Horse racing-Breeders’ Cup ends on tragic note (Sports Betting News)Horse racing-Breeders’ Cup ends on tragic note (Sports Betting News)
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Curlin won the five million-dollar Breeders’ Cup Classic in impressive style at Monmouth Park on Saturday, adding the coveted title to his Preakness Stakes triumph.
Curlin answered any questions of who should be Horse of the Year.
By PA SportsTicker
English Channel won the three million-dollar Breeders’ Cup Turf at Monmouth Park on Saturday as European dyanamo Dylan Thomas disappointed on the soft course.
English Channel romped to a seven-length victory in Saturday’s $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf at Monmouth Park.
Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, won the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.
Bob Baffert was quick to correct someone who called his two victories in the Breeders’ Cup a comeback. “I’ve always been here,” the silver-haired trainer said. “I’ve just been a little quiet.” He created quite a ruckus on Saturday, winning a pair of $2 million races, the Juvenile Fillies with Indian Blessing and the Sprint with Midnight Lute.
English Channel scored a popular win Saturday in the $3 million Turf, ending trainer Todd Pletcher’s slump in the Breeders’ Cup. English Channel, ridden by John Velazquez, is a horse-for-the-course at Monmouth Park, having won all three races here. He captured the last two editions of Monmouth’s United Nations Stakes and now closes out his career with a seven-length rout over a quality field that…
English Channel romped to a crushing win in $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf at Monmouth Park on Saturday as favorite Dylan Thomas fell to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe jinx.