If we weren’t so bummed out about Big Brown’s tremendous loss to Da’ Tara at the Belmont Stakes, we might joke that the last-minute scratch of the Hooters girls is to blame.
Alas, we were hoping to see a Triple Crown—we were still in diapers when Affirmed won in 1978—and so we’ll tone down the snark. (A little).
ESPN has a clip (31s) of Da’ Tara busting it open down the stretch while jockey Kent Desormeaux eases up Big Brown. This clip (1m, 4s) shows a post-race interview with Desormeaux, who simply said he has “no idea” what happened:

As with the previous post, this is a snarkless post because man, are we in awe. 
Triple Crown talk for Big Brown is all the buzz–and rightfully so. The leader of the Preakness pack won by an astounding 5 1/4 lengths over Macho Again (great name) and Icabad Crane (another great name. The Kentucky Derby contenders had some cool names–with some interesting explanations).
Wow. Big Brown has some legs!
Bring on Belmont. When you watch a win as convincing as this, you can’t help but think Affirmed’s Triple Crown successor has arrived (2m, 17s). Just . . . wow.

Yes, we know horses don’t rant, engage in scadalous behavior, or date celebrities. But we heart horseracing! We couldn’t just snub the Preakness, quite unlike that snotty girl at the gym who stopped talking to us for no good reason and who won’t even make eye contact with us when we stand at adjoining lockers.  
Big Brown’s convincing win at the Kentucky Derby a few weeks ago—a bittersweet victory in light of second place filly Eight Belles’ tragic death—has him as the favorite for the Preakness.
A win today would make him a favorite for the Triple Crown (for which he’s already even money), something the horseracing …read more