Curlin has had an up-and-down year as a three year old, but Curlin is 4-1-2 in seven starts and will certainly contend in the Classic.

The favorite going into the Kentucky Derby was only able to win one jewel of the Triple Crown (the Preakness Stakes), and finished third in the Derby and second at the Belmont Stakes. Curlin will get one more chance at glory in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park in New Jersey on October 27.

He’s not the favorite for the race at 8-1, with Any Given Sunday at 7-1, Street Sense at 5-1 and Lawyer Ron the 4-1 favorite. Curlin was the favorite in his last race at the Monmouth Park’s Haskell Invitational, but he finished a disappointing third. He’s set to run in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont on September 30, and a win there could change his odds in the Breeders’ Cup Classic come gate time.