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Posted on Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Big Brown displayed championship form as he dug in gamely when challenged to win the $500,000 Monmouth Stakes by a neck over Proudinsky.
The Monmouth Stakes horse race served as Big Brown’s prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Sent off as the 3-5 favorite in the field of 9 and ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, Big Brown paid $3.20, $2.60 and $2.20. Proudinsky, who went off the second choice at 5-2 and paid $3 to place and $2.40 to show. Another half a length behind, Shakis paid $2.80 to show.
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Big Brown Draws Post 4 In The Monmouth Stakes September 13
Posted on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Big Brown, winner of four Grade 1 races this year–the Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Haskell Invitational, drew Post 4 for Saturday’s inaugural running of the $500,000 Monmouth Stakes Presented by IEAH Stable.
Raced at 1 1/8 miles on the Monmouth Park turf course, the Monmouth Stakes field of horses with jockeys and weight in post position order:
Nightscape under jockey Emilio Flores carries 119 lbs.- Hotstufanthensome under jockey Jose Lezcano, 119 lbs.
- Shakis under jockey Joe Bravo, 121 lbs.
- Big Brown under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 120 lbs.
- Kiss the Kid under jockey Elvis Trujillo, 119 lbs.
- Proudinsky under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 119 lbs.
- Drum Major under jockey Kendrick Carmouche, 119 lbs.
- Get Serious under jockey Pablo Fragoso, 119 lbs.
- Fagedaboudit Sal under jockey Pedro Cotto Jr, 121 lbs.
- Ballonenostrikes under jockey Daniel Centeno, 119 lbs.
- Silver Tree under jockey Eddie Castro, 121 lbs.
The Monmouth Stakes is race 9 of 10 horse races in Monmouth Park’s September 13 card. Monmouth Stakes post time is 4:52 pm Eastern.
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