Street Sense to skip Belmont

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by citycat

I was standing in the clocker stand when he worked. Thought he looked good but not great (i know that is very subjective but I have seen him work before)

His trainer is a good man and stands by what he says and has not strayed away from how he trains his stock. I dont really like to hear that he will "use it as an excuse" not to run. I think he will be true to his word and let the horse tell him if he is ready to run. Personally I dont really think he as anything to gain from the race and I would wait and maybe try the Stephen Foster (we know he likes CD) and then on to the Travers.

Honestly, I like Carl. I think he is an excellent horseman. Not to say "it is an excuse" but it may be a sign that the horse isn't a ready as he was going into the Derby. I don't think that Carl would run the horse if he didn't think he could win it, which is why I don't think we will see SS in the Belmont. I can't fault his owner and trainer for that. They doing right by the horse. Horse first, then the sport.