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http://www.drf.com/news/article/95158.html In an overt attempt to secure Curlin as a starter, Churchill Downs announced Wednesday that the purse for the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap on June 14 has been increased to $1 million from the original $750,000 level. They made the first deal in NOLA and now it's the same thing in Kentucky. They want Curlin to make his 2008 debut in the US at a CD property. |
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It's likely that Curlin won't be coming out for the BC because of synthetics, so he needs to race a couple of more times to garner that monumental achievement. As cool as it sounds for his future starts to possibly include the Arc de Triomphe or the Japan Cup, what's the likelihood his connections are actually going to go through with this? I say zilch. Its much more likely that another rich cakewalk will be engineered to ensure his ascension to pseudo-greatness. I wonder what the purse of the Clark Handicap, also at CD, will end up being later this fall. |
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Well, in a way, it does have something to do with Curlin but not in the way you are suggesting. This is not a "lure" increase. This is a "thank you for coming" increase. If they announced tomorrow that the purse wasn't going to be increased, he'd still be running there.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine |
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![]() Doesn't matter one iota to me as I will not be able to see the race live and certainly won't be able to wager on it unless the horsemen and Churchill come to an agreement.
Someone wake me up when that happens. |
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![]() I thought he was a steal late in the 2nd round - I tried to trade up by offering a 3rd and a 5th to get him.. to no avail.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine |
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![]() Do increases in purses really work? Maybe to a small % of connections, but the other big race in June - The Hollywood Gold Cup 750K has slowly declined in stature these past few years due to it's average fields. It's hard enough to get a decent horse to ship these days.
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Maybe Saratoga offered to make both the Whitney and Woodward million dollar affairs that would wrap up his career nice and neat. |
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine |
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It's kind of sad because CD used to be my favorite spring/summer track to wager on and now I don't even look. |
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