Winning jockey Kent Desormeaux added, “Once we cornered from home, he stuck his task for a solid 300 yards and I said, "Man, I can't even imagine that anyone is near me," and I looked up at the Jumbotron and they were eight back and I said, "You got 'em, boy, just keep doing what you're doing. This red colt, he was a fireball down the lane."
2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships Friday
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com
Corinthian returns after the race
Corinthian returns after the 2007 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
© Cindy Pierson Dulay
Winning trainer James Jerkens said, “We galloped him and gave him
a good, strong, blowout down the backstretch yesterday in the slop and he
seemed to handle it really good. I always thought the mare by Easy Goer, I always thought they excelled in
the slop, looking at pedigrees, I thought there was no problem there and
Pulpit, they seemed like they can do anything. We got lucky, he
took to (the mud).”
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- Corinthian wins the 2007 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
- Corinthian returns after the race
- Second place finisher Gottcha Gold
- Third place finisher Discreet Cat
- Maryfield wins the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
- Maryfield with her flowers
- Beaten favorite La Traviata
- Nownownow wins the 2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
- Nownownow heads for the winner's circle
- Second place finisher Achill Island
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