Street Sense ran as hard as he could in that race in my opinion and was outfinished by a runner that had to change course as well to get around him and get running room.
He did get hampered a bit in the stretch but he had let down a couple of times and didn't go past them and was caught.
Does no one else think Dominican had to alter course as well while giving Street Sense a head start and still caught him?
Because that is what I saw. I am thinking that everyone wants to throw this race out due to pace, etc... because Street Sense didn't show dominance over this field. If he didn't win by a pole, then there obviously has to be some other outside factor that didn't let him do his thing. Since I think AGS is a dog, I wasn't impressed with the Tampa Bay effort as well. He has ran two races this year and hasn't yet shown that he stands out in my opinion. I think that the probable derby favorite needs to show this progression into a dominant animal before the race. Without his BC win at Churchill last year, he would be another Zanjero.
I suppose that I am gambling against him repeating what I consider to be a "freak" effort. Without that effort, he hasn't shown me that he is any better than the rest.
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04-30-2007, 10:50 PM
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