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Big Brown Has ‘Slight Quarter Crack’

May 25th, 2008 · Comments Off

The would-be superhero with the feet of glass has apparently come down with a “slight” quarter crack in his left front hoof. Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay, who has done work on Big Brown’s previous hoof cracks turned hoof wall separations, says that it should not be a big deal to fix up the foot and […]

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Tags: belmontstakes · bigbrown · ianmckinlay · quartercrack · richarddutrow

A More In-Depth Look at Eight Belles and Derby 134 Tragedy

May 4th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I know I’m obsessing over the events of yesterday right now, but I feel like I want to do something regarding Eight Belles and I can’t, so I’m trying to provide all of the information that I can.
Paul Moran (writer of one of my favorite blogs), wrote this touching and informative piece for ESPN.com:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. […]

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Tags: bigbrown · eightbelles · kentuckyderby · larrybramlagedvm · larryjones · richarddutrow

Somebody Obviously Likes Churchill Downs

April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Court Vision worked a bullet 4f in :46.20 and galloped out the 5f in 1:00 3/5 at Churchill Downs this morning with exercise rider Neil Poznanski. The colt, who was wearing blinkers for the workout, posted the fastest time out of 25 recorded works, and it was a full second faster than the next quickest […]

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Tags: bigbrown · churchilldowns · courtvision · equipmentchange · palmmeadows · richarddutrow