Curlin is running for the Woodward Stakes

This Saturday is the Graded 1 Travers Stakes, the highlight of the Saratoga meeting and the oldest major thoroughbred race in America. Already this week, racegoers have had the chance to participate in a hot dog eating contest and on Tuesday an ice cream eating one at Travers Festival.

As good a race as the Travers is sure to be though, it is the Woodward Stakes next Saturday that is really catching the imagination with the proposed appearance of 2008 Dubai World Cup winner Curlin. Curlin worked seven furlongs in 1:24.84 under regular exercise rider Carlos Rosas as he prepares for the $500,000 Woodward Stakes here August 30. Curlin worked in company with stablemate Hawaii Calls, breaking off about a half-length in front of that horse while on the inside. Curlin is heading back to dirt for his next race, but his majority owner says that doesn't necessarily mean the turf experiment is over. Check out horse betting odds and Curlin's odds to win the Woodward Stakes!