No Masscap for Street Sense

[bdw0617]

Trainer Carl Nafzger ruled out two of the five races he previously listed as options for Street Sense’s final prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (G1).

Nafzger said Street Sense would not race before the last weekend of September, eliminating the Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs and Super Derby presented by Youbet.com (G2) at Louisiana Downs as possibilities. Both those races will be run on September 22.

“It will be on September 29 or 30,” Nafzger said on Thursday morning after conferring with owner-breeder James Tafel.

The three options Nafzger has mentioned for that weekend are the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G2) at Turfway Park and Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (G2) on September 29 at Hawthorne Park and Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) on September 30 at Belmont Park.

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing ... -prep.aspx

i can assure you he's not going to the JCGC... and I doubt he wants to tackle Hard spun again before the BC Classic, so he looks Hawthorne bound.

[bdw0617]

now it comes out... yeah. This is why SS won't win the Classic

Lawyer Ron's been nominated to the 9/22 Massachusetts Handicap and is the only horse eligible for a $200,000 bonus for finishing first. Ron is one of five Pletcher nominees. The compete list:

The Massachusetts Handicap, *$500,000 Guaranteed, 3 & Up, 1 & 1/8 Miles

Horse, Trainer
A. P. Arrow (x), Todd Pletcher
Arch Hall, Mark Casse
Awesome Twist, John Kimmel
Barcola, Mark Hennig
Blushing Charlie, Leona McKanas
Brass Hat, William Bradley


Brother Bobby, Grant Forster
Chatain (x), Angel Penna, Jr.
Crossword, Neil Howard
De Roode, Rafael Ramos
Dr. Pleasure, John Ward, Jr.
Evening Attire, Patrick Kelly
Extreme Supreme, John Ward, Jr.
Fairbanks (x), Todd Pletcher
Fire Striker, Ernest Poxon, Jr.
Gouldings Green (x), Anthony Reinstedler
Grasshopper, Neil Howard
Hard Spun (x), J. Larry Jones
Lawyer Ron (y), Todd Pletcher
Magna Graduate (x), Todd Pletcher
Midnight Lute, Bob Baffert
Minister's Bid, John Ward, Jr.
Palladio (x), Roger Attfield
Praying for Cash, Kiaran McLaughlin
Shuffling Maddnes, Del Carroll, II
Sleek John, Edward Plesa, Jr.
Student Council (x), Vladimir Cerin
Sun King, Nick Zito
Super Frolic, Steve Asmussen
Tasteyville, Patrick Kelly
Teuflesberg, Jamie Sanders
Wanderin Boy (x), Nick Zito
Who What Win, John Terranova, II
Xchanger (x), Mark Shuman

*$300,000 to winner
(x) Qualified for $100,000 bonus
(y) Qualified for $200,000 bonus

I can see a field of

AP Arrow
Awesome Twist
Brass Hat
Evening Attire
Grasshopper
Student Council
Sun King
Teuflesberg
Wanderin Boy
lawyer Ron


I like how CN can get SS cranked for big races, but I think this is the prep you wanna take part in for the classic. Might end up being the strongest classic prep this year. might be.


Very intrest6ing race that is shaping up.

[Foggytrip]

Whats interesting about Lawyer Ron winning by 10 again

[Rokeby Forever]

The Handicap Division this year, in a word, SUCKS!

[Tucumcari]

Aww.. c'mon.. the only horse to beat SS is Rags or Lawyer Ron....He runs well fresh...

[geowarrior]

Don't count out Midnight Lute.

And from a personal perspective, I would love to see Super Frolic come back.