Street Sense, Hard Spun face off on the Polytrack

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Nope. Nafzger said a month ago he wanted a race against elders, and on this weekend. He had three options, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Hawthorne Gold Cup and this race. From what I have read this race was chosen because, like Danzig said he doesn't have to ship far and without a doubt his 2 best races came after a prep on poly.

I am a big Street Sense guy, but Hard Spun is who I would play here. Street Sense's 2 races on the poly were IMO not his best. Hard Spun ran very well at Turfway last March, arguably his best race and might prove too tough for SS to catch.

yep I agree, it will be a very interesting race because Hard Spun could take it. Its not so easy to close into a horse with his kind of speed at Turfway. I don't know who else is in this race but lookout if Hard Spun gets sent out on an easy lead. also I like that he's coming out of a fast paced race whereas Street Sense is coming out of more leisurely paced affairs. It will be interesting to see how the betting goes.