New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
... over a sloppy strip at Monmouth Park to clinch Horse of the Year, and this year's Dubai World Cup, Stephen Foster Handicap and Woodward at Saratoga. In the Woodward, after being squeezed and carried wide around the first turn, Curlin put in a long, sustained drive to run down 40-1 shot Past the Point, winning by just 11/4 lengths. It was far from his best performance. But Curlin...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... worse than third. His victories include the Preakness, Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup, Stephen Foster Handicap and, last out, the Woodward at Saratoga. Last year's Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park, which Curlin won by 4 ½ lengths, was run in knee-deep slop, his only start over an off-track. With heavy rain in the forecast this weekend, that experience should serve...
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
11:36 a.m. ET ARCADIA, Calif. - Perfect Drift, the winner of more than $4.7 million in a career that included a third-place finish in the 2002 Kentucky Derby, has been retired, trainer Richard Mandella said on Sunday. Perfect Drift finished third in the final start of his career, the Windy Sands Handicap at Del Mar on Sept. 1. Mandella said that discussions with owner William Reed led to the...
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
... of 2007. Curlin has won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup and Stephen Foster Handicap.He brings $9.46 million in earnings to his Saratoga debut, third highest all-time, and is positioned to overtake Skip Away, whose career total is more than $9.6 million. A win at the Woodward Stakes would move him closer to Cigar, who retired in 1996 with almost...
