Da Yo Nu Mah !!!

Calul este unul din animalele mele preferate.

El este Curlin din America, calul de curse nr. 1 pe 2007.



Cursa este in Dubai la cupa mondiala din 2008, au fost recent pe sport.ro toate cele 7 curse de la WC, inregistrate bineinteles.
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Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, is now a world champion after his impressive victory in the Dubai World Cup. His story is one of the most amazing in all of horse racing’s celebrated history, and we’re living it as it happens. Just over one year ago, the previously unraced colt was breaking his maiden. In that short time he has now gone from maiden to world champoin.

It was at the Eclipse Awards ceremony on January 21st that majority owner Jess Jackson announced that Curlin would return for his 4 year old campaign. After picking up Horse of the Year honors, Jackson mentioned that the fans of horse racing needed their heroes. He vowed to give us one by bringing the wonder-colt back into racing action.

Curlin spent the opening months of his 2008 season in mysterious fashion. Folks were anxious to find out where he would enter for his first race. There was even some speculation that he would be retired to a breeding career to help pay off legal debts for some of the colts minority owners. He opened with a series of sharp workouts that have seemingly helped turn his running mate Pyro into the top colt of the 3 year old crop at the moment.

Eventually we learned that he would be headed to Dubai, where he would spend a month preparing for a run at the richest race in the world, the $6 million Dubai World Cup. Trainer Steve Asmussen gave him a preparatory run around the Nad Al Sheba racetrack in Dubai to help get him ready, sighting the way Curlin had improved in his second effort at numerous tracks, including Oaklawn, Belmont, and Monmouth. Curlin responded to his trial run by easily defeating a field that was clearly competing for place and show, with jockey Robbie Albarado only having to tap the colt once at the top of the stretch.

Heading into Saturday’s prestigious Dubai World Cup, we were finally going to see how Curlin would stack up against the top competitors from around the world. He would face off against the likes of Jalil, Asiatic Boy, Vermilion, and Premium Tap. Curlin had trained beautifully for the race and had over a month to get perfectly acclimated to the notoriously warm conditions at Dubai.

As the field began the post parade it was clear that the colt was primed for a big run. He looked absolutely regal as he went to post. A little warm, truth be told, but that could be said of the entire field. His coat was as shiny as ever, and he looked as physically sound as I’ve ever seen him.

As the race began, Curlin had to overcome an outside post position, having drawn the 12 hole. Jockey Robbie Albarado indicated before the race however that he actually preferred the outside and thought Curlin was a better runner from the outside than the inside. Contrast his runs in the Preakness and the Belmont to get an idea of what he meant.

Curlin broke well and was up towards the lead with Well Armed and Asiatic Boy for the entire race. At times it looked like he was a bit too aggressive and wanted to run away with it from gate to wire. Albarado held on to him well and kept him within about a half length of Well Armed entering the final turn.

Once in the stretch, Curlin exploded and opened up a devastating lead with about 300 meters or so to run. He ended up blowing the field away by an amazing 7 3/4 lengths to capture the World Cup, returning $2.80 as the heavy 2/5 favorite.

Jockey Robbie Albarado was modest after the race, indicating that all the credit belonged to Scott Blasi (assistant trainer), Steve Asmussen (head trainer), and Carmen Rosas (Curlin’s exercise rider).

“He’s an amazing horse,” Albarado said. “I’m just honored. He did all the work. It is an amazing feeling.”

The win vaults Curlin up the list of all-time earnings winners all the way to third overall, behind the legendary Cigar and Skip Away. Curlin has now amassed $8.8 million in just 11 lifetime starts. Cigar, the top overall earner ever, bankrolled $9.9 million over a storied career. If all goes well, Curlin could become the world’s top money-winning horse ever with his next start. I’m hoping to be there cheering him on wherever it is.
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De remarcat avansul de la finalul cursei.