And when the Triple Crown series ends, the frequent assertion is that a crop can't be truly judged until its impact on racing has been charted for an additional year or two. Five who tangled in the Run for the Roses, four of whom went on to compete in at least one other Triple Crown race, are still around for the $5 million Classic, highlight of today's eight-race, $20 million Breeders' Cup World Championships program at Monmouth Park. Five who tangled in the Run for the Roses, four of...

No, he went out there on the track, met his rivals on equal terms, gave most of them a 10-length start, then mowed 'em down with a withering stretch run to record one of the most decisive victories you could ever hope to see - 4 gaping lengths. What rotten luck that in Curlin's finest hour, the Classic should be marred with the distressing breakdown of the sterling Irish horse George Washington, who fractured an ankle near the furlong pole and had to be euthanized. He didn't eke his way to...

At Oakland County's animal-rescue farm in Orion Township, a thoroughbred horse that county authorities said was starving and dehydrated is now thriving -- the beneficiary of more than $10,000 in donations that officials say flowed in after a Free Press story on Sept. Oakland County news briefs Freep.com. At Oakland County's animal-rescue farm in Orion Township, a thoroughbred horse that county authorities said was starving and dehydrated is now thriving -- the beneficiary of more than...

Search by events or regions: Curlin overcame one of the most talented fields in the history of the Classic as well as a sloppy surface due to weather conditions. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. But there's a lot of heart in it by the people you're looking at. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. Keep the conversation appropriate for interested readers across the map. Curlin became the eighth 3-year-old in the Breeders' Cup's 24 years to take the...

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