World Thoroughbreds

Curlin Will Participate in the Dubai Cup

One of American’s finest thoroughbreds – Curlin – last year’s Breeder’s Cup winner will make his first start of 2008 in the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Dubai Cup on March 29th, stated his majority owner Jess Jackson.

“We feel the best thing to do for Curlin is to take him to Dubai and point him to the (Dubai) World Cup,” Jackson said during a February 3rd release. “We weighed the pros and cons of taking him overseas or kicking off 2008 in the United States. So as long as he’s fit and healthy, it comes down to the fact that Curlin has earned the chance to compete in the Dubai World Cup and has the opportunity to continue making history as an international championâ€.

Curlin has been trained by Steve Asmussen; and it finished his three year old season with earnings of $5.102.800 from a record of 6-1-2 from nine starts. Asmussen said that the idea is to put Curlin to compete in a race for $175,000 for 2,000 meters, which is the same distance as in the World Cup. Hopefully this will prepare him for the big race. “I love the month between (the prep and the World Cup), the Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Breeders’ Cup Classic,” Asmussen said. “The quarantine stuff will be out of the way, and he will have a month to get ready.

The horse likes to know where he’s at. The second time he ran at Belmont was better than the first; the second time he ran at Monmouth was better than the first. And I believe if it’s in black and white like that, it’s true.”The plan is to have everything ready and to arrive in Dubai on February the 16th. Trainer Asmussen also wants Curlin to have another workout at Fair Grounds. The plans for the colt after the World Cup will not be di closed until after the trip.

“I deeply care about improving the state of thoroughbred racing as well as the horse industry in general,” Jackson said. “We, as the owners of Curlin, are trying to do our part to help. Fellow owners and I have joined others in the industry in a broad-based nationwide effort to elevate the industry in a variety of ways, and this campaign is one of the more visible.”

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