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North American horse racing’s all-time earnings leader Curlin returned to the Churchill Downs track around 5 pm and was led off a van by assistant trainer Scott Blasi as race horse trainer Steve Asmussen looked on.
Steve Asmussen said the chestnut colt Curlin came out of his setback in good shape, but immediate plans for his future have not been set. He said no decision has been made on whether Curlin’s unsuccessful bid to repeat last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic victory at Monmouth Park would be the last horse race of Curlin’s career.
“Absolutely not,” said Steve Asmussen. “The only thing that has been discussed was his travel arrangements back here to Kentucky. We made it back, we’ll relate where he’s at now, walk him, pet on him a little while, give him a little lovin’, and leave it at that.”
Majority owner Jess Jackson of Stonestreet Stable could decide to send Curlin on to a new career as a stallion or continue with his career on the track. Race horse trainer Steve Asmussen is ready for to proceed with either decision.
“I have nothing but admiration for the horse,” Steve Asmussen said. “You hate to see him get beat in any way, shape or form. Mr. Jackson’s quite the sportsman. He left a lot of money on the table to bring him back (to race in 2008) and he tried different things with him, like the turf in New York and the synthetic track there (at Santa Anita). He’s a true sportsman. The fans wanted to see him run and Mr. Jackson allowed that to happen.”
While decisions are being made on Curlin’s future, the colt be in Steve Asmussen’s barn at Churchill Downs.
“Right now he’s going to walk from this trip,” Steve Asmussen said. “We’ll discuss what’s going to happen. We could possibly put him under tack in the shed. We’ll just keep him happy.”
Curlin earned $255,000 for his fourth place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which lifted his North American record for career earnings to $10,501,800. Curlin’s career racing record stands at 11-2-2 in 16 races.
Horse racing news edited from www.churchilldowns.com.
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