Iavarone: Big Brown Will Not Race at 4
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Iavarone: Big Brown Will Not Race at 4
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Date Posted: September 13, 2008
Last Updated: September 14, 2008
Derby winner Big Brown
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Michael Iavarone, co-president of IEAH Stables, clarified a story published in today's Washington Post that was picked up by other publications that stated Big Brown may race as a 4-year-old. Iavarone said that although IEAH has the right to race Big Brown at 4, the colt will be retired at the end of the year.
(John Scheineman) called me (Friday) and asked me why were running Big Brown on the grass and I told him we always wanted to get this horse on the grass; we think hes a grass horse, Iavarone said. So, he says, Is there anything in your contractual agreement with Three Chimneys that says you get a bonus if you win a stakes race on the grass? I told him theres nothing at all in the contract that says we get any benefits if he wins any kind of race on the grass. The only thing that exists in the contract between us is that we have the right to buy out Three Chimneys percentage if we wanted to go on and run the horse as a 4-year-old. He asked if thats going to happen, and I said that right now theres no shot of that happening, but anything can happen at IEAH. So, he wrote that were entertaining thoughts of postponing Big Browns retirement and racing him another year.
I just dont want anyone to get the wrong idea. When I refer to the fact that anything can happen at IEAH, if you watch whats happened over the past six months thats pretty much the way its been. It was just a general comment. The bottom line is that the horse will be sent to Three Chimneys in December. He definitely will be retired.
Big Brown, despite the imminent soft course for this afternoons Monmouth Stakes, will run in the 1 1/8-mile race, Iavarone said.
The race is designed as a prep for the Breeders Cup Classic, to be run on a synthetic surface for the first time.
Email Print RSS by Steve Haskin
Date Posted: September 13, 2008
Last Updated: September 14, 2008
Derby winner Big Brown
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Photo: Jeffrey Snyder
Michael Iavarone, co-president of IEAH Stables, clarified a story published in today's Washington Post that was picked up by other publications that stated Big Brown may race as a 4-year-old. Iavarone said that although IEAH has the right to race Big Brown at 4, the colt will be retired at the end of the year.
(John Scheineman) called me (Friday) and asked me why were running Big Brown on the grass and I told him we always wanted to get this horse on the grass; we think hes a grass horse, Iavarone said. So, he says, Is there anything in your contractual agreement with Three Chimneys that says you get a bonus if you win a stakes race on the grass? I told him theres nothing at all in the contract that says we get any benefits if he wins any kind of race on the grass. The only thing that exists in the contract between us is that we have the right to buy out Three Chimneys percentage if we wanted to go on and run the horse as a 4-year-old. He asked if thats going to happen, and I said that right now theres no shot of that happening, but anything can happen at IEAH. So, he wrote that were entertaining thoughts of postponing Big Browns retirement and racing him another year.
I just dont want anyone to get the wrong idea. When I refer to the fact that anything can happen at IEAH, if you watch whats happened over the past six months thats pretty much the way its been. It was just a general comment. The bottom line is that the horse will be sent to Three Chimneys in December. He definitely will be retired.
Big Brown, despite the imminent soft course for this afternoons Monmouth Stakes, will run in the 1 1/8-mile race, Iavarone said.
The race is designed as a prep for the Breeders Cup Classic, to be run on a synthetic surface for the first time.
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