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Posted on Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Dry Martini shook off the wet and foggy conditions at Aqueduct, home of the Cigar Mile Handicap, to beat Stud Muffin by 3 lengths in the $110,500 Stuyvesant Handicap on Saturday, November 15.
The 2008 Stuyvesant Handicap finish time was 1:51.18 for the 1 1/8 miles in the mud.
Trained by Billy Turner, Dry Martini earned $66,300 for race horse owner Carol Nyren. The 5-year-old gelding got his seventh win in 20 starts, paying $10.20, $4.70 and $3.20. Stud Muffin returned $3.80 and $2.90. Temporary Saint paid $3.80 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Results: Curlin Wins Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park & Makes Horse Racing History
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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Curlin Has Final Work For Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park September 27
Posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin had a “perfect” workout Monday morning in his final move before attempting to become the first American race horse to break the $10 million mark in Saturday’s 90th running of the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (G1) at Belmont Park.
Under regular exercise rider Carlos Rosas, the 4-year-old Stonestreet Stable colt covered a half-mile in an easy 51.85 on the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga. Curlin went in fractions of 13 and 25.70 while galloping out five furlongs in 1:06.15 over the fast training track.
The 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin, who enters the 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup with earnings of $9,796,800, is on the verge of breaking the legendary Cigar’s money-earning record of $9,999,815, which has stood for 12 years. The Jockey Club Gold Cup winner’s share of $450,000 would vault him past Cigar with a total bankroll of $10,246,800.
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Curlin Could Make Horse Racing History In the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park September 27
Posted on Sunday, September 21st, 2008
In Saturday’s 90th running of the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (G1) at Belmont Park, Stonestreet Stable’s reigning Horse of the Year Curlin could become the first American Thoroughbred to reach $10 million in earnings.
The 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin has earned $9,796,800 and trails only Cigar, who earned $9,999,815, as horse racing’s top money-earner. The winner’s share of the Jockey Club Gold Cup purse is $450,000, and that would vault Curlin to the top of the money pile. Second ($150,000), third ($75,000) or fourth ($37,000) would leave Curlin short of Cigar’s mark.
The biggest weekend of Belmont Park’s Fall Championship Meet continues on Sunday, September 28, with a card featuring 3 graded stakes races. And, as with Saturday’s Jockey Club Gold Cup Day card, those races are certain to have an impact on the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on October 24-25.
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