Owner Madison Global took Big Ranger away from Gillespie. “Instead they told me they were there to haul away Big Ranger. Big Ranger? “I not only made him the 2-year-old [Ohio] Horse of the Year, I made him the [Ohio] Horse of the Year. But on that chilly February morning, when Big Ranger trotted like a zephyr, Gillespie knew the horse was Mr. Big Stuff.