Street Sense to skip Belmont

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Taking into account what horses have done after winning the Belmont, I think it's in the best interest of the horse to sit this one out and get ready for the summer/fall campaign... What do people like to say?? Those who ignore history are bound to repeat it??

This is what I've tried to say. It's a 12F race, and his 3rd race in 5 weeks.
Whether you're happy with it or not, the race loses some of its luster when the triple crown isn't on the line.
Running in the Belmont for the sole purpose to be "sportsmanlike" or to help gain interest in the sport instead of keeping the horse sound and ready for late summer/fall is a risk that his connections don't want to make. I can't blame them at all.

Hopefully we'll see Curlin and Street Sense hook up again sometime, but I'll still enjoy the Belmont without Street sense included.