Post-time favorite Big Brown blew the field away to capture Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. The time for the 1 1/8 mile race was 1:48.16.
Two years ago Barbaro followed his close win in the Florida Derby with an impressive victory in the Kentucky Derby.
Horse Win Place Show 12 Big Brown 5.00 3.80 3.20 2 Smooth Air 12.60 7.60 4 Tomcito 6.20
As all we expected, Curlin won the Dubai World Cup. The four-year-old Curlin, the world’s highest rated horse, was ridden by Robby Albarado and trained by Steve Asmussen.
These are the results of all the Dubai World Cup races.
1.40: 8 Diamond Stripes E Prado 3-1, 13 Elusive Warning K Mcevoy 5-2 Fav, 1 Don Renato W S Ramos 100-1, 14 ran, non runners : 7.
2.15: 9 Honour Devil J P Murtagh 15-8 Fav, 8 Royal Vintage K Shea 5-2, 1 Cocoa Beach T E Durcan 5-1, 10 ran, non runners : 5,10.
2.55: 10 Benny The Bull E Prado 7-4 Fav, 14 Idiot Proof D Flores 5-1, 13 Star Crowned M J Kinane 50-1, 15 ran Result Stands After a stewards inquiry, the placings remained.
3.55: 14 Jay Peg A Marcus 50-1, 11 Darjina C Soumillon 5-1, 7 Archipenko K Shea 16-1, 16 ran.
4.40: 3 Sun Classique K Shea 15-2, 12 Viva Pataca D Beadman 9-4 Fav, 15 Doctor Dino O Peslier 8-1, 16 ran.
5.30: 12 Curlin R Albarado 4-11 Fav, 9 Asiatic Boy J P Murtagh 10-1, 2 Well Armed A Gryder 66-1, 12 ran, non runners : 3.
Dubai World Cup is only 3 days away and for the first time in its 12 year history, tickets for the World Cup Festival at Nad Al Sheba are sold out in advance.
Here is the complete field for the 2008 Dubai World Cup – Dubai World Cup winning odds and post positions. Curlin, the Dubai World Cup favorite, has drawn post 12 and the 1 1/4 mile race at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse will have a record-equaling 13 starters.
PP Horses Jockeys Winning Odds 1. Sway Yed Olivier Peslier 80/1 2. Well Armed Aaron Gryder 40/1 3. Happy Boy Kerrin McEvoy 12/1 4. Kocab Stephane Pasquier 50/1 5. Great Hunter Garrett Gomez 50/1 6. Premium Tap Sebastian Madrid 14/1 7. Vermilion Yutaka Take 14/1 8. Jalil Frankie Dettori 10/1 9. Asiatic Boy John Murtagh 8/1 10. Lucky Find Kevin Shea 40/1 11. Glria De Campeo Christophe Lemaire 40/1 12. Curlin Robby Albarado 4/9 13. A.P. Arrow Ramon Dominguez 20/1
There were 2 Kentucky derby prep races last Sunday at Turfway Park – Rushaway Stakes and Lane’s End Stakes. Here are the payouts,winners, and videos of each race.
Rushaway Stakes
Big Glen, trained by Frank Brothers, ridden by Rene Douglas, defeated favored Miner’s Claim and won the $100,000 Rushaway Stakes.
Horse Win Place Show 7 Big Glen 8.40 4.20 2.80 4 Miner's Claim 3.60 2.60 8 Icabad Crane 2.80
Lane’s End Stakes
Adriano, an A.P. Indy colt trained by Graham Motion, ridden by Edgar Prado, raced to the biggest win of his career, winning the $500,000 Lane’s End Stakes.
Horse Win Place Show 5 Adriano 11.60 6.40 4.60 8 Halo Najib 5.40 4.00 12 Medjool 4.80
Anybody curious what Street Sense is doing today? After Street Sense, the 2007 Kentucky Derby winner, finished the 4th in 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park, he retired to stud duty with earnings of $4,383,200. He stands at Darley’s Jonabell Farm near Lexington, Kentucky with a stud fee of $75,000 in 2008. Hard Spun, the second finisher in KY Derby last year is in the same farm with a stud fee for $50,000. Singspiel, the Dubai World Cup winner is also at the farm.
