The long wait for a horse to take home racing's Triple Crown may soon be over. Big Brown didn't just win the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, he absolutely dominated them.
Quite simply, Big Brown is the most impressive horse I've seen in the twenty years or so I've watched the Triple Crown races. It's impossible to compare time periods, but if anyone can make a comparison, Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery, would be as qualified to anyone. And Chenery has stated she's not sure Secretariat could hang with Big Brown. Brown's sprint speed down the stretch is unreal; he simply doesn't tire. If you can, watch the overhead camera angle from the Derby; jockey Kent Desormeaux is almost fighting to hold him back until the stretch. More so than any horse in recent memory, Big Brown truly loves to run -- he can't wait to be unleashed.
Three weeks to the Belmont Stakes. I can't wait!
Keywords: belmont stakes, big brown, derby, horse racing, horse racing's triple crown, kentucky derby, preakness, secretariat, triple crown
