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Trainer Rips Jockey, Says Big Brown 'Didn't Have Any Idea What the Hell Was Going On'

Jun 10, 2008 – 7:25 PM
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Michael David Smith

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If you thought trainer Rick Dutrow was an obnoxious loudmouth before Big Brown lost at the Belmont, you ain't seen nothing yet.

After refusing to speak to the media after Big Brown's big disappointment on Saturday, Dutrow has now broken his silence, and he puts the blame for Big Brown's loss squarely on the shoulders of jockey Kent Desormeaux, who, according to Dutrow, made Big Brown confused:
"I'm sure [Big Brown] didn't have any idea what the hell was going on going into the first turn the way he was switching him all over the damn track," Dutrow said. "I don't know what he was doing."
Um, Rick? Of course Big Brown didn't have any idea what the hell was going on. He's a horse. If horses had any idea what the hell was going on, they wouldn't need jockeys.

In any event, it's a low-class move for Dutrow to go around blaming Desormeaux after the loss. Desormeaux rode Big Brown to victory in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, and that got Dutrow his 15 minutes of fame. Now, thankfully, he'll fade away.
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