Street Sense to skip Belmont

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.

[justindew]

Bottom Line: This is another in a long line of disappointing moments for this sport.

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by justindew

Bottom Line: This is another in a long line of disappointing moments for this sport.

I think that statement over this is extremly overdramatic.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by ARyan

I think that statement over this is extremly overdramatic.

Really? Why?

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by justindew

Really? Why?

You think this is one of the most pressing issues in the sport? The fact that an owner and trainer are looking to skip 1 race to be prepared for a long summer and fall campaign.

You don't think the doping and drugs are a bigger and more disappointing issue? Do you think this whole New York Racing issue is going rather well? How about that almost every decent 3 year old colt gets retired to the shed and we never get to see a 4 year old campaign. That isn't disappointing?

While its too bad we won't get to see these 3 horses run against each other in the Belmont, will you be complainging if they run in the Travers, or the BC Classic? Or would rather see them all retired or injured and we get to see Circular Quay run against Invasor in the Classic?

Instead of ridiculing or being pissed about the situation, try to find some good aspects to look at. Who knows, maybe we might get a 4 year old season from Street Sense, and then who will be complaining that he skipped the Belmont?

[justindew]

Originally Posted by ARyan

You think this is one of the most pressing issues in the sport? The fact that an owner and trainer are looking to skip 1 race to be prepared for a long summer and fall campaign.

You don't think the doping and drugs are a bigger and more disappointing issue? Do you think this whole New York Racing issue is going rather well? How about that almost every decent 3 year old colt gets retired to the shed and we never get to see a 4 year old campaign. That isn't disappointing?

While its too bad we won't get to see these 3 horses run against each other in the Belmont, will you be complainging if they run in the Travers, or the BC Classic? Or would rather see them all retired or injured and we get to see Circular Quay run against Invasor in the Classic?

With all due respect, what are you talking about? I never said anything about drugs or early retirement. I said this one issue is a disappointment, and there have been many before it. Yes, of course there are other issues that need to be addressed. Yes, there are bigger problems. That doesn't mean this isn't also disappointing.

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by justindew

With all due respect, what are you talking about? I never said anything about drugs or early retirement. I said this one issue is a disappointment, and there have been many before it. Yes, of course there are other issues that need to be addressed. Yes, there are bigger problems. That doesn't mean this isn't also disappointing.

You said; "Bottom Line: This is another in a long line of disappointing moments for this sport." I just don't think this falls into that. I think there are many aspects of this game, some of which I noted, that are far more disappointing than SS skipping the Belmont to shoot for the Travers then BC Classic.

We can agree to disagree, but I still think this is overkill for a horse and trainer who wish to shoot for a long term goal with their colt.

I am just amazed that this much is being made over this. It would be one thing if they were retiring Street Sense, or picking a different race the same weekend of the Belmont, but I don't think this will destroy the racing fan base or hinder new fans.

Just my take.

[Buffymommy]

I think more horses will enter now.

[slotdirt]

I do agree with justin in that in order to build horse racing's following, we need to have our biggest stars run in the biggest races. The Belmont is for American dirt racing one of the three most well-known and followed races, and it would have been a nice moment to see Street Sense and Curlin butt heads again here.