Can Big Brown win the 2008 Belmont Stakes next to capture the Triple Crown title?
Big Brown dominated again, making the colt only a win away to capture the Triple Crown title.
Big Brown won the 2008 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico after winning the Kentucky Derby, making him merely a win away from the elusive Triple Crown.
With Big Brown already winning two of the three races for the Triple Crown, the focus now shifts for the 2008 Belmont Stakes. These guys around Big Brown were so confident that they were already talking about the third leg of the Triple Crown trail even BEFORE the second leg was underway.
Of course, Big Brown winning the Belmont Stakes to capture the 2008 Triple Crown series title will indeed make horse racing history since it’s been a while since this sport had a Triple Crown winner.
But the fact of the matter is, it’s still a little too early to talk about that, right now, we should just probably admire the colt and how he dominated the field again for the second straight race.
Big Brown did not disappoint horse racing fans after winning the 133rd Preakness Stakes last weekend. The colt, a 3-year-old with a perfect record, now heads for the 2008 Belmont Stakes in three weeks as only the fourth horse in this decade to try for the Triple Crown title. Big Brown won by 5 lengths, Macho Again was second and Icabad Crane was third.
‘’I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me,’’ Big Brown’s jockey, Kent Desormeaux, said. Big Brown slipped a bit while breaking from the middle of an undistinguished pack and jockey Kent Desormeaux took him off the pace in front of 112,222 fans.
‘’He’s so strong, he powered out with his back legs and they just slipped and he was standing out in the same spot,’’ Desormeaux said. Big Brown was fourth the first time past the grandstand behind pacesetter Gayego. He moved up to third on the first turn, where he stayed all the way down the backstretch.
The 2008 Preakness Stakes champion tied for the fourth-lowest payoff in Preakness Stakes history with Native Dancer in 1953. Sent off at 1-5 odds, he paid $2.40, $2.60 and $2.40. Macho Again returned $17.20 and $10.40, while Icabad Crane paid $5.60. Racecar Rhapsody was fourth, followed by Stevil, Kentucky Bear, Hey Byrn, Giant Moon, Tres Borrachos, Yankee Bravo, Gayego and Riley Tucker.
Big Brown started on the far outside of 19 horses and used an explosive finishing kick to win by 4 3/4 lengths, the tightest margin in his 5-0 career. He’s won those races by a combined 39 lengths. Big Brown joined Majestic Prince (1969), Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew (1977) and Smarty Jones (2004) as undefeated Derby and Preakness winners.
Big Brown earned $600,000 for the win and boosted his earnings to $2,714,500 for Iavarone and Schiavo, co-owners of IEAH Stables.
Can Big Brown win the 2008 Triple Crown series with a win at the 2008 Belmont Stakes? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.
Big Brown will win the 2008 Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown - 1.36
Big Brown will lose in the 2008 Belmont Stakes - 3.00
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