From Jess Jackson "I made a sportsman’s proposal to Big Brown’s connections this morning to race at Saratoga Race Course in the Grade 1 Woodward on August 30, and they declined the invitation. I am disappointed by the news. I read this morning that Big Brown might be looking for a turf race at Belmont...

Saratoga Springs, New York No telling what condition Big Brown is in after his less than impressive Haskell Invitational but Michael Iavarone, who head IEAH Stable, backed down in the face of a challenge from Curlin’s owner, Jess Jackson, to face what is considered the world’s best horse on dirt in the...

Jess Jackson, majority owner of Curlin, 2007 Horse of the Year, invites Big Brown to race Curlin in the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Courseon Saturday, August 30. Jackson has committed to donate $50,000 from the Jackson Curlin for Kids Fund to the non-profit Belmont Child Care Association...

Saratoga Springs, New York The gauntlet has been thrown down by Jess Jackson. Curlin will race next at Saratoga Race Course, Aug. 30, in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes and the door is open for trainer Rick Dutrow and the IEAH family of boiler-room penny stock hustlers to take up the challenge. If the connections...