Curlin in race #5 at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday!

[sumitas]

He looked solid. Rated nice and relaxed and then turned it on just as planned. A perfect prep imo.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Curlin is freak-nasty good, but I'm intruiged by 2 rivals that will be waiting for him in thw DWC: Allam (Premium Tap) and Asiatic Boy.

Allam isn't going.

[Linny]

Allam is not likley to go. His prep in SA was poor.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

bump

[Sightseek]

Is Vermillion still being pointed to the DWC?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Is Vermillion still being pointed to the DWC?

YES.

I was just gonna ask the same question, Hossy...

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Why did you bump this?

Because I asked BTW a question that I figured out so that he wouldn't have to answer.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Why did you bump this?

Because, in case anyone hasn't figured it out, she's desperate for attention.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Because, in case anyone hasn't figured it out, she's desperate for attention.

So this thread is gonna turn into all about her... again?

Oh God.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

I just watched the replay of the race, and here are my thoughts of it.

Curlin was the easiest of winners.

Robby asked him just enough to get him to the lead, Curlin gave him a burst, and then Robby barely hand rode him after that.

Robby couldn't have rode the race any better.

Curlin is the type of horse that has to be pushed all the way down the stretch to get the most out of him.

He's so big and powerful that he doesn't have that explosive turn of foot.

He gains momentum as he goes down the stretch, and has to be asked the entire way to get the best out of him...it is the only reason that he was able to nail SS in the wire at the Preakness and Lawyer Ron in the JCGC as both of them have more of a turn of foot than he does. SS and Lawyer Ron are not like this...once you hit the button, they give you everything they have immediately.

In other words, Curlin sped up only a fraction of what he could have. He never really did much of any running, which is a good thing before the DWC since he was carrying so much weight for that long of a distance off a significant layoff.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

So this thread is gonna turn into all about her... again?

Oh God.

I would actually appreciate it if it didn't. Some of these remarks get old and are annoying after awhile.

I'm just here to talk horses, but the crowd followers are intent on following me around the board picking on me.

[sumitas]

Don't let em bring ya down. There's a lot of good people here too.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Don't let em bring ya down. There's a lot of good people here too.

Yeah. There are a lot of good people on here.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I just watched the replay of the race, and here are my thoughts of it.

Curlin was the easiest of winners.

Robby asked him just enough to get him to the lead, Curlin gave him a burst, and then Robby barely hand rode him after that.

Robby couldn't have rode the race any better.

Curlin is the type of horse that has to be pushed all the way down the stretch to get the most out of him.

He's so big and powerful that he doesn't have that explosive turn of foot.

He gains momentum as he goes down the stretch, and has to be asked the entire way to get the best out of him...it is the only reason that he was able to nail SS in the wire at the Preakness and Lawyer Ron in the JCGC as both of them have more of a turn of foot than he does. SS and Lawyer Ron are not like this...once you hit the button, they give you everything they have immediately.

In other words, Curlin sped up only a fraction of what he could have. He never really did much of any running, which is a good thing before the DWC since he was carrying so much weight for that long of a distance off a significant layoff.

did Curlin look at all sore to you?

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

did Curlin look at all sore to you?

He looked fantastic.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

He looked fantastic.

Are you sure he didn't run cross-eyed (or whatever the hell you call it)?

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Are you sure he didn't run cross-eyed (or whatever the hell you call it)?

I have hardly ever seen a horse cross-fire in a race, and I haven't ever seen any GI horses do it. There is a reason for that.

[brockguy]

perfect prep for him. He won as he was supposed to as I said earlier, he was very well in at the weights and there were many doubts about all the others save the runner up who put in a respectable performance. Much bigger fish next time in the DWC, Asiatic Boy, Latency, Happy Boy, Vermillion etc.. Just to note that the bookies over here shortened him to 4/5 to win the DWC after today.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

In 10 years from now, this horse will be considered one of the greatest ever to step foot on the track. Enjoy him.

Curlin is odds-on to call it a day following the Dubai World Cup.

I like how Curlin is back on the road to greatness despite basically being forsaken last summer because he was mortalized in the Derby, emasculated in the Belmont, and embarrassed in the Haskell.

They even let him get away at nearly 5-1 in the BC Classic, and yet that performance on a fluky surface somehow erases all the kinks he's displayed in his armor.

But once he retires immediately following the DWC, I'm sure he and his villainous owner, Jess Jackson, will be back on the chopping block on racing message boards throughout the land.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I don't think so. Especially after her performance here the last few days. In all honesty Curlin is very good. But winning races against Lawyer Ron and Street Sense, who I am a huge fan of, doesn't make you one of the greats
to ever step on a track. I don't think Curlin would have gotten Holy Bull out of a jog, let alone the real greats in the history of the sport.

right ... he couldent hold their jock.. and as far as the 10 years from now .he didint win the tc or even the derby..so dream on ..