Big Brown wins Kentucky Derby, runner-up euthanized

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Big Brown defied history to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the race finished under a pall as runner-up Eight Belles broke down and was euthanized.

Big Brown more than justified the faith of trainer Rick Dutrow and gave jockey Kent Desormeaux his third triumph in the Kentucky Derby, the first jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown.

Looking ahead to the next Triple Crown race, the Preakness in Baltimore in two weeks, Dutrow said: "Can't wait to get there!"