No Crown for Big Brown

I actually set aside some time this busy Saturday to tune-in to the Belmont Stakes up in New York.

Normally, I'm content enough to read the coverage in the local Sunday rag.

But, today promised to be something special.

I mean, there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since yours truly was a very small child.

And, I was excited by the chance a little horse named CASINO DRIVE (pictured here) had to play spoiler this year. He's a brother to my uncle's horse FORT APACHE (who had a rather dismal showing in the recent Texas Derby). Unfortunately, he scratched at the last minute due to a bruised hoof . . .

Even with the withdrawal of this big threat, BIG BROWN lived up to his name. Not only did he look like a complete turd on the turf today, he managed to add to the embarassment by coming in dead last!

See, it's races like this that keep me reading the aforementioned Sunday rag . . . .