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Curlin takes half-mile spin on Pro-Ride
"He looked around quite a bit," Asmussen said. "It'll be interesting the next time he gets on the track. We just wanted to put his mind at ease and let him do all the acclimating. "I don't think there was any decision to be made today," Asmussen added. "We're going to show Curlin the patience he deserves and we're going to do what we think is right." Curlin wowed the world with a facile win in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) and later added victories in the Stephen Foster H. (G1) and Woodward S. (G1). He surpassed Cigar as North America's all-time leading money winner in capturing his second consecutive Jockey Club Gold Cup, and his bankroll now stands at $10,246,800. Curlin's only loss in six starts this season was a second-place effort in the Man o' War S. (G1) at Belmont Park, his first foray on grass. The Asmussen-trained STUDENT COUNCIL (Kingmambo) also worked for the Classic on Monday, clocking six furlongs in 1:15 3/5. Big Brown, trained by Richard Dutrow Jr., will continue to train at his Aqueduct home base until the week of the Breeders' Cup Classic. His last work was a five-furlong move on dirt in 1:04 1/5 on September 30. The three-year-old was expected to breeze again early this week, with Dutrow saying he would prefer to prepare the colt on the turf in his next few breezes for the Classic. Japanese invader CASINO DRIVE (Mineshaft) is training at Hollywood Park, and might not have a prep race for the Classic, according to Nobutaka Tada, the racing manager for Casino Drive's connections. Casino Drive, the winner of the Peter Pan S. (G2) in May at Belmont Park, was scratched the morning of the Belmont S. (G1) with a foot bruise. A half-brother to Belmont S. winners Jazil and Rags to Riches, Casino Drive has not raced since the Peter Pan. A few days after the Belmont Stakes, he was returned to Japan, and then was flown back to the United States recently for a run at the Classic.
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