Travers Stakes (gr. I)

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Originally Posted by Danzig

maybe no 'explosion' since he was trying to close into a race with not much pace. closers won't look as amazing when the leaders still have plenty of gas left. of course, yesterday he wasn't much of a closer, more of a stalker laying that close to the lead. but it's a good thing he did.

i'm not ready to award him the bcc yet. altho there aren't any real superstars in the older division, he will still face a more formidable challenge from some of them that he hasn't gotten from his own peers.

but i do think he's sealed the deal on top 3 yo.

Of course not, but to me he seems like the most likely winner at this point. His major competition will probably come from his own crop in the form of AGS and/or Curlin. Lawyer Ron is obviously a possible winner, but I still have serious doubts about his ability to get 10f.
As a fan of the sport I am starting to like Street Sense more and more. Since he has lost quite a few times we don't have to hear all of the over-the-top accolades that people showered on Discreet Cat and Bernardini last year. Street Sense is a really good - but flawed - animal. When you take a horse that is as good as he is, and mix in a tendency to hang just a little, the result can be great racing. The Tampa Bay Derby, Preakness, and Travers have all been great races and he went 2 out of 3 in those. He isn't perfect and everybody knows it, but he is a good horse that usually runs in the big races and makes them fun to watch. You can't ask for much more than that.