Street Sense this saturday at Tampa Bay

[IrishofNDMan]

I'll take Any Given Saturday simply for the fact that he has a race up on Street Sense.

[Thunder Gulch]

No matter what you may think of Street Sense, I think this is clearly a go against spot. No way is he tightened up for this. I can see him getting a piece under ideal trip conditions, but no way at the price.

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

No matter what you may think of Street Sense, I think this is clearly a go against spot. No way is he tightened up for this. I can see him getting a piece under ideal trip conditions, but no way at the price.

exactly, no way is he ready for this. Any Given Saturday should roll!

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

exactly, no way is he ready for this. Any Given Saturday should roll!

Shhhhhhhhhhh. I'm hoping SS gets pounded at the windows.

[POINTGIVEN1985]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Shhhhhhhhhhh. I'm hoping SS gets pounded at the windows.

i dont think, he will there has been so much buzz around any given saturday since he ran a big second to tiz wonderful, then he comes back and gets a solid win over the tampa track, i think the value could be with street sense

[POINTGIVEN1985]

i cant see any given saturday being over 6-5, and im thinking 9-5 or 2-1 on street sense, unless there is nothing else at all in the race where in that case you could see any given saturday 3-5 and street sense 6-5

[POINTGIVEN1985]

obviously i ment a better value then any given saturday, who do you think the favorite will be ?

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

i dont think, he will there has been so much buzz around any given saturday since he ran a big second to tiz wonderful, then he comes back and gets a solid win over the tampa track, i think the value could be with street sense

Check the past threads. A majority on here were underwhelmed with AGS's Sam Davis (I'm not one of them, I thought he did exactly what Pletcher wanted him to do). He basically beat an N1X field.

There will be no value on the returning BC Juvy winner who won the race by record lengths and the horses that finished behind him have flattered him with their recent results.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

No matter what you may think of Street Sense, I think this is clearly a go against spot. No way is he tightened up for this. I can see him getting a piece under ideal trip conditions, but no way at the price.

Actually what I've been reading is Nafzger's been trying to keep Street Sense from getting too tight. The word was that they feared him being so close to peaking after the Breeders' Cup that they've been on eggshells the last couple months. If he was at 100% from now til the Derby he'd have to be something extraordinary to keep it up without getting hurt.

[robfla]

nafzger had a real good one before. his best races were the biggest races - the fla derby, ky derby. and bc classic. he didnt win the preps. this is a prep. what was his name?

[brianwspencer]

oh rob, thanks for posting that.

amazing when you look at his preps -- he ran four times in the two months culminating with the derby. unheard of!

[zippyneedsawin]

I'm stealing this from another post, but this is what Nafzger said:

Street Sense
“At the moment the timing is good for the Tampa Bay Derby. That gives us almost four weeks to adjust if necessary. Right now I'm not as interested in where he finishes in his first start back as how he finishes. Although when we get to the Blue Grass [GI, Keeneland, Apr. 14], he's got to be there even if he doesn't win.” ” trainer Carl Nafzger told Daily Racing Form.


Personally, I think Street Sense will be the favorite... by way more than he should.