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Article: The Story Behind Big Brown's Bad Belmont May Never Be Known
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 11, 2008
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After Big Brown finished last in the Belmont Stakes, almost
everyone in the sport expected to hear that a physical problem had
caused his dismal performance. Good horses don't run so badly
without a reason. Perhaps X-rays would reveal a hairline fracture.
Perhaps blood tests would disclose an illness. Even if the tests
didn't reveal an ailment or injury, cynics expected that the Big
Brown camp would invent one. When a horse is valued at $50 million
or more, owners are usually eager to offer an excuse for a bad
performance.
But four days after the ignominious end to Big Brown's bid for