Well in an effort to help Randall out here, I will mention that on November 7th, after loving him going into the BC, I decided that Street Sense would be the horse to break the Juvenile/Derby jinx on my blog. Definitively.
So obviously I don't think he's "finished," and it seems nobody but Randall thinks he truly is. I was thrilled with his race today, to be honest. With only two preps, a dogfight in one doesn't seem like it's going to kill him, especially in his first race back.
It showed a side of him that I think was key to see at this point - that first off the layoff against a horse who many have ranked in their top 8, he dug in when he was tired and managed to pull out a win.
I couldn't be happier with today's race.
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