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Curlin In Good Shape For The March 29 Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
North American Horse of the Year Curlin is in top condition as he ran 6 furlongs under exercise rider Carmen “Carlos” Rosas in 1:13.54, with his first eighth mile (about 200 meters) in :13.40 and his final furlong in :12.19.
Curlin is being honed for the Dubai World Cup in much the same pattern horse trainer Steve Asmussen used in the colt’s preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) last October at Monmouth Park, a race he won with ease over America’s best race horses.
Curlin will have one more timed workout before the Dubai World Cup, but it will not be as demanding as Monday’s 6-furlong drill, assistant horse trainer Scott Blasi said.
Meanhile, five other American-trained horses worked on Sunday in the United States prior to their scheduled flights to Dubai on Tuesday.
Dubai World Cup contenders A. P. Arrow and Great Hunter worked on opposite coasts, with the former turning in a five-furlong breeze at Palm Beach Downs in Florida in 1:00.40 and the latter an easy six furlongs in 1:15, handily, at Hollywood Park in California.
The most sensational workout in terms of time was posted by Bushwacker, who fired a bullet :45 for a half-mile at Hollywood, fastest of 28 moves at the distance. Bushwacker is set to run in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I).
Spring House, a candidate for the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I), worked five furlongs at Santa Anita Park in 1:00.40.
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