http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/07/brownout/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/07/brownout/#comment-26337 Mickey Blue Eyes Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:58:33 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3870#comment-26337 I think it is safe to say that the jockey won't be riding anything bigger than a hobble-horse for now on. He'll be lucky to get a job at a petting zoo. The trainer will be lucky to just eat crow, if he doesn't find himself booted out the door as well. What a horrible performance. If it was close, that would be one thing. But, as you say, it was the NASCAR equivalent of blowing an engine or getting wrecked a dozen laps into a 500 lap race. Tony Stewart feels your pain. I think it is safe to say that the jockey won’t be riding anything bigger than a hobble-horse for now on. He’ll be lucky to get a job at a petting zoo. The trainer will be lucky to just eat crow, if he doesn’t find himself booted out the door as well. What a horrible performance. If it was close, that would be one thing. But, as you say, it was the NASCAR equivalent of blowing an engine or getting wrecked a dozen laps into a 500 lap race. Tony Stewart feels your pain.

]]> http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/07/brownout/#comment-26223 eliana Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:46:10 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3870#comment-26223 Big Brown's victory in the derby over filly Eight Belles seemed like a perfect metaphor for Barack Obama's triumph over Hillary Clinton. I found this hilarious article where Big Brown "speaks" out about how he's feeling: http://www.236.com/news/2008/06/09/236_horseatorial_big_brown_exp_1_7017.php Big Brown’s victory in the derby over filly Eight Belles seemed like a perfect metaphor for Barack Obama’s triumph over Hillary Clinton. I found this hilarious article where Big Brown “speaks” out about how he’s feeling: http://www.236.com/news/2008/06/09/236_horseatorial_big_brown_exp_1_7017.php

]]> http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/07/brownout/#comment-25988 justWondern Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:39:36 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3870#comment-25988 Whatinhell do you mean by "a crass NASCAR race"? Whatinhell do you mean by “a crass NASCAR race”?

]]> http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/07/brownout/#comment-25985 happydaddy Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:56:59 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3870#comment-25985 Dutrow is the trainer, not the owner. Dutrow is the trainer, not the owner.

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