Street Sense to skip Belmont

[justindew]

Louis Quatorze ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown, then won the Jim Dandy and almost won the Travers before missing by a nose in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

It's a sad day when a Kentucky Derby winner, who is training well, can't be expected to keep the same schedule as Louis Quatorze.

Looks like Nafzger didn't want to make the same mistake twice (Unbridled)

Good for him.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Looks like Nafzger didn't want to make the same mistake twice (Unbridled)

Good for him.

Pillow- Unbridled was a notorious bleeder and in '90 you couldn't run on Lasix in NY, and apparently he bled badly in the Belmont June heat. Not saying it's the wrong decision to hold him out if he doesn't think he's ready to roll but I don't think his Unbridled experience had much to do with it.

Originally Posted by philcski

Pillow- Unbridled was a notorious bleeder and in '90 you couldn't run on Lasix in NY, and apparently he bled badly in the Belmont June heat. Not saying it's the wrong decision to hold him out if he doesn't think he's ready to roll but I don't think his Unbridled experience had much to do with it.

I'm just going by coincidence. Street Sense and Unbridled have the same record in Triple Crown races. Following that logic, Street Sense's chances weren't great in the Belmont.

Regardless i'm not upset over this decision. Street Sense was trained this year with the Derby as the priority.

If people want these horses to run, maybe an outcry for larger purses should be in order.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

If people want these horses to run, maybe an outcry for larger purses should be in order.

Yes, that million dollar purse is just miniscule.

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Yes, that million dollar purse is just miniscule.

[Linny]

I'm disappointed but not shocked. I find it sad that the $1m G1 Belmont stakes doesn't have enough cache on it's own to attract the Derby winner/Preakness runner up in an attempt to even the score.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Yes, that million dollar purse is just miniscule.

John,

I tend to agree that the purses could use a tweak as incentive.. or at least the resurrection of the TC bonus.. And the Derby at $2MM is STILL less than it should be given its' status..

Originally Posted by Kasept

John,

I tend to agree that the purses could use a tweak as incentive.. or at least the resurrection of the TC bonus.. And the Derby at $2MM is STILL less than it should be given its' status..

Exactly. It's a travesty that the Belmont Stakes has the same purse as the Travers and Haskell Invitational.

I'm still baffled how no company has stepped up and replaced Visa for the Triple Crown bonus. At the very least I expected J. Paul Reddam's Cash Call to step up to the plate.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by justindew

Louis Quatorze ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown, then won the Jim Dandy and almost won the Travers before missing by a nose in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

It's a sad day when a Kentucky Derby winner, who is training well, can't be expected to keep the same schedule as Louis Quatorze.

Two different horses. I would hope that Nafzger knows what is best for his horses.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by justindew

Louis Quatorze ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown, then won the Jim Dandy and almost won the Travers before missing by a nose in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

It's a sad day when a Kentucky Derby winner, who is training well, can't be expected to keep the same schedule as Louis Quatorze.

That was back in 1996. That seems like an eternity. The game has changed drastically in the past 10 years. Since then, u've had Medaglia d'Oro run in all three, win the two Saratoga races and run in the BC. We've had War Emblem and Funny Cide run in all three and run in the BC. Anymore or is that it?

[justindew]

I'm not even holding Street Sense to the same standard as Medaglia D' Oro. And I didn't use War Emblem or Funny Cide in my argument becasue they did nothing in the BC Classic. I used Louis Quatorze because he darn near won the BC Classic and the Travers, and becuase he isn't exactly regarded as one of the top 25 horses in the last 10 years or so. Although I really liked him.