Big Brown's trainer knows hard times all too well
May 15, 2008 - The man who would save horse racing had to save himself first. Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. spends $5,000 a month on mints for his horses. He's got first-class facilities, resources to burn, a growing list of clients and best of all, a thoroughbred named Big Brown. But a decade ago, Dutrow was not only homeless, but nearly horseless as well.