Begrudgingly Great

It was begrudgingly but Grasshopper gave in and just as begrudgingly Street Sense changed leads and found that extra acceleration that brought him another hard earned grade one victory. He doesn’t dazzle like Bernardini but race after race he runs his race, is always in the thick of it and wins more than he loses. [...]

Street Sense Will Stand Alone

With both Any Given Saturday and Curlin unlikely to contest the Travers there is little doubt in my mind that should Street Sense win the Travers, he cannot be denied the three-year old championship and Horse of the Year honors, no matter what occurs the rest of the year. With a win in the Travers [...]

Your Average Kentucky Derby Winner

Is there such a thing? For the most part Derby winners are extraordinary horses and for some the exertions of preparing and winning the classic takes it toll; injury and retirement soon follow. Is Street Sense your average Kentucky Derby winner, you know a horse that was more lucky than talented on [...]

Street Sense Wins Derby 133

Thank You Street Sense Part II

Thanks to the kind owners of Birdbirdistheword who allowed me to visit with their fine colt back in February I got to spend a morning at Palm Meadows with Birdbird, Kenny McPeek and his crew. For me it was a morning on the Kentucky Derby trail and a thrill I won’t forget. As [...]

Cash In That 401-K

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” ~ Henri Matisse

Oh am I a week too early with this photo? I’ll bet Henri was talking about roses.

Deja Vu

If you watch Sea Hero’s victory in the 1993 Kentucky (on the video bar to your right) you will see the move at the top of the stretch that Street Sense will make to win the Derby in 10 days.

To Hell With Handicapping . . .

I know there are a lot of you cerebral types out there who think you can figure out this game. I am not one of you. I listen to the handicapping experts blither on about speed and pace numbers and then I proceed blindly and merrily on my way (did I mention I hit a [...]

I Guess There’s A Rail Bias At Tampa Bay Too !

Geez imagine that Street Sense coming up on the rail. Rumor has it, it’s the shortest way home. If you ask me Borel just outrode Velasquez, if Johhny V could have distanced Street Sense on the far turn he would have but Street Sense just swallowed him up. At least all that prattle about the [...]