[pmayjr]

If you guys had a choice-

Most of us are pessimistic, but at the same time show a little optimism: Let's say between Street Sense, Curlin, and Rags to Riches: That 2 out of the 3 will make it to the Breeder's Cup this year.

If you could pick the 2 out of the 3 that could make it to the Breeder's Cup, who would you pick?

I will throw this assumption out there to help you: Say Rags holds her own against the competition this summer and fall, she'd run in the BC Classic and not the Distaff. That's a very reasonable assumption. Azeri did pretty well a couple of years ago (5th place in the Ghostzapper race), and Michael Tabor (her owner) had the courage to put her in the Belmont. Randy Moss said Tabor "is a gambler" and likes to take these risks all the time. So if Rags holds her own against boys and girls this summer and fall, I bet she goes in the BC Classic instead of the Distaff. One other thing... which might be a little counter-point to what I just brought up about Tabor: She'll avoid Invasor until the BC Classic.

For me, I'd pick Street Sense and Curlin. No offense to Rags. I hope this race wasn't a fluke, and she is an absolute routing monster that can handle any horse. But I wanna see what SS and Curlin will do against each other with some freshening.