Curlin makes it look easy in Woodward Stakes

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08/30/2008 - Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Curlin, 2007 Horse of the Year, took the lead late in the stretch to capture Saturday's $500,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. It was his first ever start at the historic track in upstate New York.

The 1 1/8 mile Woodward proved to be no problem for the four-year-old colt and jockey Robby Albarado. They settled into fourth place in the seven-horse field while Past the Point and Wanderin Boy set very fast fractions on the lead.

On the turn for home Curlin began to make his move, easily going past Divine Park and drawing close to the leaders. Racing on the outside, Albarado urged his mount into second, drawing ever closer to Past the Point.

The two horses raced on even terms until the sixteenth-pole when Curlin took the lead for good. He went on to post a length win over Past the Point with Wanderin Boy holding third and A.P. Arrow closing for fourth.

Finishing the final order was Loose Leaf, Divine Park and Out of Control. Dr. D. F. C. was a scratch.

The time for the 55th Woodward was 1:49.34

Owned by Stonestreet and Midnight Cry Stables, Curlin was sent off as the 3-10 favorite and gave Albarado his second Woodward victory. He piloted Mineshaft to the winner's circle in 2003.

"One of the great things about Mr. Jackson keeping him in training is being able to run in this race, with its history," said assistant trainer Scott Blasi. "There are only so many opportunities. We've never dodged anyone, and we've never had one given to us, he's always had to earn it."

The colt adds $300,000 to his career earnings which now total $9,796,800, second on the all-time money list. Skip Away is now third with $9,616,360 while Cigar holds the record with $9,999,815.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, Curlin was coming off a second-place finish on the turf in the Man o' War at Belmont Park. This year he also won the $6 million Dubai World Cup along with the Stephen Foster Handicap.

Curlin has now won six of his last seven starts, including last year's Breeders' Cup Classic and Jockey Club Gold Cup. In his career he has 10 wins in 14 races.

His next start is still undecided.

Curlin returned $2.70, $2.40 and $2.10. Past The Point paid $13.80 and $6.40, and Wanderin Boy paid $3.50 to show.

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Pacific-10 Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

Southeastern Conference odds
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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