And finally, when all of these is done and over with, we can go back writing all the football stuff that we want.

But for now, we’re going to talk about the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic and in case you haven’t heard, post positions and morning-line odds have been set for the 25th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Curlin was made the early 7-5 favorite Tuesday in a field of 12 for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Without retired Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown in the field, Raven’s Pass, winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in his last start, was made the 6-1 second choice.

Like Curlin, Raven’s Pass will be competing in a synthetic surface for the first time.

Go Between, the Pacific Classic winner, was the third choice at 8-1. Undefeated Casino Drive of Japan, Todd Pletcher-trained Fairbanks, Duke of Marmalade and Henrythenavigator, were all listed with 10-1 odds.

‘’We’ve always wanted to face a good field and this is a great field,'’ Barbara Banke, wife of Curlin’s owner Jess Jackson, said. ‘’We’re looking forward to the challenge.'’

Zenyatta, because of an 8-0 record, made her the 3-5 early favorite. Her owner…

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It’s this Saturday already. How about that huh? It seems nobody seems to care with football here.

STILL, the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic will take place at the Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is one of the biggest betting events in North America and is especially interesting to horse racing fans across the globe for the fact that the best European horses come out to compete against the best American horses.

Curlin was made the early 7-5 favorite in a field of 12 for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Curlin would likely earn Horse of the Year honors for the second consecutive year if he defends his title Saturday at Santa Anita in his first race on a synthetic track.

‘’The synthetic is a huge question. A higher percentage of horses train better over it than run well over it,'’ trainer Steve Asmussen said.

Curlin will break from the No.9 post.

Last year, Curlin won the Classic by 4 ½ lengths on a sloppy track in New Jersey’s Monmouth Park. He’s expected to run in ideal conditions Saturday, with the forecast calling for sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s.

There are many changes to the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships with the number of races expanded to 14, held over two days with total purses of $25.5 million up for grabs.

Friday will be Ladies Day with five races for the distaff divisions…

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We’re not. In case you were wondering.

The 2008 Breeders’ Cup world thoroughbred championships is just around the corner and this year brings a lot of changes to the annual event. They now have expanded to a total of 14 races spread over two days of racing with $25.5 million in purse money on the line.

Race day starts on Friday Oct.24, 2008 that features ‘’Ladies Day'’ with five races for the distaff divisions, bannered by the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic, formerly the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, worth $2 million.

The Breeders’ Cup championships resumes the next day that will have nine races ranging from the 6 furlong Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) to the new 1 ½ mile Breeders’ Cup Marathon.

The feature race on Saturday will still be the $5 million 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

One thoroughbred that will be the center of attraction in this year’s coveted event is Curlin. Horse of the Year Curlin is scheduled to work five-eighths of a mile between races on Monday on Santa Anita Park’s synthetic Pro-Ride surface.

And with Big Brown out, probably for the rest of the horse’s career in horse racing, Curlin should now be the ultimate favorite to…

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Zarkava. Jeez… These guys can sure name their horses eh?

The last big weekend of horse betting action before the Breeders’ Cup on October 24th and 25th saw Zarkava win the $5.5 million dollar Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in Paris.

He upset a couple of horses that were expected to head to the 2008 Breeders’ Cup in Soldier of Fortune and Duke of Marmalade. Youmzain finished second in the race while Soldier of Fortune and Its Gino dead-heated for third and fourth. Duke of Marmalade finished seventh.

Zarkava became the first filly to win the Arc since Urban Sea won in 1993. ‘’We had no worries,'’ said trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre. ‘’She is certainly the best horse I have ever trained.'’

Zarkava is not expected to race again this year.

Elsewhere, Bittel Road is looking good heading to the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf after winning the Grade 3, $200,000 Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes. Bittel Road is now three for three in victories and could be a serious contender in the Juvenile. The horse went off at even money in the Bourbon and won by a head under Rajiv Maragh, who substituted for John Velazquez who was hurt.

‘’That was an exceptional finish,'’ Maragh said.

Also, Vineyard Haven was totally dominant in winning the $400,000…

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If you’re fond of horseshit splattered all over your face, feel free to read this.

The 2008 Breeders’ Cup world championships are coming and it will feature top class thoroughbred racing that will decide the year-end championship honors slated on October 24 and 25 at the Santa Anita Park.

The main event, if you will, is of course, the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic where the very best thoroughbreds will compete with some of the favorites to win it this year. Who are the favorites? Thoroughbreds like Big Brown, Colonel John, Pyro, Well Armed and Curlin should be some of ‘em and here’s why.

Big Brown has a record of 7-6-0-0 and is arguably the top contender to win the 2008 Breeders’ Cup. Trained by Richard E. Dutrow, last year’s Kentucky Derby champion was the second winner in history to break from post position 20. This colt is also the first horse since 1915 to win the Derby after only three lifetime starts.

Next we have Colonel John, the winner of the $1 million Travers Stakes Grade 1 by a nose at Saratoga last August 23. The contender worked four furlongs last September 14 on Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride surface in 48 4/5 for trainer Eoin Harty. The colt is listed in the top…

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Oh yes, Curlin’s the man… er… in this case, the horse.

And while that may be one of the weakest ways to introduce a story about the most cruel act on horses we call as ‘’horse racing,'’ the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic won’t be, that is if Curlin runs of course.

Yes, Curlin, after becoming the all-time leading money winner in North America, will definitely make the coming Breeders’ Cup Classic stay true to its namesake, a classic, if the thoroughbred competes.

Curlin passed Cigar to become the all-time leading money winner after winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. Curlin rallied past Wanderin Boy to win by almost a length as the 2-5 horse betting favorite. The victory pushed Curlin past the $10 million dollar mark in earnings to $10.2 million, surpassing Cigar who was just under $10 million.

Curlin took home the $450,000 first place prize and become just the ninth horse to win the Jockey Club Gold Cup two straight years.

Curlin was held back early in the race by jockey Robby Albarado because he didn’t want Curlin going too wide. Curlin split horses entering the far turn and was third but still had to go five wide. He was able to get past Wanderin Boy at the eighth pole and came home in 2:01.93.

Curlin paid $2.80 to win for the horse betting gamblers that…

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Yes, they found more ways to fuck these animals some more that are even worse than bestiality.

In case you haven’t heard, the best thoroughbreds in the world are preparing to get it on again at the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Yes, this is the latest big race before horse racing gets going with its Triple Crown series again and whoever wins this one will be instant favorites to win horse racing’s holy grail as well.

The 2008 Breeders’ Cup will be run at Santa Anita on October 24th and 25th over a new synthetic surface. The surface is a Pro-Ride surface that was installed over the summer and replaces the mess of a surface that Santa Anita had last year that wouldn’t drain and cost the track millions of dollars.

Training on the new surface has been going on for weeks and the reviews have been positive. If the track continues to get positive reviews it could be huge because the owners of Curlin might be persuaded to race in the Breeders’ Cup Classic against Big Brown. If that race occurs it would be the biggest horse racing event in a long, long time.

Curlin is set to run this weekend in the Jockey Club Gold Cup as he attempts to pass Cigar and become the all-time money winner in horse racing history. The key for getting Curlin to race at Santa Anita will be a positive review of the new surface.

‘’I hate to go out on a limb, because we haven’t raced on it yet, no one’s lost a race on it yet, but I’m very happy with it right now,'’ Ron Charles, Santa Anita’s…

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He he… Yes, horseshit is back.

And while we are still a long way from the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic, news broke out that Curlin and Big Brown, two of the most successful thoroughbreds in horse racing today, just might get it on in the latest horse racing event this year.

You read it, the possibility of Curlin facing Big Brown in the Breeders’ Cup ain’t dead just yet. Curlin will be racing this Saturday in the Jockey Club Gold Cup as he attempts to top the $10 million dollar mark in career earnings, topping the all-time record of Cigar.

After Saturday’s race, the connections of Curlin will decide where the horse will run next. Still a possibility is the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on October 25.

Owner Jess Jackson is not ruling anything out at the moment. ‘’I hate to repeat the mantra, but right now it’s one race at a time,'’ Jackson said. ‘’After he tells us if he’s fit and ready, we’ll consider all options, including the Breeders’ Cup.'’

The Breeders’ Cup Classic will be run on the Pro-Ride synthetic surface at Santa Anita Park. The question will be how well the surface does as the Santa Anita meet opens.

Jackson lives in Northern California and has visited Santa Anita to look at the track. ‘’It looks resilient and the times of the horses just…'’

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More horse racing, ain’t you tired of this shit already?

Whether you like it or not, we’ll witness yet another spectacle of horse maltreatment as the 2008 Del Mar season gears up for its start on July 16 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racetrack.

Dubbed as ‘’where the surf meets the turf,'’ the 2008 Del Mar race meet opens with the Oceanside Stakes and will close with the anticipated $250,000 Del Mar Futurity, running until September 3.

Del Mar horse racing is the biggest event in California. From an old-fashioned race track started by Hollywood legend Bing Crosby and his high-profile gang in 1937, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club today is among America’s best attended race tracks.

The Del Mar 2008 Race Meet comes a week ahead of the Saratoga 2008 race meet.

The track has a one mile main dirt track and a seven furlong turf course. The track runs during the summer at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and can stable more than a thousand horses.

In early 2007, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club installed a new Polytrack surface for a price of approximately 9 million dollars. On July 18, 2007, Jon Court became the first jockey to win a race on the new Polytrack surface.

The track races, stretching from July to September, presents…

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Yep, this time, it’s Lawyer Ron, the heavy favorite to win this year’s Breeders’ Cup main event.

This year’s Breeders’ Cup betting extravaganza culminates with the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic and from all the favorites to win the main race, Lawyer Ron tops ‘em all, beating Kentucky Derby champ Street Sense and Preakness winner Curlin.

A runaway winner in the Whitney Handicap and the Woodward Stakes, Lawyer Ron comes to the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic as the main pick to win and bring in the most amount of dough.

One oddsmaker at Monmouth Park, Brad Thomas, is not surprised. ‘’Lawyer Ron was made the favorite because of his consistent excellence in his last three races. It was very difficult to separate the first three horses,'’ Thomas said referring to Lawyer Ron, Street Sense and Curlin.

Monmouth Park’s Breeders’ Cup wagering warfare this Saturday will be a nine-horse field with Lawyer Ron a 5-2 bet to win it followed by Street Sense and Curlin, both picked with 3-1 odds.

Any Given Saturday follows the top three with only…

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