Curlin Testing out Santa Anita Pro-ride Track
Curlin won the 2008 Jockey Club Gold Cup Saturday at Belmont Park and became the first horse in North America to top $10 million in career earnings. Curlin headed to California Sunday to test out Santa Anita synthetic racetrack for a possible start in the Breeders' Cup.
Curlin had his first training after the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Wednesday. It was a typical first day back at the track following a race for Curlin. On a warm morning when it was 75 degrees at sunrise, Curlin walked or jogged the wrong way along the outside rail after stepping onto the track at 6:35 a.m., then turned around for a gallop. Fairly routine stuff. But every step he takes, every move he makes, will be watched closely over the next few weeks, because how Curlin adapts to Santa Anita's synthetic Pro-Ride surface will be the determining factor as to whether majority owner Jess Jackson gives the green light for Curlin to defend his title in the Classic, which he won last year at Monmouth Park.
Curlin had his first training after the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Wednesday. It was a typical first day back at the track following a race for Curlin. On a warm morning when it was 75 degrees at sunrise, Curlin walked or jogged the wrong way along the outside rail after stepping onto the track at 6:35 a.m., then turned around for a gallop. Fairly routine stuff. But every step he takes, every move he makes, will be watched closely over the next few weeks, because how Curlin adapts to Santa Anita's synthetic Pro-Ride surface will be the determining factor as to whether majority owner Jess Jackson gives the green light for Curlin to defend his title in the Classic, which he won last year at Monmouth Park.
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