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Originally Posted by Zippy Chippy
I agree. The hype around Big Brown reminds of of the talk about Curlin last year. "He's a monster horse" everybody said. "Forget that he only has three starts-- he's a monster." Well, Curlin IS a monster, but he was still too green to pull off a Derby victory. If a monster like Curlin couldn't pull it off, why should I believe that Big Brown can do it?
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Because BB's running style keeps him out of trouble better than Curlin at the same time last year. I'm not saying BB is a monster or even the winner, but he shouldn't get bounced around and/or get a bunch of dirt in his face like Curlin did.