Curlin won the Grade III Rebel Stakes on March 17, 2007.
Photo: COADY PHOTOGRAPHY
He followed that up with a win in the Grade II Arkansas Derby.
Photo: COADY PHOTOGRAPHY
Curlin's next victory came in the 2007 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
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Photo: Rick Samuels
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
In his final prep race before the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships Curlin won the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.
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Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Photo: ELIOT SCHECHTER
Photo: ELIOT SCHECHTER
Photo: Jeffrey Snyder
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Photo: ALEXANDER BARKOFF
For Curlin's first two races as a four-year-old he went overseas to race at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. He won both races including the prestigious Dubai World Cup.
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Photo: Trevor Jones
Photo: Trevor Jones
Photo: Trevor Jones
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Curlin's next vicotry of 2008 came in the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Curlin's Woodward win at Saratoga moved him one step closer to the top of the all-time earners' list.
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Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
With a win in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Curlin became the all-time leading earner; $10,246,800.
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Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE
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Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN
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Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Jess Jackson and Steve Asmussen accept the Horse of the Year Award for Curlin at the 2009 Eclipse Awards.
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Jess Jackson gives a thumbs up to Curlin's repeat performance as Horse of the Year.
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