With the New York Racing Association poised to return to Saratoga Race Course in two weeks, the Saratoga Springs region is still basking in the glow of four highly successful days at the upstate New York oasis for racing.
Just about the only thing Curlin did not do in his fabulous career was end “The Curse of Apollo.”
A horse who did not race at 2 had not won the Kentucky Derby since the aforementioned Apollo all the way back in 1882, and Curlin gave it the old college try to end the jinx that Triple Crown winner Justify eventually halted in 2018.
Curlin made his debut on Feb. 3, 2003 and then ran third three months later in the Kentucky Derby.
Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Jayson Werth enjoyed a 15-year career in major league baseball, becoming a World Series champion with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008 and a MLB All-Star the following year. Such accomplishments would seem difficult to top, but Werth says he has found something to match those highlights.
