Monday, September 29, 2008

Curlin Big Brown Showdown ?

Curlin Sets Earnings Mark; Showdown With Big Brown Could Be Next - NYTimes.com:

Will Curlin race aainst Big Brown or not? Mixed messages still...

"Curlin added another major achievement to his record Saturday, becoming the richest horse in North American history with his victory in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at a wet Belmont Park. With few other challenges left, he may now turn his attention to what could be the most difficult assignment of his career — a showdown with the Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown.
Curlin will be shipped to Santa Anita Park in California on Sunday morning, an indication that his next race could come in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, a race that is on Big Brown’s schedule.Curlin’s owner, Jess Jackson, would not commit to the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday"

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