JC / Railbird

Curlin’s Options Open

said trainer Steve Asmussen after the champion finished second in the Man o’ War. Why not help owner Jess Jackson decide what comes next? Via the Paulick Report:

He’s not quite Uncle Sam looking for a few good men and women to sign up for the U.S. Army, but Jess Jackson does want something from the public: their opinion…. the California winemaker and Thoroughbred horseman is seeking input from both fans and horsemen in an online poll on where 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin should race next.

Cast your vote here, any time before July 30. So far, returning to dirt or adventuring synthetic trail continuing on turf, which is what I’d love to see, with a fall campaign culminating in a tilt at the Breeders’ Cup. Dana has a similar poll up on Green but Game; there, turf is a runaway.