Big Brown vs. Curlin: Suffolk Downs offers possible $5 purse for MassCap
Suffolk Downs race track is offering a $1 million participation bonus and $5 million purse if Big Brown and Curlin enter the Massachusetts Handicap undefeated and face off against each other on September 20th in East Boston. The race is 1 1/8 miles and carries a purse of $500,000. The additional purse money would be funded by Coastal Development LLC, a company controlled by Richard T. Fields, Suffolk's biggest shareholder.
Suffolk Downs Press Release: $5 MILLION PURSE FOR MASSCAP IF BIG BROWN FACES CURLIN IN BATTLE OF UNBEATENS
...."Big Brown and Curlin are regarded as the two best thoroughbreds in the world and racing fans would like nothing more than to see them go head to head," said Fields. "If they are to square off, we feel that a $5 million purse is a great incentive and what better place than at Suffolk Downs in the city of Boston, the sports capital of the world."...more
New York Times - Joe Drape: Big Brown Vs. Curlin for $5 Million?
Suffolk Downs in East Boston will offer a $5 million purse for this year’s Massachusetts Handicap if Big Brown sweeps the Triple Crown and both he and the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin remain unbeaten in 2008 and agree to face each other......more
