Because Curlin would go down in history. He’ll never win as many races as John Henry. He’ll never win as many in a row as Cigar. He’ll probably never win a race by 31 lengths and smash the track record by two and a half seconds. He’ll never be an undefeated Triple Crown winner. He’ll never win 8 of 8 races at four and be so fast and so good that no one will even show up to face him in one race. But he can do something John Henry, Cigar, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, and Spectacular Bid have never done. He can win the Arc. BC Classic/Dubai World Cup has been done before. So has winning the BC Classic twice. But what US dirt horse has ever won the Arc? It’s unheard of even to try. I think one of the most absurd questions of the year has to be why the Arc? Why? Because it’s the one race Curlin could win that would make him go down in horse racing history. It would be incredible for a US dirt horse to win the Arc and Curlin would go down in history. That’s why.
June 25, 2008
June 26th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Great Blog!! :>)
June 26th, 2008 at 3:06 am
Thanks!
June 26th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Curlin has already gone down in history, he doesnt need the Arc. But all he has to do to assure that is win another BC Classic and he shoots to well over $10 million in earnings, which he would be the FIRST to have EVER done so.
He doesnt need any of those other great accomplishment you listed, he would have his very own. ALL-TIME LEADING MONEY EARNER!!
June 26th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Well said, Matt.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
It all depends on how he wants history to remember him.
If he wants to be remembered among the greats you mentioned, he DOES need the ARC.
Being the leading money winner is nice for the owners, but it’s no measure of greatness in either the human or equine athlete, and certainly not the stuff of history.
August 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
As I said before, he doesnt need the Arc. Many legends in America in the past didnt need the Arc and neither does Curlin. All Curlin needs to do is win another Breeders Cup Classic, set the all-time earnings record and he will be remembered as a legend. Period!