Curlin bids to defy Derby history

Curlin bids to overcome more than a century of history when he goes for gold in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs tomorrow.

Curlin bids to defy Derby history
Fri, 04 May, 2007 - 22:29

Curlin bids to overcome more than a century of history when he goes for gold in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs tomorrow.

The unbeaten son of Smart Strike heads the betting markets ahead of the 2 million feature but no horse has grabbed the gold medal when unraced as a juvenile since Apollo scored in 1882.

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