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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance
but why didn't Borel really take Hard Spun on early? Force him a bit, ya know?
As soon as it was turned into a 'sprint' there was only going to be one winner.
Over here, Borel would have been blamed for giving Hard Spun such an easy lead.
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I think what Street Sense did was the intent of Nafzger and Co. They wanted SS to put in a sustained run, challenge and finish strong. He's said such a result would "get him towards where he needs to be for Monmouth" (or something like that).
Now, I suppose SS did get out of this race what they wanted. However, I would have preferred to see him battle harder down to the wire versus spit it a bit in the final 100 yards. SS has shown us he hangs a bit (Preakness, Travers) and now he didn't give that extra punch late in this spot.
I'm not sold on him for the BC.