his routine changed that put him off.
War Admiral-Great name to use, War Admiral from all the old film looked like one of the most powerful horses of all time. As for Big Brown, I'm still confused with his race. The first two races he really didn't appear to have been stretched out, so I figured against the competition yesterday he'd reach back and put it away. I think his injury put him off form, or something anyway.
BubbB-Great observation about Desormeaux. I'm hoping they continue to race him, in which case the jockey's decision was even more the wiser. Losing was a disappointment, but it won't be his last visit to the winner's circle. Still a great horse.
Jokerswild-When you think of practice, naturally you think of AI (and Larry Brown). I really like watching Iverson on the court. I saw him play in his rookie season and couldn't believe how quick he was, just a whole other speed from everyone else on the court.
Mrlc8-I don't think he would have been dehydrated. You do see that from time to time. But I do think the heat could have had an effect on his comfort level, which appeared to be very low. Something was bothering him, not sure what. That's one reason I wish the trainer would say a little more to the press than he has.
King68-I think you are right about the heat. He just didn't look comfortable. I read today the trainer is blaming the jockey. He can't say what the jockey did, just that it had to be the jockey if the horse was healthy. I think it was the heat and not working him properly leading up to the race.
