Horse racing

Curlin is first to top $10M in earnings Curlin became the first horse in North America to surpass $10 million in career earnings, winning the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Saturday at sloppy Belmont Park.

The $450,000 winner's purse pushed Curlin's career bankroll to $10,246,800. Cigar held the mark of $9,999,815, which stood for 12 years.

Curlin, the defending Horse of the Year, trained by Steve Asmusssen and ridden by Robbie Albardo, now has 11 victories in 15 starts. Curlin paid $2.80, $2.10 and $2.10.

• Zenyatta, ridden by Mike Smith, improved to 8-0 in the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes at Santa Anita, including her sixth victory this year, and earned an automatic berth in next month's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic on Oct. 24 over the same track's new synthetic surface.

Armstrong's comeback plans hit snag Lance Armstrong might not be able to start his comeback in January in Australia because of the doping rules that apply to riders coming out of retirement. Elite riders need to be in the sport's anti-doping program for six months before they can race, cycling's governing body said Saturday. The UCI will discuss with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency whether the seven-time Tour de France winner has met that requirement. The UCI said it will decide next week if Armstrong can race in the Tour Down Under set for Jan. 20-25.

• Nicole Cooke of Britain became the first cyclist, male or female, to win world and Olympic road race titles in the same year, beating Marianne Vos of the Netherlands in a sprint finish at the world championships in Varese Italy. U.S. rider Amber Neben was the top American at 22nd.

Roddick, Jankovic gain finals in China Andy Roddick will take on unheralded Dudi Sela in the China Open final today in Beijing, and Jelena Jankovic will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women's title match.

Crew extends streak to seven Chad Marshall scored his fourth goal of the season, and the Columbus Crew (15-6-5) held on for a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution (12-8-6) in Foxborough, Mass.

In other games: Conor Casey's third goal of the game lifted the Colorado Rapids (10-12-4) to a 5-4 victory over the New York Red Bulls (9-9-8) in East Rutherford, N.J. ... In Toronto, Marvell Wynne scored for Toronto, but teammate Hunter Freeman had an own goal and Toronto FC (7-12-7) had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Houston (10-5-10). ... Juan Morales' goal in the 59th minute lifted visiting Real Salt Lake (9-10-7) to a 3-2 victory over San Jose (7-10-8). ... In Carson, Calif., Sasha Victorine scored in first-half injury time and Chivas USA (10-10-6) held on for a 2-1 victory over Kansas City (8-10-8).

• Arsenal was stunned by Premier League newcomer Hull 2-1. The Gunners were knocked out of first place, and title rivals Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all won 2-0.

Boxing: Guillermo Jones (36-3-2) of Panama stopped Firat Arslan (29-4-1) in the 10th round in Hamburg, Germany and won the WBA cruiserweight title.