Re: [RC] More of the Big Brown Story - Cris Potmesil
Couldn't agree with
you more. Most of the owners and trainers with any class have usually accepted
blame and responsibility on themselves. Takes a pretty low quality person to
accuse the rider when ~everyone~ else is applauding him for doing the proper and
right thing to spare the horse.
The electrolyte thing seems odd and backwards.
Maybe it was misquoted in the papers. Who knows? Can we even believe that the
trainer did or did not give the May steroid injection? I have no problem
believing he's saying what the media wants to hear in that regard.
It wasn't Big Brown's day or race to win. Watching
the past footage of Secretariat's Triple Crown Races shows what it takes to win
these races. I don't think we'll see the likes of him ever again and that's
okay. Some things are once in a lifetime.
My personal gripe is that I don't think horses that
have not run both the KY Derby and the Preakness should be allowed to enter the
Belmont. What kind of level playing field is it to make horses who have run both
races to compete against fresh horses who have not? I've never understood why
that is allowed.
Cris P.
Flat Rock, IL
As far as I can see of all the sorry humans associated with
this wonderful horse, Kent D. is the only one with any class. He
knew something was wrong. In every other race when he got up and asked
for speed, BB blew on the after burner. On that day BB didn't have an
after burner. Why - who knows but Kent D. knew that a) he was not going
to catch anyone and if there was something wrong - nothing good
would happen driving BB on.