Can Street Sense put some SENSE back in the 2007 Belmont Stakes?
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
For Street Sense, the Triple Crown was not to be won this year. Carl Nafzger, trainer of the new 2007 Derby champ, Street Sense, is disappointed that their road for the Triple Crown took an abrupt exit at the Pimlico Race Course. The way Curlin barely edged Street Sense was specifically painful for Nafzger, after [...]
Belmont Stakes Contenders: Curlin vs Street Sense vs Hard Spun still a possibility
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Now that Street Sense has been denied a shot at a Triple Crown, the most intriguing angle of the June 9 Belmont Stakes could be all three Derby and Preakness finishers could show up in New York on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes, too. Two of three – Curlin and Hard Spun – are [...]
Belmont Stakes field still undecided
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
After Curlin’s win by a head over Street Sense in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, Street Sense’s trainer Carl Nafzger laments on his colt’s lost chance at being the first Breeder’s Cup Juvenile and Triple Crown winner. “My horse ran great. I got outran. That’s horse racing. If you can’t enjoy watching a $5,000 claimer give you [...]
Preakness Stakes Results – It’s Curlin in last stride
Monday, May 21st, 2007
In yesterday’s Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, Curlin kicked up 1 3/16 miles of dirt to emerge the fastest horse in the second round of the Triple Crown. Overtaking Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense on the last stride, jockey Robby Albarado and Curlin took the 132nd Preakness Stakes and $1 million prize. Official Preakness Stakes [...]
Preakness Odds: Can Hard Spun finally hold off Street Sense?
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Trainer Larry Jones is hopeful that Kentucky Derby runnerup Hard Spun can hold on to the lead until the finish line this time. In the Kentucky Derby, I, anticipating a wet track, picked Hard Spun to win with Scat Daddy and Circular Quay rounding out the ticket. Although the weather at Churchill Downs turned out [...]
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