Big Brown, in his moment of glory did what no other Triple Crown contender has ever done. Not only did he lose but finished dead last.

Credit should go to Kent Desormeaux, Big Brown’s jockey. When he realized he had no horse left he eased him up. If only the jockey of Eight Belles had been paying attention things might be different.

There is lots of speculation on why this happened. Was it his quarter crack that was said to be only minor? Could it have been due to the fact that it was one of the hottest days in history? Was it rigged? Or could it have been due to the fact that there was steroid and drug use?

There are many who think that drugs could have been an issue. In a quote from John Wilson Bryant, a man who has worked at many racetracks such as, Churchill Downs, Kentucky, Elmont and Miami to name a few:

“Even at three years old, which is the age for the Triple Crown races, horses are not fully developed. They knees have not stopped growing so it takes a spectacular animal to win the triple crown and I believe the use of drugs have diluted the gene pool so much that horses cannot compete without drugs and that is sad. Horse Racing has got to stop the use of drugs so that the strong horse who can win without drugs can again stand at stud and produce colts and filly’s that can win the Triple Crown without the use of drugs.”

What are your thoughts?