Article: Big Brown to hit grass for Breeders' tune-up

Article: Big Brown gets crowned; Triple Crown dreams implode again.(Sports)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 8, 2008 ;     588 words ...Byline: TIM WILKIN - Staff Writer ELMONT - Big Brown was a big bust in his attempt to become...wilted in 96 heat at Belmont Park, so did Big Brown. The charismatic colt from trainer Rick...be anointed a racing legend. Instead, Big Brown goes into the books as the 21st horse...

Article: Big Brown blitz: Horse's team set to trot out merchandise
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK -- Get ready for Big Brown-themed Beanie Babies, lapel pins...marketing agency that represents Big Brown's owner, IEAH Stables. "I want every...to walk into a Wal-Mart and buy a Big Brown shirt or a Big Brown Beanie Baby...

Article: Everyone concedes they are running for second place behind Big Brown; Dominant colt seeking fifth consecutive win when he races today in Triple Crown second leg.(Sports)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  May 17, 2008 ;     437 words ...Byline: Dan Gelston BALTIMORE -- Big Brown is the big shot at Pimlico. He has been...the champ, especially a perfect one. Big Brown, 4-0, has dominated all four fields with...yesterday. He's the best horse in the race. Big Brown got his first taste of the mud, going...

Article: Big Brown health: no sign of trouble
Charleston Gazette;  June 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......The morning after the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown stopped to pose for photographers as...and few answers about what happened to Big Brown in Saturday's 11/2-mile Belmont. The...and she wasn't talking. Outwardly, Big Brown appeared no worse for wear. He got his...

Article: Big Brown left all to his lonesome
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  June 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......The morning after the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown stopped to pose for photographers as...and few answers about what happened to Big Brown in Saturday's 1 1/2-mile Belmont. The...Nevin - and she wasn't talking.Outwardly, Big Brown appeared no worse for wear. He got his...

Article: 'Nobody can figure this one out'; Big Brown's disastrous showing at Belmont remains a mystery.(SPORTS)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  June 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......The morning after the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown stopped to pose for photographers as...and few answers about what happened to Big Brown in Saturday's 1 1/2-mile Belmont. The...and she wasn't talking. Outwardly, Big Brown appeared no worse for wear. He got his...

Article: Big Brown owners 'perplexed' by loss
Charleston Daily Mail;  June 9, 2008 ;     354 words ...NEW YORK - Big Brown's Triple Crown bid is finished. So is...mystifying run at the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown's legacy disintegrated with racing's...colt's ownership group meant nothing once Big Brown finished dead last. The bay colt that...

Article: The Story Behind Big Brown's Bad Belmont May Never Be Known
The Washington Post;  June 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...After Big Brown finished last in the Belmont Stakes...ailment or injury, cynics expected that the Big Brown camp would invent one. When a horse is...four days after the ignominious end to Big Brown's bid for the Triple Crown, neither trainer...

Article: Big Brown rebounds with victory
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  August 4, 2008 ;     657 words ...OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Is Big Brown really back? After a too-close-for-comfo...more questions than answers about Big Brown's future. Yes, the Kentucky Derby...co-owner Michael Iavarone would commit to Big Brown's next race after his 1 3/4 -length...

Article: Fluke injury forces Big Brown to retire
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 14, 2008 ;     577 words ...Fluke injury forces Big Brown to retire -- Belmont was his only...Editions There was nothing little about Big Brown's racing career. From his overpowering...Belmont as he bid for a Triple Crown, Big Brown and his entourage including his maverick...

Article: 'Cool Guy' Big Brown readying for Preakness
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  May 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Big Brown slowed ever so slightly as he made...in their daily pre-dawn routines.Big Brown waited for just a second, then followed...returned to the backside, though Big Brown certainly won't lack for admirers...

Article: Big Brown turns it on to prove he's the best
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 14, 2008 ;     689 words ...Big Brown turns it on to prove he's the best JOHN...This was more than a warm-up race for Big Brown. This was about his legacy. And he was...including yours truly, to declare a truce. Big Brown's mysterious failure in the Belmont Stakes...

Article: Big Brown's first trainer - on the outside looking in
Charleston Gazette;  June 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Belmont odds, 2B NEW YORK - Finding Big Brown's first trainer requires a long walk...horse that got away. The one who did was Big Brown. "There are pangs of 'what if.' Could...Reynolds' barn a few weeks after he saddled Big Brown to a debut victory - by 11 1/4 lengths...

Article: No sure thing, but Big Brown as close as it gets.(Sports)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 17, 2008 ;     543 words ......in the land. His name is Big Brown, and people gen erally expect...bother? None can beat him. Big Brown - undefeated in four career...Richard Dutrow Jr. He's right. Big Brown might go off at 1-9 Saturday...is going to get rich on Big Brown. That opportunity came at...He ...