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Graded Stakes & No.1=Street Sense
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champ Street Sense is headed to the Kentucky Derby ahead in graded stakes earnings and ranked No.1 by the NTRA. Can he break the juvenile jinx?
• street sense • cowtown cat • nobiz like shobiz • 2007 kentucky derby • circular quay

Hard Spun Gets Street Sense
The third time was the charm for Hard Spun. He finished twice behind Street Sense in the Triple Crown races, but bested the champ in the Kentucky Cup Classic.
• hard spun bests street sense • larry jones • mario pino • kentucky cup classic stakes • turfway park

Is Street Sense Common Sense?
Last year, Michael Matz and Barbaro trained to the Kentucky Derby using unorthodox mehods. Can the 2006 Eclipse Juvenile Champ reverse the process with success?
• kentucky derby • barbaro • street sense • carl nafzger • michael matz

Street Sense Captures Two Stakes
The threesome of thoroughbred Street Sense, jockey Calvin Borel, and trainer Carl Nafzger set two records in winning the Derby, the Travers and the Alabama Stakes.
• travers stakes • street sense • calvin borel • alabama stakes • carl nafzger

Street Sense Remains Derby Pick
Cobalt Blue and Chelokee moved into the Derby Top Ten List, while Street Sense continues as the No.1 pick. Scat Daddy, Notional, Circular Quay are headed for Kentucky.
• 2007 top ten derby list • street sense • notional • todd pletcher • circular quay

Street Sense Took Over in March
Two months away from the Kentucky Derby, Scat Daddy, Great Hunter, Circular Quay, and Hard Spun won big races. Curlin impressed. Street Sense still led in the ratings.
• scat daddy • king of the roxy • cowtown cat • great hunter • circular quay

Blue Grass is Dominican's Time
The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes was a Dominican to Street Sense to Zanjero to Teuflesberg affair as all four touched noses to the wire. Dominican nosed out the champ.
• 2007 toyota blue grass stakes • dominican • street sense • zanjero • teuflesberg

Curlin's Nose Wins Preakness
Beaten out of a Triple Crown chance by Curlin's hearty nose in the 2007 Preakness Stakes, Street Sense will skip the Belmont. Hard Spun is still a challenger.
• 2007 preakness • curlin • robby albarado • street sense • calvin borel

Hard Spun Likes Recycled Rubber
Synthetic fiber, waxed sand, and recycled rubber together form the new thoroughbred racing surface called Polytrack. Kentucky Derby finisher Hard Spun likes it.
• polytrack • hard spun • larry jones • calvin borel • street sense

Kentucky Derby is All Horse Sense
Street Sense responds perfectly to his jockey's masterful guidance. Rail trips are Borel's forte. Nafzger's two-race strategy turns golden as his No. 1 bay wins Derby.
• street sense no. 1 • 2007 kentucky derby • calvin borel • carl nafzger • hard spun

Rags to Riches Beats Colt to Wire
On center stage, and off her knees, the filly Rags to Riches did not disappoint in the 2007 Belmont. She showed everything said of her. Curlin battled her bravely.
• 2007 belmont stakes • rags to riches • curlin • todd pletcher • john velazquez

2007 Triple Crown Stories Abound
What's next on the thoroughbred racing scene will unfold toward the Breeders' Cup this fall when duels could see renewals. The TC runs thrilled despite no new champ.
• street sense • kentucky derby • curlin • preakness stakes • rags to riches

5 of 16 Writers Say Nobiz in Derby
Opinions are sharply defined as a wide open Kentucky Derby post offers a batch of talented and proven colts. Trainer Todd Pletcher has five trainees, but no favorite.
• nobiz like shobiz • 133rd kentucky derby • scat daddy • curlin • street sense

7 Top Ten Colts waiting for Derby
Nobiz Like Shobiz, Scat Daddy, Circular Quay, Any Given Saturday, Cowtown Cat, Notional, and Tiago are finished with prep races. They are getting ready for Derby 133.
• edgar prado • john velazquez • scat daddy • corey nakatani • birdbirdistheword

Any Given Saturday to Darley Stud
Any Given Saturday, of A.P. Indy blood, came on late to grab three straight victories this summer. He'll stand at Darley for top dollar with Street Sense and Hard Spun.
• any given saturday to darley stud • street sense darley stud • hard spun darley stud • top kentucky stud fees • a.p. indy stud fees

BC Classic Is Curlin's HOY Effort
Chestnut champ Curlin ran a dominant BC Classic through stretch slop to defeat Hard Spun. The Smart Strike colt made his case to finish as 2007's Horse of the Year.
• curlin for hoy • curlin bc classic • street sense bc classic • harn spun bc classic • sloppy track bc classic

Bwana Bull 2007 Derby Contender?
Affirmed has one; A.P. Indy and Dixieland Band have two apiece; Thunder Gulch has one;Storm Cat another; Tiznow has one; and Holy Bull's got one - Derby run offspring.
• bwana bull • russell baze • 2007 el camino real • steve haskins' derby dozen • 2007 gotham stakes

Can Borel Read Sense's Path Again?
With a much smaller field, can Street Sense find his path open in the Preakness? Hard Spun, Curlin, and Circular Quay are repeaters from the Derby who will try to close.
• calvin borel • street sense • hard spun • mario pino • 2007 preakness stakes

Curlin helps Shuffle Derby Lineup
Major prep races for the Derby wound down last weekend with Curlin, a Steve Asmussen trained colt ridden by Robby Albarado getting in a bid for the Run for the Roses.
• 2007 arkansas derby • curlin • steve asmussen • dominican • robby albarado

Curlin to Test Belmont Filly
Curlin beat the Derby champ by a long nose; now he takes on a distance-bred filly trained by Todd Pletcher, who is 0-28 in TC matches, in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
• 2007 belmont stakes • rags to riches • todd pletcher • curlin • hard spun

Curlin's Preakness Tied Record
There cannot be a Triple Crown winner this season, but the Belmont Stakes offers girl versus boys; speedy Curlin versus speedy Hard Spun. Upsetter Tiago is also in.
• 2007 preakness • 2007 belmont stakes • curlin • hard spun • rags to riches

Derby Matchup after Blue Grass?
Something's gotta give in April when Street Sense and Any Given Saturday duel again at Keeneland. Top rated Great Hunter will also be in the Derby prep Blue Grass.
• 2007 tampa bay derby • street sense • any given saturday • great hunter • carl nafzger

Great Hunter Tops New Derby List
On the board in all eight of his starts, Great Hunter kicked into gear at Santa Anita Park in the R.B. Lewis Stakes. He goes to the Blue Grass Stakes as No.1 contender.
• great hunter • 2007 r.b.lewis stakes • derby top ten • santa anita • doug o'neill

Hard Spun Races Syntheticly to Win
Hard Spun didn't like Oaklawn's natural surface, owner Rick Porter said. In the synthetic Lane's End Stakes, Hard Spun romped across Polytrack and won going away.
• hard spun • 2007 lane's end stakes • larry jones • polytrack • rick porter

Last Triple Crown Winner Affirmed
From Sir Barton in 1919 to Affirmed in 1978, thoroughbred racing has seen just 11 Triple Crown winners. Can a 2007 three-year-old step into TC horse shoes?
• affirmed • seattle slew • secretariat • citation • assault

Multiple Entries Lose Out in Derby
Todd Pletcher gave every owner saddle time at the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but his trainees finished sixth, eighth, ninth, 18th, and dead last (20th).
• william kaplan • todd pletcher • doug o'neill • steve asmussen • street sense

No Pan Intended tripled in 2003
The only harness horse to win the Pacing Triple Crown, No Pan Intended also took Breeders Crown honors. His trainer was Deshler, Ohio's Ivan Sugg. He knew Pan well.
• no pan intended • ivan sugg • peter pan stables • bob glazer • ohio harness hall of fame

Nobiz, Barclay Tagg Git 'R Done
Focus was not a question as Nobiz Like Shobiz fought hard to win the Wood Memorial. Battling Any Given Saturday, then Sightseeing, Nobiz upped the Derby ante.
• 2007 wood memorial • nobiz like shobiz • barclay tagg • sightseeing • phipps stable

St. Sense, Curlin 1-2 in the Money
Lava Man, Rags to Riches, and Hard Spun fill out the top five money leaders as of July. Asmussen, Curlin's trainer, and Pletcher, who trains Rags, are top ten leaders.
• street sense • curlin • rags to riches • lava man • hard spun

St. Sense, Hard Spun to Preakness
Juvenile and Derby champ Street Sense will look for rival Hard Spun in the 132nd Preakness Stakes this Saturday. Curlin may be close. Some Derby entrants undecided.
• 2007 preakness lineup • street sense • hard spun • curlin • d.wayne lukas

Tiago Reels In Goodwood Handicap
As Tiago triumphed at the Goodwood Handicap September 29, jockey Mike Smith claimed the best is yet to come; perhaps in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
• tiago • 2007 breeders' cup classic • mike smith • goodwood handicap • swaps breeders' cup stakes

Tiago, new Derby Boy, at $450,000
While Any Given Saturday remains just on pace in graded stakes earnings, Cowtown Cat also moves into contention for Pletcher. Tiago, a new Derby hope, has credentials.
• any given saturday • street sense • great hunter • sightseeing • tiago

To the Breeders' Cup Championships
While older horses, Lawyer Ron and Lava Man, will also run, the Triple Crown and summer season's duels are likely to re-fire at Monmouth's Breeders' Cup show.
• breeders' cup world championships 2007 • curlin • lawyer ron • tiago • any given saturday

Triple Crown Spotlight, Snapshots
Spotlight articles and Snapshot blogs bring America's eleven thoroughbred Triple Crown champions into larger focus. Learn more about the champs' historic lives.
• affirmed • assault • seattle slew • secretariat • street sense

Two Colts, Filly Lead Season
Picture perfect Kentucky Derby champ Street Sense, Belmont winner Rags to Riches, and Preakness victor Curlin head into 2007's second half season as HOY contenders.
• rags to riches • curlin • street sense • todd pletcher • carl nafzger

Will Nobiz take to Wood Memorial?
The Wood Memorial is an opportunity for Nobiz Like Shobiz. Will blinkers help his behavior? Tagg says, hopefully. Any Given Saturday gets another try at Street Sense.
• 2007 wood memorial • nobiz like shobiz • barclay tagg • street sense • carl nafzger


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