Racing Hall takes Nafzger, Prado

Jockey Edgar Prado and trainer Carl Nafzger, who between them have three Kentucky Derby wins, led a group of six new inductees into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame on Monday at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Inducted with Prado and Nafzger were retired jockey Ismael Valenzuela and three horses: Manila, Inside Information and Ancient Title.

"I want to thank God for making me 5 foot 3 and 114 pounds so all this could happen," Prado said to an appreciative, capacity crowd gathered at the Hall across the street from Saratoga Race Course.

Prado, 41, is best known for having ridden the ill-fated 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, Barbaro. He was also aboard when Barbaro broke down two weeks later in the Preakness. The horse ultimately had to be destroyed as a result of the injuries.

During his speech, Prado thanked Barbaro's connections, "for giving me the best trip of my life."

Nafzger, 66, a top bull rider in the 1960s before turning to training, was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame this year. He won the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic with Unbridled in 1990 and won his second Derby with Street Sense in 2007.

CURLIN CONTINUES TRAINING: Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, worked five furlongs at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and is "in a beautiful rhythm," his trainer said Monday. Majority owner Jess Jackson will announce when and where Curlin will race next today.

On Monday, he worked five furlongs in 1:02.72.