Curlin, North America’s first $10 million earner, will be paraded one final time at Churchill Downs on Saturday, closing day, November 29th. He is scheduled to be paraded on the main track between the fifth (1:28 p.m. EST) and sixth races that day. A special salute in the paddock and/or winner’s circle will follow.

Curlin, whose victories included Churchill Downs’ Grade I Stephen Foster in June, has been at the track since finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. It was announced Friday that he will stand in stud next year at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Kentucky.

“We’re thrilled to have another opportunity to showcase Curlin in front of his many fans in Kentucky,” Asmussen said. “For the past two years, he’s given our entire team numerous thrills and great memories. We’ve always considered Churchill Downs to be his ‘home’ track, and we’ll always remember that standing ovation he received after winning the Stephen Foster.”

Curlin won 11 of his 16 starts with two seconds and two thirds, and is the only horse in North American horse racing history to earn $5 million in back-to-back seasons. His prize money haul included $5,102,800 in 2007 and $5,399,000 this year.