Thoroughbred Times
NYRA launches Curlin fan site
Fans of 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin can connect with the champion colt via a special website, Curlin's Corner, set up by the New York Racing Association.
Benny the Bull retired due to ankle injury
Benny the Bull, the nation’s leading sprinter, has been retired after developing an ankle injury.Michael Iavarone of co-owner IEAH Stables confirmed in an e-mail that a bone chip was found in the Lucky Lionel horse’s right front ankle. Stud plans are pending.
Grade 2 winner Elite Squadron retired
Grade 2 winner Elite Squadron, a four-year-old Officer colt that hit the board in five consecutive graded stakes, was retired on Monday after developing a soft tissue injury.
'Professional' Curlin set for Woodward
Horse of the Year Curlin put in his final preparation for the $500,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course with a half-mile breeze on the Oklahoma training track on Monday morning.
Go Between collars Well Armed in Pacific Classic
Go Between closed with a determined charge from the outside and gamely edged runner-up Well Armed by a neck in the final strides to win the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) on Sunday at Del Mar.