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Big Brown’s main owner is International Equine Acquisitions Holdings, whose stated purpose is to be an equine hedge fund that delivers profits to its investors by consistently racing winners. When you run your stable like a hedge fund, the horse becomes just another commodity to be bought and sold like a share of stock, with little concern for its fate.

This won’t, of course, be an issue for a horse of Big Brown’s ability — he has already been promised to the reputable Three Chimneys Stud Farm — but I worry about the less talented horses Equine Acquisitions owns.

Rooting for the firm and its co-president and public face, Michael Iavarone (who was fined and suspended in 1999 by the National Association of Securities Dealers for unauthorized trades and who was ordered to pay a judgment in 2003 for not paying for horses he bought at auction), would be validating a “win at any price” mentality.

Which brings us to the bigger problem. Equine Acquisitions’ former trainer, Greg Martin, had his license revoked in 2005 for using an illegal performance-enhancing drug on a company horse. Its current trainer, Richard Dutrow, is even more notorious for pushing the envelope. He has a list of violations longer than most anyone else’s in the history of the sport.

No one has seriously accused him of doing anything untoward with Big Brown, but he’s been fined or suspended for doping in each of the last eight years, including two instances in January. The Association of Racing Commissioners International report on Dutrow reveals 72 offenses since 1979, 13 of them related to drugs.

When a guy like this wins racing’s most prestigious prize, what message does that send to everyone else involved in the sport? It tells owners that they can win by entrusting their horses to a trainer known for bending the rules.

Even if he’s playing by the rules now with an extremely talented horse, it’s hard to believe that a trainer with as many violations as Dutrow could do right by all 110 horses in his barn.

Outside the United States, racing fans and horsemen and women are universally astounded by the amount of medication — legal and illegal — that horses receive here. It’s the single biggest problem facing the sport today. Although Equine Acquisitions grandly announced this week that Big Brown had skipped his May dose, he legally gets the anabolic steroid Winstrol monthly, whether he needs it or not. Steroids, in their proper, limited doses, may have legitimate therapeutic uses in horses. But they can also be a source of mischief — and racing doesn’t do anything to regulate their use.

And that’s to say nothing about the overuse of corticosteroids and painkillers that have ruined the lives of thousands of race horses by enabling them to run when they shouldn’t, causing irreparable injuries. Forget the illegal drugs; the legal ones are pretty awful, too.

I have nothing against Big Brown as a horse. If he does the job today, you can bet I’ll be among the hundred thousand strong at Belmont applauding him on his way back to the winner’s circle. I still fondly remember Silver Charm, who in 1997 was denied the Triple Crown at Belmont by Touch Gold deep in the stretch. I was devastated. I remember saying to a friend that night, “I feel like the Mets just lost the seventh game of the World Series.” But I just can’t root for Big Brown to become the first horse in 30 years to win the Triple Crown.

Some have argued that racing needs a Big Brown victory to prop itself up. True, if he wins, there will be several weeks or even months of attendant excitement.

But a Big Brown victory could make the fundamental problems of the sport even worse, encouraging other outfits to be as aggressive with the rules as the scarily named Equine Acquisitions is. Until we find ways to protect horses and make owners and trainers more accountable, the real problems aren’t going away.

No horse is going to save racing. Racing must first save itself — and for that reason, I’d rather see Big Brown lose.

 
Diana Thébaud Nicholson
DTN & Associates

Friday 06 June 2008

Big Brown has patch applied to cracked hoof

Specialist says procedure was routine and horse never knew he was hurt

Marc Serota /The New York Times/ / Redux Pictures
Trainer Rick Dutrow is trying to make Big Brown the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

Tuesday 22 April 2008 The Rail
The Times's horse racing blog will take you from the paddock to the starting gate to the winner's circle in the race for the Triple Crown. Big Brown is a bay, and I am, indeed, a bit colorblind. Check my socks the next time you see me. I take the hit here - to see the difference, you only need to compare Secretariat and this year’s early Derby favorite.

Wednesday Jun 6, 2007 Wed1317 The visit of Governor Schwarzenegger to Canada has generated considerable interest, is regarded as having been productive and has also elicited a number of comparisons to the leadership in Canada, with a definite tinge of envy on the part of Canadians for his enthusiastic leadership on environmental issues and his attitude that "it’s possible to take care of our economy at the same time we take care of our planet". This attitude was greeted with some scepticism by some Wednesday Nighters, but ardently championed by others.

The Governor's visit to BC also generated discussion of the Hydrogen Highway planned for the 2010 Olympics

Sunday 03 December 2006 VANCOUVER: TECK TO MAKE OLYMPIC MEDALS
The organizing committee for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in 2010 has awarded a contract to Canadian mineral firm Teck Cominco to supply the minerals for the athletes medals. Teck will be the exclusive supplier of the gold, silver and bronze to be used to make the medals. The committee and the Royal Canadian Mint will develop and produce the medals.

Tuesday Feb 21, 2006 nyt Audio Slide Show: Ladies' Night
Women's figure skating begins on Tuesday in Turin with the short program. The Times's Lynn Zinser previews the competition. Related Article | Interactive Graphic: You Be the Skating Judge

Tuesday Feb 21, 2006 nyt Ice Dancers End 30-Year Medal Drought for U.S. By JULIET MACUR
Despite bobbling a twizzle, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto won an ice dancing silver medal Monday, America's first medal in the sport since 1976.

Tuesday Feb 14, 2006 abc The Olympics - Michelle Kwan's graceful withdrawal served to remind us once again of the element of luck that affects every sport. Less graceful was the reaction of the advertisers (notably Coke and Visa) who are "not sure that [they want] Michelle Kwan as a spokesperson at this point because she's not perceived to be victorious". Good manners and good sportsmanship are obviously not valuable assets in the advertising world -- and so we came back full circle to Cheney's hunting exploits.

Sunday Feb 12, 2006 ts Sealed with an Italian kiss-kiss
If these Winter Games are The Italian Job, last night was a heist of the heart. Columnist Rosie DiManno has the full story from Turin.

Thursday Feb 9, 2006 nyt Winter Games Preview
Coverage includes podcasts and audio slide shows with Times columnists and reporters, video previews of freestyle skiing and halfpipe snowboarding, plus overviews of the winter sports. The opening ceremony is Friday in Turin, Italy.

Sunday Feb 5, 2006 np
Speed skating, skiing, hockey: top medals?
Look for speed skating and freestyle skiing to yield most of Canada's medals at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy.

Saturday Feb 4, 2006 nyt Emerging From the Shadow of War, Sarajevo Slowly Reclaims Its Lost Innocence
By CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON
The site of the 1984 Winter Games and later a bloody four-year war, this historic city is slowly reclaiming the lost innocence of those Olympian days.

nyt Turin
By BRIAN WINGFIELD and ERIC SYLVERS
The Turinese have long known that their city is one of Italy's best-guarded secrets. Come February, when the city will play host to the 20th Winter Olympic Games, the rest of the world will catch on.

nyt Olympics 2014: Going for the Gold? Going to Kazakhstan?
By NICK KAYE
A scouting report on the places that may play host to some of the world's greatest athletes in just eight years' time.

Venue costs for 2010 Olympics rise 23 per cent
The cost of building venues for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics has risen by 23 per cent, boosting the cost of the Games to $580 million.

2005

Thursday Jul 7, 2005 ts Will Olympics bump baseball for squash?
The International Olympic Committee yesterday gave the 2012 Summer Games to London. Tomorrow, they`ll decide what sports the city will host.

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 London Is Chosen for Olympics as New York Bid Falls Short NYT SINGAPORE, July 6 - In a surprising upset over front-running Paris, London snatched away the 2012 Olympics today, capping a comeback in a bidding race it seemed nearly out of just a year ago.

Globe&Mail - Associated Press Singapore — London was awarded the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the Games back to the British capital for the first time since 1948.

BBC London beats Paris to 2012 Games
The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, the International Olympic Committee has announced. London won a two-way fight with Paris by 54 votes to 50 at the IOC meeting in Singapore, after bids from Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated.
Prime Minister Tony Blair called the win "a momentous day" for Britain. Shares of British construction companies soared, while mortgage lenders predicted house prices in the capital would rocket.

The Times London wins 2012 Olympic bid London beats Paris by just four votes to clinch the 2012 Olympic bid, in a nail-biting finale that will be a bitter blow to President Chirac and the French team

Jul 6, 2005 Guardian Unlimited
Blair hails 'momentous day'
UK bid beat France by 4 votes
Lord Coe transformed 'joke' bid
Mr Blair denied the win would make the G8 summit starting tonight more difficult, with a disappointed French president, Jacques Chirac, learning the result while en route from Singapore to Scotland.

cbc.ca/olympics/history/ including >Montréal 1976

2004

Oct 27, 2004 cc Underdog Argos triumph It was supposed to be their defence that helped them win, but resilient 41-year-old quarterback Damon Allen proved the difference as the Toronto Argonauts beat the favoured B.C. Lions 27-19 in Ottawa.

Oct 27, 2004 b Red Sox Sweep Cardinals for First World Series Title Since 1918 The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series title in 86 years, completing a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 victory at Busch Stadium.

Aug. 27, 2004. ts Give athletes more, IOC urges Canada
ATHENS—Canada should be giving its athletes more money, says the powerful head of the International Olympic Committee. [why?]

Aug. 27, 2004. ts It`s all guts, no glory in Olympic media zone Some of the most intense competition at the Olympic Games will never be seen by viewers watching at home: The Mixed Zone Elbow Thrust.

Tuesday Aug 17, 2004 bbc The Opening of the Athens Games was spectacular and the world applauds the final sprint that ensured the just-in-time delivery of all the necessary venues. Moreover, it is only appropriate that the birthplace of Greek Tragedy should serve up the mysterious case of sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou. That alone will ensure that the audience stays tuned. Meantime, while we deplore the manic medal counting, it is pleasing to note that despite the domination of the Big Four, 36 countries including Slovakia and Serbia-Montenegro have at least one medal - and these are early days.

Aug 13, 2004 cbc
ATHENS WELCOMES BACK OLYMPICS
The Olympic Games returned to its birthplace in Athens Friday in a lavish, theatrical Opening Ceremony, which featured a journey through Greek history.

Aug 13, 2004cbc
FORTRESS ATHENS READY TO OPEN THE GAMES Security at Friday's opening ceremonies at the Athens Olympics will include thousands of armed guards and a blimp equipped with infrared sensors hovering overhead.

Thursday Aug 12, 2004 ts
Gods must be smiling over Athens` hurdles
The notoriously crooked cab drivers are primed. The legions of licensed prostitutes are plumped. And ordinary-folk Athenians are already pooped.

Thursday Aug 12, 2004 ts
130,000 condoms: The Games first record At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, satiating the world`s greatest athletes was a logistical struggle. The 10,651 competitors indulged in the cornucopia of free goods and services that have led the athletes` village to be recently coined "the most exclusive VIP club in the world." They drank about two million soft drinks, ate 500,000 apples, enjoyed 25,000 rubdowns in the on-site spa.

Aug 2, 2004 ts
Strong on talent, low in number Canada is sending its smallest Summer Games team in 32 years to the birthplace of the Olympics next month, the result of stringent qualifying criteria that some athletes say is unfair.

2003


Explore our 9 topics (142 TV and radio clips) on the Olympic Games.archives.cbc

Global National
'We did it! We did it! We did it!'
Wednesday, July 02, 2003 -- Vancouver, Whistler and all of Canada are cheering Wednesday at news the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be held in British Columbia. The B.C. bid beat out that of South Korean rival Pyeongchang on a second ballot.

Thursday Jul 3, 2003 bbc Canada cheers Olympic decision
Vancouverites reacted with ecstasy to the news that the city has been awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Thursday Jul 3, 2003 VANCOUVER: OLYMPIC BID SUCCEEDS People in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, were rejoicing on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee chose it to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Meeting in Prague, the IOC needed two ballots to eliminate two other contenders for the games, Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea. Salzburg was eliminated first, and on the second ballot, Vancouver won over Pyeongchang by only a narrow margin, 56 votes to 53. Pyeongchang officials have indicated that they will try again for the 2014 winter Games. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien arrived in Prague just a few hours before the vote to lend his support to a Canadian contingent that included famous sports figures like hockey star Wayne Gretzky and Olympic speedskater Catriona Le May Doan. Canada hosted the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Qué., in 1976 and the Winter Games in Calgary Alta. in 1988. The 2010 games will be held at sites in Vancouver and in the nearby ski resort area of Whistler.

Jul. 19, 1976 Little Nadia vaults to Olympic history [7:10] | From "That Was Then..."
It is a world first.
Standing 4 feet 11 1/2" tall, weighing 86 pounds, a 14-year-old Romanian vaults in to history books on July 18, 1976.
It's just before noon at the Olympic Games in Montreal when Nadia Elena Comaneci becomes the first gymnast ever to score a perfect 10.
It happens on the uneven parallel bars. And "Little Nadia" would go on to score six more perfect 10s before the end of the Olympics.
She becomes an immediate media darling. In this clip, CBC's Peter Gzowski, recounts watching the shy, pony-tailed teenager make history at the Montreal Forum.
Comaneci receives a total of seven perfect 10s; three gold medals (uneven bars, balance beam, all-around), one silver (team) and one bronze (floor exercise) at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Her accomplishments would inspire a generation of youngsters to sign up for gymnastics.

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2002

Tuesday Apr 9, 2002 cbc
NATIONAL SPORTS POLICY ENDORSED For the first time, all of Canada's provincial, territorial and federal governments have agreed to a common national sports policy that sets priorities for the next three years.

Tuesday Mar 5, 2002 cbc
Network News Is Still Serious Business
Network News Is Still Serious Business By TED KOPPEL The eulogies for "Nightline" have been wonderful, but premature. ABC are negotiating with David Letterman to take over the time slot we currently occupy. [as goes "Nightline" so goes the U.S. DTN]

Thu, 21 Feb 2002 cbc
FROM CANADA TO KANDAHAR, FANS REJOICE OVER GOLD
For the first time in half a century, the Canadian men's hockey team has won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics, setting off an afternoon of celebrations across the country that continued into the night. [abcnews]

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Triple gold winner tests positive
Spanish cross-country skiing champion Johan Muehlegg tests positive for new blood-boosting drug. Cross country gold medallist has been thrown out of the Winter Olympics.

Friday Feb 15, 2002 cbc
Salé and Pelletier's medal turns from silver to gold
Marie-Reine Le Gougne has checked out of her hotel and has been sent home to escape the media attention. Sat, 16 Feb 2002

February 14 cbc
Act quickly, IOC head tells ISU
Jacques Rogge is calling on the International Skating Union to "act as quickly as possible" to resolve the row that began when Sale and Pelletier lost the gold medal to a Russian pair.

Tuesday, February 12 espn
PAIRS RESULTS WON'T CHANGE, DEFIANT ISU CHIEF ANNOUNCES [Version en français]

Tuesday, February 12 espn
Sources say Russian and French judges made deal
"When(figure skating officials) investigate, I think they're going to find out that the French judge worked a deal with the Russians," ...There's absolutely no doubt that the Canadians should have won. Their 'Love Story' program was just marvelous. The performance was perfect.
"The Russian pair made small errors including a small mistake on one jump. To me it's clear. It should have been crystal clear for the Canadians."

Wednesday Feb 13, 2002 bbc
Olympic skating gold sparks inquiry
The skating authorities open an investigation after Olympic gold is controversially awarded to a Russian pair

Monday Feb 11, 2002 nytimes
By MARGARET THATCHER Advice to a Superpower
America and its allies are still under deadly threat from terrorism. That threat must be eliminated, and now is the time to act vigorously.

Friday Feb 8, 2002 bbc
Emotion as Olympics begin
The Winter Olympic Games have opened in Salt Lake City with a spectacular ceremony which included an emotional tribute to those who died in the terror attacks on 11 September.

Friday Feb 8, 2002 bbc
The power behind the Olympics
Making sure the technology behind the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City runs smoothly is a mammoth task, which has taken three years to set up, as BBC News Online's Jane Wakefield reports. With many good links


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