Street Sense to skip Belmont

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by justindew

I think the REALLY sad thing is that modern horses aren't tough enough to run in all thre Triple Crown races, take two months off, and then begin a new campaign. By skipping the Belmont, Nafzger is essentially saying, "My horse can't run in the Belmont and still be compeititve two and a half months later in the Travers." That's what is sad.

Blame the breeders for that. That is where this starts. It is not toughness these horses lack, but the fact that breeders have been breeding for speed and not soundness.