New Theory from Desormeaux: Starter on track rattled Big Brown
Today, Kent Desormeaux revealed some of the things he told the steward at Belmont Park. He had previously not spoken about the meeting. He says that the starter Roy Robert Williamson was on the track at the start of the race and he thinks that spooked Big Brown. Instead of going right to the rail as would be expected, Big Brown tried to avoid the starter and went towards the middle of the track.
New York Daily News - Jerry Bossert: Kent Desormeaux says starter on track rattled Big Brown
Kent Desormeaux has added another theory to the growing mystery over what stopped Big Brown in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. The colt's jockey believes that the official starter, Roy Robert Williamson, was unintentionally responsible. Desormeaux said as much Wednesday in a meeting with stewards but did so publicly Thursday. Williamson was standing on the track a few feet off the rail, and Desormeaux thinks that distraction may have cost Big Brown the Triple Crown. .....more
