Feb 26, 2016
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The Maxxam Gold Racing Festival is set for Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park and will feature four stakes. Nationally prominent horsemen are shipping in runners for the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup, which drew an excellent field of 12 horses at a mile and one-eighth on the main track.
Ride On Curlin owned by Daniel J. Dougherty, has been installed as the 7-2 morning line favorite. Bred in Kentucky by G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland, the 5-year-old son of Curlin has bankrolled $794,987 in his 19 career starts. Trained byWilliam Gowan, Ride On Curlin was prominent on the 2014 Road to the Kentucky Derby with a runner-up finish in the Grade 1, Arkansas Derby, seventh place finish in the Kentucky Derby and runner-up effort to California Chrome in the Preakness Stakes.



