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 NEW YORK (AP) - The way Curlin responded to the only defeat of his brief but brilliant career has trainer Steve Asmussen feeling pretty good about winning the Belmont Stakes.
After finishing third in the Kentucky Derby, Curlin came back two weeks later and staged a remarkable rally after stumbling at the start to edge Derby winner Street Sense by a head.
"It's so tough for someone who hadn't felt defeat to rebound off of it," Asmussen said on a hot, humid Friday morning at Belmont Park. "And he rebounded emphatically."
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