No Brown Delivery.

[carengoodrich]

Nerves got to jockey Kent Desormeaux in the first turn of the Belmont Stakes as he wrestled Big Brown to the outside instead of letting the horse settle early in the race. Kent knows Big Brown runs better when he's outside in the clear, but in racing, you don't always get to be where you want to be. A clear thinking jockey would have patiently

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Kent choked...

[anonymous]

Man! You are surprisingly the first person to make the observation about Kent. Well, not surprisingly given Clint's past and your riding experience.

That's exactly what I told Gordon, my husband. It probably wouldn't have changed the outcome of the race, but that idiot ride by a guy who was far from relaxed took any chance away from the horse to do well. Total panic mode...

In addition to fighting the horse for the first part of the race, he was sooo determined to keep him outside that he forced the issue, thus giving up the ground that you mentioned.

Going cold turkey on the Winstrol didn't help matters any either... bad moves by all concerned. At least the horse was smart enough not to hurt himself.

From your pal, Trish

Re: Kent choked...

[carengoodrich]

Trish,

It's too bad it had to happen that way, but the pressure got to Kent despite the fact Kent (and the horse!) seemed totally calm pre-race.

[junebear]

Hi Caren, I watched the race and couldn't wait to read what you would write. Very interesting and great insight. I will be listening too.
Renee'

Big Brown

[carengoodrich]

Hi Renee,

Thanks for commenting, and though I have been pretty quiet during this Triple Crown series due to the fact that I wasn't there this year to blog first hand, I feel like I need to follow up with another blog entry to summarize this whole debacle. Will do so soon.

Caren