Big Brown Is A True Wow!

If the student isn't willing, the lesson isn't learned. Big Brown is a very willing student, and he's impressing as a very true "wow"! Inexperience hasn't hurt him.

In the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown won me over. Okay, I goofed not picking you, Brown. You're good. Better than good. How good are you?

In the Preakness Stakes, Brown was really good. Fabulous! He bowled me over with his discipline. How many Thoroughbreds do you see who can come back to their jockey when asked, once, even twice, or three times in a race, and still be willing to go all out to the wire when asked to do that?

Even Big Brown's jockey, now three-time Derby winner Kent Desormeaux, can't express his amazement at BB's intelligence and his willing ability to respond correctly to signals. Desormeaux had to brake BB almost back to the gate to avoid using him up too soon in the Preakness. No horse has enough spirit and moxy left to chase down leaders after being called back that hard. Big Brown does.

Champion Smarty Jones lost his Triple Crown because he and his jockey fought each other for control in the early stages of the Belmont.

No fighting with Big Brown. He quickly re-adjusts to his jockey's wishes, then still runs like a loose greyhound down the stretch to the wire. And he's got energy left over!

"We've got horse left (for the Belmont)," trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. claimed after the Preakness. And how! Win, BB, win at Belmont! Lasso that Triple Crown title!