Kent Desormeaux

In gathering darkness last Saturday at Belmont Park, trainer Nick Zito watched as horses walked on a dirt path inside his backstretch barn, cooling themselves after racing in punishing 90° heat. A tall, brown colt...

One of the most tumultuous and controversial Triple Crown seasons in history is finished. Many questions remain about the five weeks just finished and about the years ahead for horse racing. Some of the questions,...

Big Brown jockey Kent Desormeaux talked to Sports Illustrated's Dan Patrick about why the favored horse fell short in the Belmont Stakes and what's next for the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

If you've been reading the news emanating out of Belmont Park for the last week, you would think that Big Brown is the most beatable 2-to-5 favorite ever to leave the starting gate.

Rick Dutrow is more than happy to explain that Saturday's Belmont Stakes is not a rider's race. He is, in fact, more than happy to explain that any race in which Big Brown is a participant is not a rider's race. Or a...