Was Street Sense's rally from 19th position to win the Derby impressive or what? There's a reason they call Calvin Borel- Calvin Bo-rail. Borel gave Street Sense a rail skimming ride; didn't panic and began picking up horses one by one. He got by leader Hard Spun and went on to win by 2 lengths.
I could kick myself for not using Street Sense on top. The reason I threw him into the 2nd tier was I didn't think the rail would open up the way it did. You usually don't see that in a 20 horse field. I was happy that Hard Spun hung on for 2nd since I played him $10 WPS. So, an $84 return to avoid the total shutout.
I was really happy for Calvin Borel. He's been toiling forever at Churchill Downs and hadn't come close to winning the Derby. He was very emotional and said he wished his parents were still alive to have witnessed his win. He has every right to be proud.
How must trainer Todd Pletcher feel this evening? He went in fully loaded with 5 entrants--all of which had a solid shot at winning and Pletcher came up with the goose egg yet again. None of his horses even hit the top 5. Absolutely amazing. Scat Daddy looked like he was making a menacing move then flattened out. Any Given Saturday was 3rd at the head of the stretch and then back-pedaled from there. Circular Quay didn't show his closing kick. His others were nowhere to be found.
NoBiz Like ShoBiz vindicated my not being sold on him. Made a menacing move and then was flatter than a pancake.
Now it's off to the Preakness in 2 weeks. That should be a really good race. Street Sense is for real. Curlin did not run a bad race; and today's experience may build some stamina for May 19th. Hard Spun should be back since he was very competitive today. Despite Any Given Saturday's 8th place finish, I'm willing to give him another chance.
Congrats again to Calvin Bo-Rail!
Racetrack Lenny
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