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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
I think the main and probably only reason that Big Brown is unexciting is his human connections. Think about it, the last few years we've had very intriguing and easy to like human connections. You'd be hard pressed to find people who have a bad word to say about Nafzger, Matz or John Sheriffs. Not exactly the same thing with Dutrow.
In terms of the owners, in recent memory we had the Sackatoga guys, The Chapmans, The Moss's and Jim Tafel. All likeable and thought provoking stories. Again, the same really can't be said for the IEAH guys, especially in light of the A One Rocket stuff.
The horse is very talented, there is no doubt. Unfortunately for him, the people who own and train him aren't well liked and in turn, a very good horse isn't rousing up the fans like it should. If someone like Bennie Stutts was training Big Brown he would be America's darling this morning. It's too bad.
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I don't know. Curlin has won me over and I hate his connections far more than I hate the connections of Big Brown. I really think it is the lack of competition coupled with the breakdown of the second place finisher in the Derby that makes it feel like it would be a cheap Triple Crown and after 30 years I don't want to see a cheap Triple Crown unless the horse would actually stick around to run at four like Seattle Slew which there is no way in hell that would happen with this horse.