Curlin (horse)

Curlin
Curlin at the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Race:	English blood
Father:	Smart Strike
Mother:	Sherriff's Deputy
Mother, father:	Deputy Minister
Gender:	stallion
Year of birth:	2004
Country:	USA (Kentucky)
Colour:	Fox
Owner:	Stonestreet Stables & Midnight Cry Stables
Trainer:	1) Helen Pitts 2) Steve Asmussen
Record:	16: 11-2-2
Prize amount:	$ 10,501,800
Greatest wins, titles and awards
Greatest victories
Rebel Stakes (2007) Arkansas Derby (2007) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2007 & 2008) Jaguar Trophy Handicap (2008) Dubai World Cup (2008) Stephen Foster Handicap (2008) Woodward Stakes (2008) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins : Preakness Stakes (2007) Breeders' Cup Classic (2007)
title
American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (2007) American Champion Older Male Horse (2008) American Horse of the Year (2007, 2008) World Thoroughbred Rankings (2008) first

Curlin (born March 25, 2004 in Kentucky ) is an American thoroughbred horse . With a total of over US $ 10 million, it is the North American racehorse that has won the highest amount ever. His biggest victories include the Preakness Stakes 2007, the Breeders' Cup Classic 2007 and the Dubai World Cup 2008.

Curlin's father is Smart Strike , a half-brother of Dance Smartly , the 1991 Canadian Triple Crown winner. Curlin's mother is Sherriff's Deputy , daughter of Deputy Minister .

The foal was named after Charles Curlin, a black slave from western Kentucky who fought in the American Civil War. One of the foal's original owners, Shirley Cunningham, is Charles Curlin's great-great-granddaughter.

Timeform Publications, owned by Betfair , named Curlin the world's best horse on the dirt track in August 2008.

Success as a three-year-old

Curlin did not start when he was two years old. As a three year old, the chestnut was trained by Helen Pitts and in February 2007 won a seven furlong race for three year olds with a lead of 12 ¾ horse lengths in Gulfstream Park, Florida.

Curlin was 1: 1 favorite in the Belmont Stakes 2007. He delivered a long head-to-head race with the mare Rags to Riches and lost by a head length. Rags to Riches was the first mare to win the Belmont Stakes in a hundred years.

On October 27, 2007, Curlin started in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The course was deep after several rainy days. In a field of nine horses, Curlin won over his competitor Hard Spun with 4¾ lengths. Curlin ran the 1 1/4 mile in 2: 00.59 which is a quick time on deep terrain. The track record is 2: 00.40 and comes from Carry Back from 1962.

In 2007 Curlin was named American Horse of the Year.

Success as a four year old

In 2008, Curlin started in Dubai at the Meydan Racecourse in the group I race Dubai World Cup, the most highly endowed horse race in the world. He had to work his way from the outside to the inside from start box 12 before he could leave the field behind on the straight. He won with 7 3/4 lengths. Curlin is the only horse in the history of the Dubai World Cup that managed to win the race from box 12.

run

finish	run	distance	jockey	time	group	Racetrack	annotation
4th	Breeders' Cup Classic	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 59.27	I.	Santa Anita (Arcadia, California)
1.	Jockey Club Gold Cup	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 01.93	I.	Belmont Park (Hempstead, New York)	With this win, Curlin surpassed Cigar's winnings.
1.	Woodward Stakes	1 1/8 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 49.34	I.	Saratoga (Saratoga Springs, New York)
2.	Man O'War Stakes	1 3/8 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 13.89	I.	Belmont Park
1.	Stephen Foster handicap	1 1/8 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 49.68	I.	Churchill Downs (Louisville, Kentucky)
1.	Dubai World Cup	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 00.15	I.	Nad Al Sheba (Dubai)	2008
1.	Jaguar Trophy Handicap	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 00.60	II	Nad Al Sheba
1.	Breeders' Cup Classic	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 00.59	I.	Monmouth Park (Oceanport, New Jersey)
1.	Jockey Club Gold Cup	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 01.20	I.	Belmont Park
3.	Haskell Invitational	1 1/8 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 48.35	I.	Monmouth Park
2.	Belmont Stakes	1 1/2 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 28.74	I.	Belmont Park
1.	Preakness stakes	1 3/16 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 53.46	I.	Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore, Maryland)
3.	Kentucky Derby	1 1/4 mi	Robby Albarado	2: 02.17	I.	Churchill Downs
1.	Arkansas Derby	1 1/8 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 50.09	II	Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Arkansas)
1.	Rebel stakes	1 1/16 mi	Robby Albarado	1: 44.70	II	Oaklawn Park
1.	Maiden	7 furlong	Rafael Bejarano	1: 20.22	None	Gulfstream Park (Hallandale Beach, Florida)

ancestry

Pedigree of Curlin

Father Smart Strike b. 1992	Mr. Prospector b. 1970	Raise A Native Fox 1961	Native dancers
			Raise you
		Gold Digger b. 1962	Nashua
			Sequence
	Classy 'n Smart b. 1981	Smart b. 1976	Cyane
			Smartaire
		No Class b. 1974	Nodouble
			Classy Quillo
Mother Sherriff’s Deputy b. 1994	Deputy Minister b. 1979	Vice Regent Fuchs 1967	Northern Dancer
			Victoria Regina
		Mint Copy dbr. 1970	Bunty's Flight
			Shakner
	Barbarika b. 1985	Bates Motel b. 1979	Sir Ivor
			Sunday Purchase
		Was Exchange mold 1972	Wise Exchange
			Jungle War

progeny

Curlin covered 131 mares in the 2009 breeding season. On June 8, 2013, Palace Malice , a son of Curlin, won the Belmont Stakes.

Web links

Commons : Curlin (horse)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Curlin's pedigree and racing stats
• Curlin wins top 3-year-old, Horse of the Year. ntra.com, January 21, 2008, archived from the original on May 26, 2009 ; Retrieved November 19, 2013 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ McPeek sues over Curlin. In: ESPN. November 14, 2007, accessed November 6, 2010 . 
2. ↑ Impressive 3-Year-Old Winner Curlin Sold . bloodhorse.com
3. ^ Horse of the Year Curlin stars at Eclipse Awards . Thoroughbred Times
4. ↑ Michele MacDonald: Curlin Going to Dubai World Cup . bloodhorse.com, February 4, 2008, accessed November 19, 2013 . 
5. ^ Curlin crushes competition on global stage in World Cup . Thoroughbred Times