In my previous post I felt that the Goodwood BC made sense for Curlin. A prep race over the new Pro-Ride >> surface, and then being bedded down and avoiding the cross country shipping for the Classic seemed a likely move. To me this was quite a logical step, and would have prevented the embarrassment...

Owner Jess Jackson made it official today, the defending 2007 Horse of the Year will next be seen in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on September 27.  The decision ended a bit of speculation as to where exactly the popular son of Smart Strike would next point.  Rumors had circulated...

Racing truly needs Curlin to run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The race is suppose to be the Superbowl of racing, the pinnacle of our sport. We need the best of the best to duke it out, mano a mano. In this case a classic without Curlin and/or Big Brown would be lacking and ordinary [...]

The 2007 Horse of the Year, Curlin, did not disappoint as an overwhelming favorite in Saturday’s 55th running of the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes. The son of Smart Strike was asked to chase surprisingly quick early fractions, and was able to gun down pace setter Pass the Point (hat tip to Gerald) in...

Three days people. Just three short days and we’ll be able to view the greatness that is Curlin yet again. Honestly, it’s a bit hard to get totally jazzed about the Woodward Stakes since he’ll likely face a small field, but it doesn’t matter - it’s Curlin! He could be running...

Another day, another installment of the ongoing Curlin/Big Brown drama. Bloodhorse broke the story earlier today that Curlin’s majority owner Jess Jackson has issued a bit of a challenge, offering to pony up $50,000 from the Jackson Curlin for Kids Fund to the non-profit Belmont Child Care Association...

Majority owner Jess Jackson announced today that 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin is headed back to the dirt after a game effort on grass in the Man O’ War Stakes at Belmont Park. The colt will now point to the Woodward Handicap on August 30. Jackson had indicated earlier in the week that a major...

Well, it’s been a slow day for me. I got back into the swing of things at work after dealing with a sick child on Monday and Tuesday and had to cut the grass - meaning I only got to see the last 3 races of opening day at Del Mar. When I got in, I [...]

One way to look at things is to say I drove 450 miles round trip over the last 24 hours only to have my heart slightly broken.  Another way to look at things would be to say I drove all that way and was able to get within arms reach of the horse I love like [...]

Note: Inspired by *** Jerardi’s column in Friday’s Daily Racing Form (you’ll need a subscription to read - it’s the one titled “Right spot to bet against Curlin” - or you can just by a DRF at your local newsstand since it’s the feature cover story) First things...