TP: Kentucky Cup Classic

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Of course he has a realistic chance. He's the most likely winner. Especially when you have to think Street Sense will be not fully cranked as the goal is the BC Classic. Who doesn't think Hard Spun has a huge shot here?

What do you make of SS beating Grasshopper by a less than steller margin..and having the Hopper come back and lose..chink in the armour?

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by geeker2

What do you make of SS beating Grasshopper by a less than steller margin..and having the Hopper come back and lose..chink in the armour?

I don't think anything of it at all.
Street Sense tends to hang a bit. We knew that going into the Travers, and we still know it coming out of the race.

[letswastemoney]

I think Stream Cat has a chance. His speed figures on poly are close to Hard Spun and Street Sense. Using Bris, his 2 figures on poly were 100 and 104. Street Sense had a 98 and 97.

[SuffolkGirl]

I'd love to see Street Sense win this race but I think Hard Spun is going to win. This is not Nafzger's target so SS doesn't need to be all out to win. I think the order will be:

Hard Spun by a rapidly closing length
Street Sense
Stream Cat
Muqbil
Cat Shaker

Looking forward to this weekend's races!

[SniperSB23]

Stream Cat/Hard Spun/Street Sense

The complete opposite of what I would expect were it on dirt.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by SuffolkGirl

I'd love to see Street Sense win this race but I think Hard Spun is going to win. This is not Nafzger's target so SS doesn't need to be all out to win. I think the order will be:

Hard Spun by a rapidly closing length
Street Sense
Stream Cat
Muqbil
Cat Shaker

Looking forward to this weekend's races!

i think you may have the order nailed. welcome to an $8 trifecta.

[SuffolkGirl]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

i think you may have the order nailed. welcome to an $8 trifecta.

yeah, but I'll also put a ticket together with Muqbil in 3rd position and hope he gets there, that should pay more.

[Slewbopper]

Here is the deal on added money:
The base purse for the KC Classic is $350,000, with $150,000 of that for horses eligible to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund. Of the five starters, only Hard Spun, a Pennsylvania-bred, is ineligible to the KTDF. However, another $150,000 is being offered to the winner if he is a Grade 1 winner in 2006-07. Only Street Sense and Hard Spun are eligible for the bonus.