The whole theory behind running Curlin in Dubai once before the Dubai World Cup was done only because Asmussen believes strongly that Curlin is better the 2nd time he races over a track.
He said in an interview, that was his only reason for doing it.
He mentioned how he ran much better the 2nd time he ran at Oaklawn, ran much better the 2nd time he ran at Belmont, and ran much better the 2nd time he ran at Monmouth.
So, if his two goals for this year were a Dubai World Cup win in the first half of the season and a Breeders Cup Classic repeat in the 2nd half of the season...the priority would be to give him a prep over each track prior to the big race.
This is why I expect Curlin to use the Goodwood as his final prep for the Breeders Cup Classic.
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