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Posted on Thursday, September 4th, 2008
The 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year Curlin will take aim at becoming the richest horse in thoroughbred history when he makes his next start in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on September 27.
Coming off a victory in Saratoga Race Course’s Woodward Stakes with 10 wins in 14 starts, Curlin is the second-leading money winning thoroughbred in history with more than $9.79 million, leaving him less than $200,000 behind Cigar ($9.9 million). A victory in this 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup horse race will be worth $450,000.
“The Jockey Club Gold Cup was selected for Curlin in order to continue his legacy as one of American’s greatest thoroughbreds,” said Jess Jackson, the majority owner of Curlin.
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Curlin May Race In The Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational September 27 at Belmont Park
Posted on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year Curlin could be making his final New York appearance in the biggest race of Belmont Park’s 38-day Fall Championship Meet, the 90th running of the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (G1) on Saturday, September 27.
Curlin’s majority owner, Jess Jackson, has said that no decision will be made until Curlin works again at Saratoga Race Course in a week or so, and that he has several options for the 4-year-old Smart Strike colt.
The Jockey Club Gold Cup would be Curlin’s second Belmont Park appearance this year. Back in July, he ran second by 2 lengths in his first try on turf to classy Breeders’ Cup Turf champion Red Rocks in the Man O’War Stakes (G1).
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Anak Nakal Wins Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia Park
Posted on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Four Roses Thoroughbreds’ Anak Nakal surged ahead of the favorites to win the $1-million Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia Park on Monday, September 1.
With 13-time Monmouth Park riding champion jockey Joe Bravo in the saddle, the 3-year-old Anak Nakal worked his way through traffic on the far turn, switched to the middle of the track in the home stretch and seized the lead within the shadow of the finish line.
Anak Nakal, who was 16-1 and won for the third time in 10 lifetime starts, finished a neck ahead of Acai covering 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.99 and paying $34.60, $15, $8.60. Acai, ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, returned $10.40 and $6.20.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race News: Sudan Scratched Off Arlington Million
Posted on Friday, August 8th, 2008
Gary Tanaka’s Sudan, projected as the probable pace setter in Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1), was withdrawn early Friday morning from the 25th renewal of the showcase race of the Chicago Thoroughbred horse racing season.
“He was fine when he galloped (at Arlington Park) yesterday,” Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel told Tanaka advisor Francois Dupuis by cell phone Friday morning as the horsewoman stood on the Arlington Park apron during training hours. “But when we scanned him this morning we discovered that the horse had bowed a tendon.”
Sudan, an Irish-bred of Peintre Celebre, finished fourth in Belmont Park’s Man o’ War Stakes (G1) in his last start July 12, and captured the Golden Gate Fields Turf (G3) before that May 31.
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Belmont Park Canceled July 20 Card Due To Power Problems
Posted on Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Belmont Park canceled its Sunday, July 20, horse racing card due to ongoing power problems.
Key areas of the track including the jockeys’ room still lacked electricity on Sunday, causing the cancellation of the final day of the meet.
Racing shifts to Saratoga on Wednesday, July 23, for six weeks, allowing time to complete the electrical repairs before Belmont Park resumes in September.
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Breeders’ Cup Turf Winner Red Rocks Spoils Turf Debut of Curlin In The Man O’War Stakes at Belmont Park
Posted on Saturday, July 12th, 2008
2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year Curlin finished 2nd in his turf racing debut on the $500,000 Man O’War Stakes at Belmont Park, making a late charge but losing to 2006 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Red Rocks.
Trained by Brian Meehan for owner J. Paul Reddam, Red Rocks, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, raced 1 3/8 miles on turf in 2:12.60 and paid $14.40, $4 and $2.90. Curlin, under jocky Robby Albarado, returned $2.50 and $2.10. 2004 Breeders’ Cup Turf and the 2005 Man O’War Stakes winner Better Talk Now with jockey Ramon Dominguez came in third and paid $2.70 to show.
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Curlin Draws Post Position 7 In Turf Debut at Man O’War Stakes
Posted on Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year and 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, will make his turf debut in Saturday’s 49th running of the $500,000 Man o’War Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
Horses racing in the 11-furlong Man O’War Stakes with jockeys and weight line up as follows:
- Better Talk Now under jockey Ramon Dominguez carries 120 lbs.
- Grand Couturier under jockey Calvin Borel, 120 lbs.
- Mission Approved under jockey David Cohen, 116 lbs.
- True Cause under jockey Rajiv Maragh, 116 lbs.
- Sudan under jockey John Velazquez, 120 lbs.
- Red Rocks under jockey Javier Castellano, 116 lbs.
- Curlin under jockey Robby Albarado, 116 lbs.
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