May 07, 2008
By: Jim
Category: Uncategorized
“He’s tired,” Dutrow said. “Look at my boy.” Then, directing his comments to the horse, he said, “I finally got you. I finally got you tired. Look at my little buddy. You kicked their ass, Brown.”
According to Bloodhorse.com, those are the words of trainer Rick Dutrow in the barn the evening of Big Brown’s recent Kentucky Derby victory. The big horse was tired, and rightfully so. He had just devastated the best horses his generation has to offer, all while making only his fourth start and doing it from the 20th post position.
A performance like that is bourbon for the imagination. Thoughts of a Triple Crown sweep immediately come to mind. If he accomplishes that, what heights might he reach? Could the sky really be the limit?
Well, maybe.
Post Triple Crown, our thoughts turn to the Breeder’s Cup. If Dutrow and the rest of Big Brown’s connections choose that route, they will undoubtedly run him in the $6 Million Breeder’s Cup Classic. Not only will he have to face older horses (possibly for the first time), but he may very well have to face the 2007 Horse of the Year; a big red horse named Curlin.
It’s too far off to speculate what that might be like. There is a lot of racing to be done between now and then. There is one thing that pops immediately to mind, though.
No one has ever seen a tired Curlin.
