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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Having said that, the Grasshopper that ran at Saratoga in 2007 was exceptionally good, and Street Sense ran very well to beat him that day.
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Considering Grasshopper's surrounding form to those two Saratoga starts ... I guess he just loved the dirt there more than the dirt at other places.
He was 3rd at Churchill in an allowance to Roman's Run and Morada Key with an 89 Beyer in his start prior to Saratoga. And was beaten a length by Going Ballistic at 1/5 odds with a 92 Beyer in his start after Saratoga.
Grasshopper won that Saratoga allowance race by 6 in his start prior to the Travers .. the 2nd place finisher Smokeyjonessutton was defeated in his next 13 starts and mercifully retired. 3rd place finisher Mister Triester ran Beyers of 20 points more or less in each of his next 3 starts after the Grasshopper allowance race.
If Street Sense's Travers was bad ... how about his Jim Dandy where Cowtown Cat finished 4th beaten just 3.5 lengths.
I have to keep my place cemented as the resident Street Sense hater and all.