From NYRA Curlin, the defending Horse of the Year, arrived at Belmont Park Tuesday afternoon after a “very uneventful” van ride from Saratoga Race Course. With a victory in Saturday’s 90th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup, the 4-year-old Smart Strike colt will become American racing...

Reigning Horse of the Year and World's No. 1 Thoroughbred Curlin returned to the worktab Monday morning for the first time since his victory in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes, covering a half mile in an easy 51.34 at Saratoga Race Course's Oklahoma training track. exercise rider Carlos Rosas was...

Saratoga Springs, New York The Woodward may not have been a thing of beauty, but Curlin has now won six straight races on dirt, all but 0one Grade 1, and is Grade 1 placed on turf. If he finishes fourth in his next start, he will become the all-time leading money winner in North American. The Big Brown...

Michael: Sorry to hear that Benny the Bull was retired on Wednesday. He was fun to watch. Closing sprinters are always fun to watch. But this is not a condolence note. You’ve made a good deal of money with Benny and there’s more out there. Bone chips in an ankle aren’t exactly life-threatening and you...

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...