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| Curlin Retired |
Stats Updated Through: 2/2/2009
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Trainer:
Steven M. Asmussen
Jockey:
Robby Albarado
Owner:
Stonestreet Stables LLC
Age/Sex
5-year-old
Colt
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| 2008 Stats: | | Starts | | 6 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 4-1-0 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $5,294,000 (1) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 66% (83%) |
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Racing Career:
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Silks and Media:
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Earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic via a Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Saturday, September 27, 2008.
Strengths: North America’s first $10 million earner, he’s done it all from the 2007 Triple Crown trail, through last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, to this spring’s Dubai World Cup. A pure, Classic-distance runner, he has a proven ability to grind down foes with his massive strides. Consistent, classy and has had the ability to win on a menagerie of different track surfaces and conditions. Sire, Smart Strike, is one of the sport’s top all-weather and turf sires, lending credence to his ability to handle the synthetics.
Weaknesses: A brilliantly fast sophomore in his initial tries, Curlin’s body has grown into massive proportions, and with it, he’s become a bit less athletic and more of a grind-it-out type. Since his highly impressive Dubai World Cup score, he’s returned victorious on several occasions, but most speed-figure calculations and naked-eye tests say he might be a step slower than he was in his brilliant run last autumn. But his style certainly has worked wonders for him, and a step slow for Curlin still may be two or three steps ahead of the rest.
Bet You Didn’t Know: Curlin became the third Preakness winner to annex the Breeders' Cup Classic. The other two were Alysheba and Sunday Silence.
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Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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