Welcome back to the Twelve Days of Curlin Babies, where we celebrate the twelve most memorable races from Curlin’s progeny throughout 2018. Through all the hundreds of races in which they ran this year, these are the ones to which my mind keeps wandering back. #12: Timeless Curls Marks Herself a Rising Star#11: Secret Passage Comes... Continue Reading →
Solar Maximus owns Mahoning Valley
Picking a finite list of five or ten favourite Curlin babies would get difficult at the margins, given that one of the core premises of Blinkers Off is a love for all of them. However, a few are very easy additions to any list of favourites, and Solar Maximus (Solar Colony, by Pleasant Colony) ranks... Continue Reading →
Solar Maximus can run all day
Not a lot of American horses nowadays are bred to run long distances well, particularly on dirt. Solar Maximus (Solar Colony, by Pleasant Colony) is one of those horses. The five-year-old gelding's breeding screams stamina, and his recent performance had suggested he could run to that. January 26 at Mahoning Valley, Solar Maximus had won... Continue Reading →
Solar Maximus stretches out
After a sixteen-month layoff, Solar Maximus (Solar Colony, by Pleasant Colony) has found his stride at Mahoning Valley Race Course. He cleared N2L second off that layoff going in $5,000 claiming company, and went to the barn of Joseph Poole. After a sixth-place finish at six furlongs against straight N3L allowance company, he dropped back... Continue Reading →
the greatest three minutes in sports
Today at 3:34 EST, the gates flung open for the 7th race at Mahoning Valley Racecourse, a $5,000 N3L claiming race at a mile over the dirt. Solar Maximus (Solar Colony, by Pleasant Colony) raced wide into the clubhouse turn after breaking from the 8 hole. Despite being hung wide, the five-year-old gelding got to... Continue Reading →
