Big Brown has grabbed a quarter and torn part of his hoof off, according to Bloodhorse.com. The incident occured at Aqueduct after a workout with Kip Deville on the turf, in which they both completed 6f in 1:12 4/5. Big Brown, who was due to retire at the end of this season as stated by […]
Big Brown out of Breeders Cup, retired
October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: 2008 breederscup · aqueduct · bigbrown · kipdeville · michaeliavarone · threechimneys
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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Big Brown’s Date With Destiny, Part Two
May 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Hey everyone, I apologize for the absence but I had to take a step back after the Kentucky Derby. I spent a lot of time with my own thoroughbred filly, a little time at Arlington Park last weekend, and now I’m back and ready to rock!
Without getting too into things because we are just over […]
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