Street Sense appears to not like a sloppy track. His worst race of 2006 was when he got beat by Officer Rocket in the Arlington Washington Futurity in the slop.

And your point is?????

He didn't like slop as a 2YO and he didn't like it as a 3YO.

I agree with this.

I find the "he didn't like the slop" a very poor excuse. When a horse doesn't like a surface they won't go a yard on it. Street Sense travelled through the race just as easily as Curlin did, but at the end of the day he was beaten like a drum, and he isn't good enough.

altho he did eke out a win in the travers, I guess it would be safe to say that his narrow loss in the preakness, and his narrow win at saratoga were indications that he had been caught by his peers. certainly his poly run behind hard spun at turfway was nowhere near the run he put in at keeneland in the bluegrass. still a good horse, but he lost his eclipse on saturday.

That the slop was a poor excuse. He ran his race. Fell back and was side by side the eventual winner. Saved ground on the rail and got outkicked by CURLIN. CURLIN'S move was just too much for him and Borel knew it was over at that point.

Face it, Street Sense was overhyped and needed a race with real horses to set up for him. Curlin is a much better horse and is still improving.

I don't think Street Sense has been overhyped at all - he's an extremely accomplished horse, obviously one of the tops in his division, far above the rest of the crop. Even with Nafsger at the helm, I would think it's difficult to keep a horse running at the top of his game for a year - but Nafsger did it. Street Sense was beaten by an improving and deserving Curlin. Hard Spun danced all the dances. Tiago, AGS knocking on the door.

It's a shame they can't all take a few months off, and come back as 4-year-olds. Wouldn't that be a great handicap division! Would they spend the year trading off wins, or would one of them dominate?

I think it is pretty hard to over hype a horse that won the BC Juvenile, the Kentucky Derby, and the Travers.

i think street sense was a good horse, i don't think he was overhyped.
as for saying curlin is still improving....not necessarily.