Asmussen hoping Curlin has the answers

There may be plenty of questions nagging trainer Steve Asmussen about Curlin’s Breeders’ Cup Classic title defence at Santa Anita on Saturday, but for most of those outside his barn, the superstar has all the answers.

While Asmussen has spent his week at the California track grappling the imponderables facing his 2007 Horse of the Year and 2008 Dubai World Cup winner, experts, oddsmakers and rivals having been singing the praises of Curlin.