Two Down, One to Go: Big Brown Wins Preakness
As most expected, Big Brown made easy work of the Preakness field and is one step closer to a Triple Crown. He won by 5 1/4 lengths as a 1-5 favorite in front of 112,000 fans at Pimlico. Connections were very happy with how he raced and how little he needed to use up as the Belmont looms three weeks away. Casino Drive and other fresher horses will certainly bring challenge and Drama to the effort.
AP - Beth Harris: Big Brown wins Preakness, sets up Triple Crown try
Big Brown powered to the lead turning for home and then sailed through the stretch to win the Preakness, still perfect and squarely pointed down the path toward thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.....more
Reuters - Steve Ginsburg: Big Brown cruises to Preakness Victory
....Big Brown, the overwhelming favorite ridden by Kent Desormeaux, grabbed the lead at the top of the stretch and easily drew away from the field for his fifth career triumph."Unlike in the Kentucky Derby where I had to start knuckling on him to get him to go get the leaders, today I was slowing him down not to pass the leaders," said Desormeaux."It was really a dramatic change from two weeks ago in the Kentucky Derby.".....more
Baltimore Sun - Bill Ordine: It's Big Brown in the Preakness
...With the victory, the powerful bay colt becomes the 30th horse in thoroughbred history to head to the Belmont Stakes with the elusive Triple Crown in his sights. Only eleven have captured all three of horse racing’s jewels -- the last was Affirmed in 1978.....more
Blood-Horse - Evan Hammonds: Big Brown Crushes Preakness Rivals
In a performance that was more like a coronation than a Thoroughbred horse race, Big Brown crushed his 11 rivals in the Preakness Stakes.....more
Here is the video of the race:
Video of Big Brown from before and after the race (warning: foul language used in audio):
Here is the overhead view replay with Ken Desormeaux analysis:
