This Given Saturday

[ArlJim78]

Any Given Saturday raced on Tampa sand last time for the first time and was comfortable winning.

Why then is it automatically assumed that Street Sense is going to be uncomfortable and at such a disadvantage?

How was Any Given Saturday able to do it?

I agree that a looking for a horse with an affinity for the surface is a good angle. It certainly works for me on poly. But before having raced on the surface its seems strange to jump immediately to the conclusion that the horse won't handle the surface.

Any Given Saturday showed that he can run the same kind of race over the TBD surface as he did in previous races in Kentucky. Why won't Street Sense do the same?