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[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Street Sense didn't win the Derby by ten lengths, due to the presence of Hard Spun and Curlin. He did, however, trounce the same bunch of modest horses that he beat in the BC Juvenile (Circular Quay, Great Hunter, etc.) by the same margin in the Derby as he did in the BC Juvenile. So your point is ... ?

I know this wasn't directed at me, but....

The Churchill Downs rail that Street Sense came up in the Derby was actually liver than the one he came up in the Breeders Cup Juvenile....

However, the only reason that the rail got all the hype for being so live on Breeders Cup day is because post position #1 accounted for four of the five wins in BC dirt races (they being Dreaming of Anna, Street Sense, Thor's Echo, and Round Pond) - the lone loser who broke from post #1 was Brother Derek, who ran 4th in the Classic.

The rail was probably the prefered place to be on BC day in '06, but as mentioned by Davidowitz and Beyer in post race writeups, the rail at CD was pretty live throughout the Derby card last year.

In fact, of the top 5 finishers in last years Derby - only 3rd place finisher Curlin did not race on the rail for a very significant portion of the race.