For all the Big Brown Boneheads

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Originally Posted by Payson Dave

The horse has done everything that has been asked of him and has overcome some serious adversity in the process....winning from the outside at Gulfstream was something that he supposedly was not going to do...winning the KD from post 20 in his 5th lifetime start was supposedly something that he was not gonna do...coming back on 2 weeks rest in the Preakness was possibly going to be his undoing... I realy believe that more than a few are unable to put aside their dislike for Dutrow and/or IEAH and give the horse appropriate credit.
... also, being juiced does not explain his performances cause if BB is being juiced with something illegal and undetectable then it seems pretty damn likely that he would not be the only one on that juice...

He's a very good horse Dave. There's no denying that. However, in the pantheon of TC winners he is nothing special. Silver Charm could have done exactly what Big Brown has done, and then some, and he was hardly revered in the manner of this horse. Yes, I am comparing him to some pretty heady company, and that is a compliment to Big Brown, but let's stop pretending he is something he has so far proven not to be.

Bottom line for me is that he would have been no better than third in last year's Preakness.