The Governor took time away from electioneering to attend the Breeders Cup today, arriving at Santa Anita just before the running of the much-awaited Classic. So he was there to see Dettori ride British-owned Raven’s Pass to an upset victory. Good-looking Dettori is Europe’s top jockey, and makes himself famous on the other side of the pond for his [...]
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Big Brown out, Casino Drive in
We horse lovers who have worried about Big Brown continuing to race on that problematical hoof can now breathe easy. The other day, the colt was pulled from preparation for the Breeders Cup Classic and officially retired to stud. The reason: a flukey new injury during a work, when a hind hoof clipped the back of a front [...]
Remember Big Brown?
After he won the Haskell on August 4th — barely –the horse disappeared from public view. He hadn’t shown the fire of his earlier races. The IEAH Stables were clearly worried. His loud-talking trainer Rick Dutrow was talking less. They wanted him, and his problem feet, to get a good rest while they figured out what [...]