As we begin to distance ourselves from Big Brown’s Belmont shocker, it is painfully evident how over-hyped the Triple Crown is, and how little attention the best horse in the world — Curlin — receives as he marches through his 4-year-old campaign.

Curlin’s dominating performance in the Stephen Foster against an overmatched field — and let’s face it, any field he could possibly encounter will be overmatched to him — went largely unnoticed.

What needs to be done so that racing can capitalize on all of the momentum the Triple Crown brought, and should conceivably carryover to Curlin? It certainly seems as though the past few weeks only produced a spotlight on Big Brown, and not the sport itself.