The weekend of racing started at Churchill downs as Einstein bested the field in the Clark Handicap, a race that the connections of Curlin most likely should have run him in. Never second guessing Jess Jackson, but the feeling I get in my heart of hearts is that either they felt it was too soon for him to come back from his last start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic or they felt it would be an incredibly daunting task to ask him to run down Com... Read More

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The fields for the 2008 Breeders Cup World Championships are set, with a whopping 14 championship races to take place over the course of two days--Friday and Saturday, October 24th and 25th. This year's Breeders Cup features the all-time richest racehorse, four-year-old Curlin, with earnings of over $10 million, trying to become only the second horse to ever repeat winning the $5,000,000 BC Classic. The 2008 Breeders Cup also stars Zenyatta as the heavy favorite in the Ladies Classic--this fo... Read More

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The 2008 Breeders Cup Classic will be contended by Curlin, defending his Horse of the Year and BC Classic titles. Principal owner Jess Jackson announced the horse's return to the Breeders Cup about an hour after Curlin won the Jockey Club Gold Cup and became the first horse to win over $10 million in his career. Curlin will ship to California on September 28.

The Breeders Cup Classic will finally pit four-year-old Curlin against this year's top three-year-old, Kentucky Derby winner Big... Read More

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Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year, became the first North American racehorse to win over $10 million, by winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park today. Regular rider Robby Albarado was on board for trainer Steve Asmussen. Over a muddy track, Curlin defeated pace-setter Wanderin Boy by about 3/4 of a length in a final time of 2:01.93. Allen Jerkins trainee Merchant Marine was third. Mambo in Seattle was fourth for trainer Neil Howard. Curlin's $450,000 share of the $750,000 Jocke... Read More

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Curlin will become the first racehorse to win over $10,000,000 when he wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup today. Don't get me wrong, as much as I like Curlin, I would love to beat him even more, and profit from his defeat today. However, his rivals in this race are a really disappointing lot who don't have a chance in hell of beating Curlin unless they've paid off the gate crew to load him in backwards.

What I would look for to beat Curlin is enough speed to last in front of this stalker. No... Read More

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