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Goatbusters11 Wins To Take the World Series, 11 Curses To Conquer. Heres A Game-By-Game Look At How The Cubs Did It.Congrats Cubs Fans! Soak up Chicagos path to victory. Crushing the curse of the billy goatThe curse The most well-known of the Cubs many curses began when Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis brought his goat, Murphy, to Game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley. His goat didnt smell so great and fans complained so he was kicked out. On his way out, Sianis said the Cubs aint gonna win no more.How the curse was killed108 years of heartache. Gone. The Cubs held on in one of the wildest Game 7s baseball has ever seen and suddenly wait til next year became its happening this year with a World Series-clinching win.Next upA championship parade through the streets of Chicago.Win probability shiftBen Zobrists RBI double increased the Cubs chances of winning by32.2%Chances of winning it allThe curse is over. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions!100%Pictured: Ben Zobrist celebrates his 10th-inning RBI in Game 7. Crushing the Bartman curseThe curse Steve Bartman - donning his now-infamous hat, glasses and headphones - had his hand on one of the Cubs most painful moments when he knocked a foul ball away from Moises Alou in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. Chicago never rebounded from the moment, losing the series to the Marlins in seven games.How the curse was killedTyler Naquin and the Indians gave the Cubs an inch with their outfield miscue, and Addison Russell took over from there. After driving his first two runs of Game 6 when a miscommunication in the outfield allowed a two-run double to drop in, Russell left no doubt there would be another night of baseball when he belted a grand slam in the third.Next upWorld Series Game 7: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 @ IndiansWin probability shiftAddison Russells two-run double increased the Cubs chances of winning by16.1%Chances of winning it allWith the World Series tied 3-3, the Cubs are 1 win from the ultimate prize.46%Pictured: Addison Russell celebrates as the Cubs roll in Game 6. Crushing the curse of the black catThe curse 1969 was looking good for the Cubs - until a black cat appeared in front of their dugout and circled Cubs star Ron Santo at Shea Stadium during a September game. The omen foretold a collapse of epic proportions as Chicagos grip on first place disappeared and the Mets went on to win the World Series.How the curse was killedKris Bryants bat woke up. After a rough start to the World Series, the MVP candidate got the Cubs going in a must-win Game 5 when he belted a Trever Bauer pitch into the left-field bleachers to spark a three-run fourth inning and help keep Chicagos season alive.Next upWorld Series Game 6: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 @ IndiansWin probability shiftKris Bryants home run increased the Cubs chances of winning by14.1%Chances of winning it allTrailing the World Series 3-2, the Cubs are 2 wins away from the ultimate prize.23%Pictured: Kris Bryant circles the bases after his Game 5 home run. Crushing the Babe Ruth called shot curseThe curse You thought the Red Sox were the only team cursed by the Bambino? Wrong. The 1932 Cubs made it all the way to the World Series, where they went up against Ruths Yankees. Legend has it that the Cubs were riding him throughout the series, leading to his famous called shot in Game 3 of a Yankees sweep.How the curse was killedAnthony Rizzo drove in Kris Bryant to get it started and Jake Arrieta dominated on the mound, but Cubs fans will always remember World Series Game 2 for Kyle Schwarbers contributions. From the Arizona Fall League to World Series DH, Schwarber powered Chicagos attack with two hits and a pair of RBIs.Next upWorld Series Game 3: Friday, October 28, 2016 vs. IndiansWin probability shiftKyle Schwarbers third-inning RBI single increased the Cubs chances of winning by11%Chances of winning it allWith the World Series tied 1-1, the Cubs are 3 wins away from the ultimate prize.55%Pictured: Kyle Schwarber celebrating his third-inning RBI single. Crushing the Prior/Wood curseThe curse As the old adage goes, pitching wins championships -- and the Cubs were set up with the aces to do exactly that in Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. But this is the Cubs were talking about here, and a run of injuries too long to list kept Chicago from riding its ace duo to World Series glory in the early 2000s.How the curse was killedIn case you havent heard: The Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series! Dexter Fowler got things started with a double, Kris Bryant drove him in and the NLCS-clinching drubbing of Clayton Kershaw was on at Wrigley Field.Next upWorld Series Game 1: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 @ IndiansWin probability shiftKris Bryants first-inning RBI single increased the Cubs chances of winning by7.6%Chances of winning it allWith a 4-2 triumph in the NLCS, the Cubs are 4 wins away from the ultimate prize.63%Pictured: Dexter Fowler scores the Cubs first run of NLCS Game 6. Crushing the Kwa-Ma-Rolas curseThe curse The Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole was erected on Lake Shore Drive in 1929. According to Native American legend, it should be facing east, toward Lake Michigan. But instead it faces Wrigley Field -- a bad omen for the team that calls the ballpark home.How the curse was killedRemember that Addison Russell playoff slump? Well, you can forget about it. For the second straight night, the Chicago shortstop blasted a home run at Dodger Stadium. This time his two-run shot broke a 1-1 tie and pushed the Cubs to within a win of their first World Series since 1945.Next upNLCS Game 6: Saturday, October 22, 2016 | vs. DodgersWin probability shiftAddison Russells fourth-inning home run increased the Cubs chances of winning by25.6%Chances of winning it allWith a 3-2 lead in the NLCS, the Cubs are 5 wins away from the ultimate prize.37%Pictured: Addison Russell celebrates his go-ahead home run in NLCS Game 5. Crushing the Back to the Future curse The curse Back to the Future II predicted that 2015 would be the Cubs year, and for a while it seemed it would be true ... until Daniel Murphy had a series that even Marty McFly couldnt see coming and the Mets swept the 2015 Cubs right out of the NLCS.How the curse was killedSometimes it takes a spark to start a fire. When Willson Contreras RBI single fell in during the fourth inning, it gave the Cubs their first run in 21 innings. After that, the offense kicked into high gear in an NLCS-squaring 10-2 pounding of the Dodgers.Next upNLCS Game 5: Thursday, October 20, 2016 | @ DodgersWin probability shiftWillson Contreras fourth-inning single increased the Cubs chances of winning by16.6%Chances of winning it allWith the NLCS tied 2-2, the Cubs are 6 wins away from the ultimate prize.32%Pictured: Willson Contreras celebrates driving in the first run of Game 4. Crushing the curse of the centuryThe curse It all set up perfectly for the Cubs in 2008. Exactly 100 years after their last title in 1908, the Cubs entered the playoffs with arguably the best team in baseball. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. A three-game NLDS sweep at the hands of the Dodgers put an end to one of Chicagos best hopes.How the curse was killedJust when it looked like NLCS Game 1 might slip through the Cubs hands, Miguel Montero stepped up and delivered a pinch-hit grand slam that will go down in Chicago lore to power an 8-4 victory over the Dodgers.Next upNLCS Game 2: Sunday, October 16, 2016 | vs. DodgersWin probability shiftMiguel Monteros grand slam increased the Cubs chances of winning by35.5%Chances of winning it allWith a 1-0 lead in the NLCS, the Cubs are 7 wins away from the ultimate prize.46%Pictured: The Cubs celebrate Miguel Monteros NLCS Game 1 grand slam.Crushing the Greg Maddux curseThe curseGreg Maddux started his Hall of Fame career in Chicago before leaving for Atlanta, where he became an October regular. The most painful part for Cubs fans? Maddux was part of two teams that eliminated the Cubbies from the playoffs -- as a Brave in 1998 and a Dodger in 2008.How the curse was killedAfter being stymied by Matt Moore for eight innings, the Cubs made the most of their one shot at the Giants bullpen. Javier Baez provided the go-ahead hit, but he wasnt the only star of a four-run ninth as Willson Contreras and Ben Zobrist also drove in runs during the NLDS-clinching rally.Next upNLCS Game 1: Saturday, October 15, 2016 | vs. Dodgers or NationalsWin probability shiftJavier Baezs go-ahead single increased the Cubs chance of winning by29.9%Chances of winning it allWith a 3-1 triumph in the NLDS, the Cubs are 8 wins away from the ultimate prize.39%Pictured: The Cubs celebrate during their ninth-inning rally in NLDS Game 4. Crushing the curse of the Gatorade gloveThe curseBefore there was Buckner in Boston, there was Leon Durham in Chicago. In Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS, Durhams error on a crucial play led to the Cubs exit. The cause of the first basemans poor glove work? A mitt soaked in Gatorade that spilled in the Chicago dugout.How the curse was killedHitting from pitchers led the Cubs in NLDS Game 2. Travis Wood homered after entering for Kyle Hendricks, who had a two-run single earlier in the game.Next upGame 3: Monday, October 10, 2016 | @ GiantsWin probability shiftTravis Woods home run increased the Cubs chances of winning by7.9%Chances of winning it allWith a 2-0 lead in the NLDS, the Cubs are 9 wins away from the ultimate prize.34%Pictured: Travis Wood celebrates after going deep for the Cubs. Crushing the Brock for Broglio curseThe curseOn June 15, 1964, the Cubs traded Lou Brock to the Cardinals for Ernie Broglio. Brock went on to a Hall of Fame career in St. Louis. Broglio? 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ARCADIA, Calif. -- Tamarkuz was fed a steady diet of one-turn races throughout his career, but in his 20th and perhaps final career start, he successfully stretched out around two turns to win the $1 million Breeders Cup Dirt Mile on Friday at Santa Anita, scoring an 11-1 upset over the likes of Dortmund, Gun Runner, and Runhappy.The win was his first in a Grade 1 race, an important milestone for a 6-year-old horse owned by Sheikh Hamdans Shadwell Stable, where he will go to stud, perhaps quite soon. Though his connections wouldnt yet say he was retired, they acknowledged that this win will take Tamarkuz to a new level when we take him home, said Joe DeSantis, the assistant racing manager for Shadwell.Tamarkuz was always intended for the Dirt Mile. Shadwell also had pre-entered Frosted in the Dirt Mile, as well as the Classic, and ended up putting him in the Classic on Saturday. Both are trained by Kiaran McLaughlin.Now all the media knows why Frosted is running in the Classic. We knew we had a horse who would win the Dirt Mile, McLaughlin said, laughing.Tamarkuz ($25.80), with Mike Smith aboard, rallied into a hot pace and drew away for a 3-1/2-length victory in the two-turn mile. Gun Runner held on for second by a neck over Accelerate.The races disappointments were its early leaders. Dortmund, sent off at 3-5, pressed the pace of Runhappy but tired in the lane and was fourth. Runhappy, last years champion male sprinter, set a quick pace for a half-mile but began a steady fade on the final turn and finished eighth in the nine-horse field, his second straight disappointing race since returning from a nine-month layoff.Tamarkuz was fractious behind the gate before the start, then raced wide while toward the rear for the first part of the race. The pace, though, was to his liking -- an opening quarter in 22.dddddddddddd45 seconds, a half in 45.37. He closed steadily at the weary front-runners, got the lead at midstretch and was never in danger thereafter. He completed one mile on the fast main track in 1:35.72.This is so satisfying, DeSantis said. This is what he needed -- a two-turn race with speed.Gun Runner pressed the pace while three wide, got the best of Dortmund and Runhappy, but could not stave off Tamarkuz. Dortmund seemed to show the effects of three straight losses against California Chrome prior to this race.Tamarkuz, by Speightstown, was bred in Kentucky by John Gunther, was purchased as a yearling for $325,000 by Shadwell, and began his career in Britain before heading to Dubai and then last year to the United States. In six prior starts for McLaughlin, he had never won, but in his last two starts, he had finished second in the seven-furlong Forego to A. P. Indian and second in the one-turn-mile Kelso to Anchor Down.Hed been second, fourth, a little unlucky, McLaughlin said. We knew he had potential.We thought he was sitting on a big effort, DeSantis said.The victory was the third in a Breeders Cup race for McLaughlin, all with horses owned by Shadwell.Its a great honor. Its fabulous to be part of that team, McLaughlin said.Tamarkuz has now won eight times in 20 starts, and the $550,000 he earned on Friday increased his career earnings to $1,840,444.Hes very well balanced. He should make a nice stallion, McLaughlin said.DeSantis said his boss, Rick Nichols, and Sheikh Hamdan would decide whether Tamarkuz races again. If this was his final start, it was quite the curtain call. ' ' '