Monday, June 09, 2008

The Big Brown Interview

As seen on www.horseshoes.com
(Bulletin Board "Farriers Helping Farriers, General Discussion Forum")

Reporter's interview with Big Brown After the race.

(Reporter) Big, tough race out there today, disappointed?

(Big Brown) Let's see, I win the race and I get a bunch of carnations around my neck and a picture with a short guy on my back. Afterwards I go back, have a nice meal, and sleep in a barn. Then I end up getting put out to stud. If I have this figured right, all I'm out is the photo.

(Reporter) So you weren't trying?

(Big Brown) You saw the race.

(Big Brown) did you give it your all?

(Big Brown) Which part of "you saw the race" is escaping you, Einstein? Tell you what, stamp on the ground three times if you can hear me. Next question.

(Reporter) Did your trainer guaranteeing a Triple Crown put any pressure on you?

(Big Brown) Oh, no (rolls eyes). You're out there with eleven other great athletes and your trainer is in the press saying they're all on their way to becoming dog food. When we were loading up you could cut the tension with a knife.

(Reporter) Did that affect the outcome?

(Big Brown) I'm on the rail to start, always a tough spot. The bell goes off and I'm boxed in. It just so happens the horse in front of me slows and "accidentally" kicks me. I blame Dutrow.

(Reporter) You come back from that and are in third on the far turn. Desormeaux says he asked you for a move, and I am quoting here, realized "I had no horse".

(Big Brown) He said what?

(Reporter) "I had no horse".

(Big Brown) Why that little (bleep). I drag his dead (bleep) around these (bleep) tracks and he says "I had no horse." What did he think he was riding, a (bleep) big (bleep) red dog?

(Reporter) You were lightly exercised between the Preakness and the Belmont. Did that have any effect on you?

(Big Brown) it ain't about that at all. It's easy to sum it up if you're just talking about practice. We're standing here, and I'm supposed to be the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years, and we're talking about practice. I mean, we're talking about, not a race not a race, we're talking about practice.

(Reporter) What about the quarter crack in the front hoof that wasn't patched until yesterday?

(Big Brown) Talk to Dutrow about that. I just show up and run the race. I'm not here to make excuses.

(Reporter) What did you think when Desormeaux pulled you up?

(Big Brown) "I had no jockey".

(Reporter) Meaning?

(Big Brown) I can see I'm not the only one in this room with a brain the size of a walnut.

(Reporter) Several people track side said your manners weren't good on the way to the gate and the heat appeared to be affecting you.

(Big Brown) My manners now is it? Well, excuse me for not prancing all the way out in 98 degree heat and 100% humidity. You people think this is so easy, give it a try. My gear is in the barn, and I'm sure we can get Kenny boy to hop on your back and beat a whip for two minutes while you're running as fast as you can.

(Reporter) What about the future?

(Big Brown) I'm outta here, man, I'm outta here. Talk to Dutrow.

Tomorrow we'll ask BB to tell us what happened, in his own words.

Training:
Sun. 6/8 planned off day and we're under water, again.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Any 16 year old kid on Winstol knows you must cycle on and off of it gradually.

Once you introduce an artifical source of testosterone to the body, the body slows down it's own natural testosterone production.

When you cease the Winstrol injections on April 15th, it will take quite a while for your body to start producing its own again.

Result is elevated testosterone levels through about May 15th or so, then the skipped injection, and lower than baseline testosterone levels throughout June - leading to erratic, sub-par performances.

6/9/08, 7:49 AM  

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