Big Brown is Racing Today

After being eased in the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown pretty much fell off the face of the earth. On 3 August, he easily won the Haskell Invitational, but got little press coverage. Today he will face 10 rivals in the Monmouth Stakes - a 1 1/8 mile turf race. His rivals run from 3 to 8 years in age, and several are turf specialists. Big Brown will carry 120 pounds, 6 less than in the Triple Crown races; other horses entered will carry 119 or 121 pounds. The race is set to begin at 4:30 EDT today. This is Big Brown's prep race for the Breeder's Cup.