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Posted on Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin made horse racing history and became the first American thoroughbred to eclipse the $10 million mark in earnings Saturday as he came from behind to win the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at a sloppy Belmont Park.
With his 11th victory in 15 starts, Curlin took home $450,000 to raise his career earnings to $10,246,800. The 4-year-old son of Smart Strike passed Cigar, who earned $9,999,815 in 33 career starts.
“It’s amazing,” Curlin jockey Robby Albarado said. “I’m sure it is not going to hit me for a while. I’m sure this record will be broken one day, but it will take a helluva horse.”
A showdown with reigning Preakness and Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown looms at the Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25 in Santa Anita Park. However, Curlin’s connections have expressed concern that the race will be over the synthetic surface at the California track.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Entries: Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park September 27; Curlin Draws Post 5
Posted on Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The 90th running of the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday, September 27, is headlined by Horse of the Year Curlin who is trying to make history as American horse racing’s first $10 million earning race horse.
Belmont Park’s Jockey Club Gold Cup is a 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge event where the Jockey Club Gold Cup winner will automatically be one of the Breeders’ Cup entries for the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
The Jockey Club Gold Cup field with jockeys and weight in post position order:
- Ravel under jockey Rafael Bejarano carries 126 lbs.
- Merchant Marine under jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 126 lbs.
- Timber Reserve under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 126 lbs.
- Wanderin Boy under jockey Alan Garcia, 126 lbs.
- Curlin under jockey Robby Albarado, 126 lbs.
- Angliana under jockey Rajiv Maragh, 126 lbs.
- A. P. Arrow under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 126 lbs.
- Stones River under jockey Gabriel Saez, 126 lbs.
- Mambo in Seattle under jockey Edgar Prado, 122 lbs.
The Jockey Club Gold Cup is race 10 of 11 horse races in Belmont Park’s September 27 card. Jockey Club Gold Cup post time is 5:52 pm Eastern.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Commentator Wins Whitney Handicap at Saratoga July 26
Posted on Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Commentator, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, lead all the way to win the 81st running of the $750,000 Whitney Handicap (G1), the Opening Weekend feature at Saratoga Race Course, by 4 3/4-lengths.
The Whitney Handicap is part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series which means its winner, Commentator, will automatically become one of the Breeders’s Cup horses allowed to race in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25 at Santa Anita.
Racing 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.23, Commentator paid $10.80, $6.20 and $4.30. Second place Student Council, under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, returned $7.60 and $4.70. Grasshopper with jockey Robby Albarado is back in third showing $4.80.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Whitney Handicap at Saratoga on Saturday, July 26
Posted on Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Saturday afternoon, on a day when Saratoga Race Course will offer a record of more than $1.7 million in purses, Tracy Farmer’s Commentator enters the starting gate against 10 rivals for the 81st running of the $750,000 Whitney Handicap (G1) for 3-year-olds and up at 9 furlongs.
The Whitney Handicap is 1 of 4 graded stakes on Saturday’s card that is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series. The Whitney Handicap winner will be one of the Breeders’ Cup horses for the Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Saratoga’s Whitney Handicap field of horses with jockeys and weight:
Commentator under jockey John Velazquez carries 120 lbs.- Solar Flare (ARG) under jockey Gabriel Saez, 115 lbs.
- Notional under jockey Edgar Prado, 116 lbs.
- Cowtown Cat under jockey Rafael Bejarano, 114 lbs.
- Merchant Marine under jockey Rajiv Maragh, 113 lbs.
- Tasteyville under jockey Michael Luzzi, 115 lbs.
- Rising Moon under jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 115 lbs.
- Grasshopper under jockey Robby Albarado, 116 lbs.
- A. P. Arrow under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 116 lbs.
- Student Council under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 117 lbs.
- Timber Reserve under jockey Javier Castellano, 115 lbs.
The Whitney Handicap is the 10th of 11 horse races in Saratoga’s July 26 card. Whitney Handicap post time is 5:46 pm Eastern.
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