Big Brown, A Horse To Beat in the Kentucky Derby at Curchill Downs

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Big Wows For Big Brown In Florida And Curlin In Dubai
Analysis of all six Dubai World Cup races and the Florida Derby

A Column by Steve Davidowitz
April 2, 2008

Big Brown's high-powered performance in the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park and Curlin's dominating victory over an international field in the $6 million Dubai World Cup at Nad al Sheba were the two most compelling events of the young 2008 racing season.

While Curlin was proving in Dubai that he is a whole lot more than just the American 2007 Horse of the Year, lightly raced Big Brown came out of the Florida Derby as the horse to beat in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3rd.

Cutting right to the chase, here are my capsule reviews of the six Dubai World Cup races and the Florida Derby. Dick Dutrow trained two Dubai winners as well as Big Brown, and thus completed an astonishing international triple.

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