Injured Big Brown retired
by Michelle Fortune, 13 October 2008
Big Brown has been retired after sustaining an injury during training on Monday.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner was denied the Triple Crown when he failed to win the Belmont Stakes but was expected to challenge Curlin for the Breeders' Cup Classic later this month.
Unfortunately, Rick Dutrow's colt picked up a foot injury whilst training at Aquaduct and his retirement was announced a short time later.
"Big Brown has been retired," Michael Lavarone, co-owner of IEAH Stables, told bloodhorse.com.
"He not only tore the bulb off his foot, but half the foot was torn off. We did everything we could to get to the Breeders' Cup.
"It's devastating. And what makes it even worse is that he worked great."