Big Brown vs. Curlin for $5M?
Suffolk Downs is offering a $5 million purse for the Massachusetts Handicap if Big Brown wins the Triple Crown and both he and Curlin go undefeated and start in the race against each other. The $5 million would include a $1 million participation bonus for each horse. The 1 1-8-mile race, to be ru... read more
Affirmed owner wants Big Brown challenged
Many in horse racing have said that Big Brown has had it too easy heading into the Belmont, that he really hasn’t faced much competition. Some are even saying he needs to beat an older horse before he is considered a legend. Well, the owner of Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown wo... read more
Macho Again gets in some work at Belmont
Preakness Stakes runner-up Macho Again got his first look at Belmont Park on Thursday morning with a light jog over the muddy main track. Macho Again, who finished 5 1/4 lengths behind Big Brown in the Preakness, flew from Louisville to New York on a late afternoon flight on Wednesday. He is the ... read more
Big Brown is free of steroids
Big Brown will not run on steroids Saturday in the Belmont Stakes, trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said. Dutrow created a stir before the Preakness when he said all the horses in his stable, including Big Brown, received a monthly shot of Winstrol. On Thursday, Dutrow said Big Brown will not get anoth... read more
Big Brown likely to run twice more after Belmont
While many speculated that Big Brown would retire to stud following the Belmont Stakes (especially if he won), it now appears he will race at least once and probably twice more before retiring to a life of breeding. Michael Iavarone and Richard Schiavo, the managing partners of International Equi... read more
Hooters teams up with Big Brown
In what you would have to call an unusual marketing team, Big Brown, who already has a sponsorship deal with UPS, now has another sponsor: Hooters of America. The Atlanta-based restaurant chain, best known for its chicken wings and hot waitresses, confirmed today that it has signed a deal to ha... read more
Heatseeker, Tiago resume duel at Californian
Santa Anita Handicap winner Heatseeker and Oaklawn Handicap winner Tiago will meet for the third straight time in Saturday’s $250,000 Californian at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. Irish-bred Heatseeker started the year with a third-place finish in the San Pasqual Handicap in Jan. He was t... read more
Sudan a big favorite in Golden Gate Fields Turf
Irish-bred Sudan is the big favorite for Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Golden Gate Fields Turf. Sudan took the Gran Premio di Milano (Ity-G1) last June and in 2006 was twice third behind Rail Link, subsequent winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1). The son of Peintre Celebre is a... read more
Zenyatta one to beat at Milady
Four starts into her career, 4-year-old Zenyatta will be heavily favored to make it 5 for 5 when she runs 1 1/16 miles in the Grade 2 Milady Handicap for fillies and mares Saturday at Hollywood Park. Zenyatta was making only her fourth start when she won the Apple Blossom with a 104 Beyer Speed F... read more
Aristides entries
Elite Squadron appears to be the class of the field for Saturday’s Aristides at Churchill. Six weeks ago, Elite Squadron went off at 38-1 in the Commonwealth Stakes at Keeneland but finished second. He then won the Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard. Elite Squadron make... read more