When horse trainers talk smack
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. thinks it’s already a “foregone conclusion” that his horse, Big Brown, will win horse racing’s Triple Crown this year. Big Brown has to win at the Belmont Stakes on June 7 to capture horseracing’s most prestigious honor.
“I feel that he will do it,” he said Thursday during the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s pre-Belmont conference call. “I feel like it’s actually a foregone conclusion. To me, I just see the horses he’s in with and I see our horse so I expect him to win this race.
“I know that when that day actually does come, and if our horse is in good shape, it will be the most exciting, thrilling moment of my life. So I just … I know that that’s coming, but right now I’m just staying involved with our horse and what we think is best to get him there the right way and it keeps us plenty busy.”
Couple things, Rick:
1. Your horse has a freaking crack in one of his hooves.
2. The last time a horse won the Triple Crown was 1978.
3. Maybe you’ve heard of this horse from China named Casino Drive that’s getting a little attention. Some think he’s smelling upset.
Finally and most importantly:
4. There’s no trash talking in horse racing. It’s just ridiculous.
So let’s just slow down on all the “foregone conclusion” talk shall we? Big Brown is a monster favorite and he should be with the way he absolutely dominated at the Preakness. But nothing is a guarantee.
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“Finally and most importantly:
4. There’s no trash talking in horse racing. It’s just ridiculous. ”
Bwaa haaa haaa – oh, man. Thanks for the Saturday morning laugh. I needed that.
But as funny as your line is, I have to dissent. Having grown up at the track (Arlington Park), I disagree. There has ALWAYS been trash talking in horse racing – it just happened kinda backstage. It’s just that with the insane level of sports media these days, freaking everything makes the news. There is no backstage anymore.
That said, I gots two words for Mr Dutrow –
Temperence Hill
Shut your pie-hole dude . . . there’s a reason they actually run the race.
I bet there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes trash talking in horse racing with the amount of wagers placed on each race.
I’m just not sure if horse racing is ready for public trash talking! When I saw the comments, I just started to chuckle a little…
Maybe you mistook me – it was really funny. The whole thoroughbred, white-glove set talking smack is a hoot.
“I feel he will do it. I feel like it’s actually a forgone conclusion.” He’s not exactly Warren Sapp is he? I suppose this is high-falutin’ horse racin’ and all. Nothing like dropping down to Sportsmans to pick up the nightside harness races. When horse racing bumps up against the gritty end of public spectacle, yeah, then we can mix it up a little.
’till then, could you pass me another chardonnay, ole boy?
*snort, chuckle . . . passes Anthony another High Life outta the cooler.
If you ever make it up my way, drop a line. I’ll take you out to a Madison Mallards game down to the Duck Pond. Maybe we can slip in with the Carpenter’s Union down in the pavilion area. Now there’s some smack talkin’!
Jeff,
Nice! I’m down for a game on the Duck Pond! I’m always down for “true” smack talk as long as it’s good-natured, funny and clever!