sportsbook – Jockey Club Gold Cup
Category: Internet Betting
Curlin’s success in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park has prompted the bookmakers to run for cover a bit and cut him to, in some cases, to 4/1 co-favourite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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The defending champion looks every bit the horse to beat again this year who followed up last year’s success with a comprehensive win in the world’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup, in February. That night under the floodlights Steven Asmussen’s charge went a massive seven and three quarter lengths clear to score.
Since then the four-year-old has only been beaten once in four grade one outings and is earning the reputation as ‘king of the dirt.’
It is that fact that he, at the moment, has the advantage over the European challengers of Duke of Marmalade, Henrythenavigator, and Ravens Pass who have all yet to run on artificial surfaces. Also in the case of ‘The Duke’ he look set to take his place in the Prix de L’Arc de Triophme at Longchamp and may not even go to the states
American horse Big Brown is sandwiched between the favourite and the raiders from Europe after landing the Kentucky Derby this year. He’s another horse who knows dirt well and he’ll sure to be in the mix.
Zenyatta won impressively at Belmont recently and is now even money favourite for the Ladies’ Classic while Street Boss was beaten in the Vosburgh and has been eased to 9/2 for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.