Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Like I predicted before this race, I think Ass has been juicing his horses with a lot less frequency lately. It's been awhile since any of his horses ran like they were possessed by demons, and that Curlin will probably look pretty mortal.

In my opinion, he's a very nice horse that was running juiced out of his mind for most of the last year to year and a half.

Originally Posted by philcski

Certainly.

I also think Curlin is an extremely intelligent horse, who knows how much needs to be done, kind of like Cigar was. He takes instruction from the rider extremely well...

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Yeah, didn't you see Curlin pull out the slide rule at the quarter pole to figure out what velocity he needed to run in the last 1/8th to just win without being impressive?

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Yeah, didn't you see Curlin pull out the slide rule at the quarter pole to figure out what velocity he needed to run in the last 1/8th to just win without being impressive?

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There are just so many ways to go with this....

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I was going to say there is a good chance he has more intellegence than the rider...

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Well, that goes without saying.

I'd say what comes out of the rear of the horse is about the same as what runs through a jocks mind.

Originally Posted by Danzig

recycled hay??

Originally Posted by Kasept

DRF: http://www.drf.com/news/article/97949.html


Press release... LEXINGTON, KY (September 4, 2008) – Stonestreet Farms announced today that the next start for Curlin, 2007 Horse of the Year, will be the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Belmont Park in New York City.

“The Jockey Club Gold Cup was selected for Curlin in order to continue his legacy as one of America’s greatest thoroughbreds,” said Jess Jackson, majority owner of Curlin. “We are steering Curlin towards all the renowned competitions and certainly the Jockey Club Gold Cup is one of America’s most prestigious races. In the past, many of America’s top thoroughbreds sealed their honors by competing in this race. Also, this contest is in New York state where Curlin has seen much success and received an outpouring of support. Both factors weighed heavily in favor of our decision to compete again at Belmont.”

The race will be the 90th running of the Jockey Club Gold Cup, which is run on a 1 ¼ mile Grade 1 track and features 3-year-olds and up and a $750,000 purse. Curlin won the 2007 Jockey Club Gold Cup with a time of 2:01.20 and received a Beyer Speed Figure of 114.