Wow, how much is Dutrow wagering the first Saturday in May?
 

160K on St. Liam in the BC Classic.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/sp...rssnyt&emc=rss

this is just a roundabout way of starting yet another effing big brown thread, isn't it?!?!:D

The more...the better!

:rolleyes:

i think a lot of attention he is getting is forced, due to lack of a real superstar. i don't think he's the real deal.

The only bets that Kid Rick and Ben Affleck make for amounts that small is straight trifectas.

One word..........Arazi

yeah, but once upon a time, arazi was a champion.
it's why i think GSW's at two should not count at three. that would be like the previous seasons super bowl winner starting out with a three game lead in the standings. it's a whole new season.

the difference is Arazi was a spectacular 2YO and a mediocre 3YO, who was attempting a 1-prep (on turf, on another continent) shot on the Derby. If you're going to use a recent comparison I think Bellamy Road might be fair, but Big Brown has a lot more going for him than BR did.

really? like what? hope i don't sound like a smarty pants, but i don't see how he has an edge compared to bellamy. but then, i liked bellamy road.

Really, not too much...both ran huge races just before the Derby. Big Brown looks more suspect in the long run on dirt. Turf may be his future.

Big Brown ran a " huge race? "

Was I out of the country? When did this " huge race " occur and at what track? Last I remember he ran a very nice race against a horrendous field at Gulfstream that was only considered relatively fast because this year's 3YOs are slower than molassis. Has he run another race since?

Exactly.....hope he takes all the money. He won't be on none of my tickets.

I believe that the writer of the story may have taken some literary license in suggesting that BB winning the Derby automatically will have him commanding 100k at stud. Or that Kip DeVille or Benny the Bull will be big time stallions.

With 150 mares lining up to breed him.

they compared his potential to smarty jones...but i would take the line that boundary (pensioned btw) is no elusive quality. a horse winning the derby does not automatically equal a 100k stud fee. just ask giacomo or street sense.

I didn't bother reading the story....

But did they really say that?

And for drawing the far outside post, things weren't exactly really difficult for him. It's not like he was three-wide the whole way. And I don't buy this "he outran everyone" stuff. No one attempted to run with him, so basically, he had it all his own way.

Hey, don't underestimate how much sons of Kipling or Lucky Lionel are in high demand...

NT

Nistle's Crunch totally ran off with the blinkers and would have more than ran with him if Julian hadn't resorted to a choke hold.

With Georgie Boy gone, who's run individual races even remotely as good as Big Brown?

People are playing pretend with themselves if they don't think Big Brown goes into the Derby as by far the best horse.

The reason to not like Big Brown's Derby chances is because he's a very poor fit for the race style wise.

I can't even imagine how far out there people have to be to think there is another horse who's best race is as good as his best race.

I'm very excited to bet Pyro - but he has no individual race that rates competitively with any of Big Brown's.

Yeah - true sire of sires they are.