Curlin’s Highland Falls Runs Huge In Jockey Club Gold Cup At The Spa

[Wandering Eyes]

With a trip to the Breeders' Cup Classic going to the winner, it was Highland Falls (Curlin–Round Pond, by Awesome Again) who took home the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup and the ticket to Del Mar.

Last seen as the runner-up to Tapit Trice (Tapit) in the GIII Monmouth Cup last month, the homebred went off as a 7-1 shot here. Game early, the 4-year-old took on favorite Arthur's Ride (Tapit) and the pair hooked up in a match race that last all the way to the stretch run. Highland Falls got the best of his running mate and confidently strode home under jockey Flavien Prat. Pyrenees (Into Mischief) was second.

The final running time was 2:03.25.

Lifetime Record: 9-5-2-1.

O/B-Godolphin LLC; T-Brad Cox.

HIGHLAND FALLS presses the pace the whole way and has enough to put away his rivals and wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup for @bradcoxracing and jockey Flavien Prat. #HorseRacing #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/vBmZk0H8OU

— NYRA Bets (@NYRABets) September 1, 2024

The post Curlin’s Highland Falls Runs Huge In Jockey Club Gold Cup At The Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

View the full article