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Breeders Cup

Curlin Favored in Breeders' Cup Odds

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 22nd, 2008 | Add a comment
This year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic had a crazy twist with the retirement of Big Brown due to a hoof injury and the announcement that Commentator will not race for the remainder of the season but will rest instead for a … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Curlin Draws No. 9 Post Position for 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 21st, 2008 | Add a comment
The Breeders’ Cup, which hosts fourteen races in two days, will see a record 180 horses which includes the reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, Japan’s star Casino Drive, the undefeated filly Zenyatta as well as Ireland’s Duke of Marmalade. … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Breeders' Cup Post Positions

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 21st, 2008 | Add a comment
The Breeders’ Cup kicks off Friday, October 24 and the final entries and post positions were just pulled for the races. Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year, favorite to win and all-time leading earner among North American-based … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Curlin Tops Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries List

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 16th, 2008 | Add a comment
The Breeders’ Cup, which hosts fourteen races in two days, will see a record 180 horses which includes the reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, Japan’s star Casino Drive, the undefeated filly Zenyatta, Ireland’s Duke of Marmalade, and seven former … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Less Than Two Weeks to Breeders' Cup

by Austin Kent | October 12th, 2008 | Add a comment
With less than two weeks on the calendar before the running of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup, equestrian racing fans wait in anticipation to relax and enjoy the show. Until then, the sportsbooks are open. For all your Breeders’ Cup betting needs, one … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Curlin Tests Pro-Ride Surface at Santa Anita Park

by Patricia Woo | October 8th, 2008 | Add a comment
While Curlin continues to test out the synthetic Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita Park, trainer Steve Asmussen continues to be noncommittal about running Curlin in the $5M Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 25 in a face-off against Kentucky Derby and … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Breeders' Cup Classic Contender Curlin Breezed at Santa Anita

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 7th, 2008 | Add a comment
Early in the morning on Monday October 1st, Curlin worked on the synthetic surface at Santa Anita just ten days after his win at Belmont Park in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr.I). “We just breezed him back in a maintenance … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Big Brown and Curlin Matchup On Again?

by Patricia Woo | October 1st, 2008 | Add a comment
After months of speculation, horse racing’s most anticipated matchup between Big Brown and Curlin may finally be happening in the $5M Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park. Rumblings of trainer Rick Dutrow’s plans to have Big Brown … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Jockey Club Gold Cup Results

by Chest Rockwell | September 29th, 2008 | Add a comment
Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year, has become the biggest money earning thoroughbred in the history of racing. He surpassed Cigar, and the $10 million mark, with another win at the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes. It brought his … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Curlin Tops Earnings Record At Jockey Club Gold Cup

by Austin Kent | September 27th, 2008 | Add a comment
With a Saturday afternoon victory at the Grade I, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Curlin surpassed Cigar’s 12-year-old winnings record set back in 1996. The 10 furlong victory, earned the four-year-old colt $400,000, just enough to overthrow his predecessor, the Maryland-bred … Read More Read More