A Q on Big Brown

So, what's the consensus on Big Brown and the Belmont? I mean that from a legacy perspective.

Seems to me that the consensus is that this is an *extremely* soft field and its just not the same Belmont. Now there's the injury to Casino Drive. If BB takes the Triple Crown tommorrow, is that something that will follow him? Hate to use "asterisk" because its so overdone across the board, but it almost seems like some people would do that if he wins Belmont.

he will go down as the race horse of the early part of the centruy much like Man o War did... unbeaten beat more horses than any other in the triple crown series (by a bunch by the way)...won easy everytime out...

you would not believe if you studied it how soft some of the other triple crowchampion fields were... there were 3 horse belmont fields before!! horses were 1-20 and beat total nobodies. Sure Affirmed had Alydar but that is more of an exception. will be with the all time legond... not even close to an asterisk.

NEW YORK (AP)—Casino Drive has a bruised hoof but there are no plans to scratch the Japanese horse from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
The Peter Pan winner skipped his morning workout Friday after his trainer noticed Casino Drive wasn’t walking normally.
“We are not 100 percent happy with the movement of the hind leg,” said Nobutaka Tada, racing manager for Casino Drive’s Japanese connections. “We haven’t withdrawn him, just giving him an easy day.”
Casino Drive is the early second-choice behind Triple Crown favorite Big Brown.
Tada said a veterinarian saw the horse, whose hoof was being treated with ice and heat.
“He probably stepped on something,” Tada said. “He looks fine, he has a good appetite. He’s not lame.”
Tada said Casino Drive may have a stone bruise, which can be caused by walking on hard, rocky ground. The colt has been walked all over Belmont Park’s horse paths this week, a training technique favored by the Japanese. American trainers typically gallop or jog their horses on the track in the days leading to a race.

Tada said Casino Drive would be examined again Friday. Depending on the hoof’s condition, he acknowledged there’s a slight possibility the colt may not run Saturday. Horses entered in the Belmont may be scratched up to 45 minutes before the 6:25 p.m. EDT post time.
However, Tada said, “If he stays like this, there’s no reason to stop him. At the moment, we are not thinking of scratching

my rankings would be something like this...I might wawnt to look this over a bit but something like this.(triple crown champs top 5)

1. secretariet
2. war Admirial
3. Big Brown
4. Affirmed
5. citation
6 count fleet (both horses that beat nobody in the Belmont)
7. Seattle Slew

The obvious is if he wins he will live a very privileged life at stud.:hump:

The other obvious first Triple Crown Winner in 30 years. That is the longest drought of TCW's so yes he will go down as one of the best.

trytrytry said:

my rankings would be something like this...I might wawnt to look this over a bit but something like this.(triple crown champs top 5)

1. secretariet
2. war Admirial
3. Big Brown
4. Affirmed
5. citation
6 count fleet (both horses that beat nobody in the Belmont)
7. Seattle Slew

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seattle slew at 7? you do know he was dragging a human anchor in jean cruget?...slew should be 4 sec...aff......wa

steak tartar said:

seattle slew at 7? you do know he was dragging a human anchor in jean cruget?...slew should be 4 sec...aff......wa

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yes move slew up 43 slots.

trytrytry said:

yes move slew up 43 slots.

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