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If possible, which of the following match races between top horses would bring out the most fans and create the most excitement?
Curlin racing against Big Brown at a mile-and-a-quarter on a dirt track.
43%
Zenyatta racing against Curlin at a mile-and-an-eighth at Churchill Downs.
26%
Big Brown racing against Zenyatta at a mile-and-an-eighth at Belmont Park.
6%
Zarkava, 2008 Prix de I'Arc de Triomphe" winner, and Zenyatta, Breeders' Cup Distaff Winner at Santa Anita synthetic track.
26%
Total votes: 35
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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 12:20pm — futurejockey35
I Look Up To You VERY Much
Dear Mr. Desormeaux,
I don't know where to begin! First of all, I want to thank you and Big Brown. Because it was that day, on the Kentucky Derby, when I watched you both race to victory, that I fell in love with horse racing. I don't know what it was: the excitement of the race, seeing the joy on your face as you crossed the finish line, maybe a little of everything. Now I watch every single race I can find on TV, and most of the time you're in them (which makes them even better)!
I think you're the greatest jockey in the world. I plan on becoming a jockey someday after I go to a college for jockeys in Louisville, Kentucky. I hope to meet you someday and get some of your much desired advice!
Hope to talk to you soon,
Kayla
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 5:40pm — mingorules1
Great Racing on B.B!
Hi! You do great races on Big Brown! You looked pretty excited after the Haskile Invitation win! You sayed the Preakness was what you really wanted to win since it was like your hometown! Im almost there on becoming a jockey, Ive allready breezed a few horses! Great racing and I wish you and Big Brown good luck agaisnt Curlin in the Breeders Cup!
Thu, 08/14/2008 - 9:00am — waimanalo
GOD BLESS
hello is this the real deal kent>>? if so dam its so nice to get to leave a comment first of all GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY... . i live in hawaii where we dont have horse races. but i love my horses my dream is to get off of this island and work for any race track or any stable. nice job in the belmont . no one to blame but you did the right thing and i respect you the most for saving my boy BB HOOF LOL. if i get a reply from you i might pass out lol.... tc and keep up the good work by the way could u len me a whip my g/f tend to stay in the gates when the bell rings lol tc peace out JON P from hawaii
Sat, 09/06/2008 - 1:58pm — maialou
Intro to Racing
Like Kayla, I'd never really been a "fan" of racing. Oh sure, I'd watch the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont every year, but I never really got into the passion of it all until a horse named Big Brown.
I've ridden horses for pleasure, and I love it. Even today, at age 40, if you ask me what I want to be when I grow up, I'd still say "A Jockey!" That dream kind of went out the window when I was almost 5'8" at age 14!
Anyway, the reason BB caught my attention was HIS attention to YOU. Yes, Brown seems a natural, like he could race with no one on his back. But you can see in the set of his ears and his focus how he listens to your instructions. I think it's admirable that up until the Haskell, I'd never seen you use the crop on BB - you'd never needed it! I remember at the Preakness, you had to run back for the crop in the jockey's room - and it turns out, you never even used it! He'd always responded the way you asked him to.
I just wanted to say "thank you" for introducing me to the beautiful sport of horse racing. I'm not in it for the betting. For me, it's all about the horses. There's nothing so beautiful in the world as horses being horses and running.
I hope you'll be aboard Big Brown in the Monmouth Stakes on the 13th - BB just wouldn't be the same without you!!! I wish you the best of luck, and I'll be in the stands yelling my lungs out for you and the big guy!!!
Good Luck!!
Maialou
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 4:03pm — tallaghttrainer
Great Jockey
Hi Kent,
Im from Ireland and love horse racing and as you know we have the best horses and jockeys and trainers over here (: Really enjoy watching you race ride. Saw you ride Big Brown, what a great buzz that must have been. Keep riding the winners.
From Dublin, Ireland,
Paul
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I sure hope you dont mind the knock off of your name. I is what I call you when I see your name in the racing program. I meet you one day at Santa Anita and got your autograph.. I like the way you ride. And you seemed to be a pretty nice guy.
Hope you dont mind Ed