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[pointman]

Face it, Street Sense was overhyped and needed a race with real horses to set up for him. Curlin is a much better horse and is still improving.

[Riot]

I don't think Street Sense has been overhyped at all - he's an extremely accomplished horse, obviously one of the tops in his division, far above the rest of the crop. Even with Nafsger at the helm, I would think it's difficult to keep a horse running at the top of his game for a year - but Nafsger did it. Street Sense was beaten by an improving and deserving Curlin. Hard Spun danced all the dances. Tiago, AGS knocking on the door.

It's a shame they can't all take a few months off, and come back as 4-year-olds. Wouldn't that be a great handicap division! Would they spend the year trading off wins, or would one of them dominate?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by pointman

Face it, Street Sense was overhyped and needed a race with real horses to set up for him. Curlin is a much better horse and is still improving.

I think it is pretty hard to over hype a horse that won the BC Juvenile, the Kentucky Derby, and the Travers.

[Danzig]

i think street sense was a good horse, i don't think he was overhyped.
as for saying curlin is still improving....not necessarily.