Meet the Contenders: 2024 Street Sense Stakes
Comes A Time wins at Belmont at the Big A. (Photo by Coglianese Photography)
October 23rd, 2024
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Street Sense S. at Churchill Downs. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential. The star rating of 1 to 5 represents opportunity to perform well.
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Big Much wins at Churchill Downs. (Photo by Coady Media)
#1 Big Much ***
Pro: Turned in upset win first out; extra distance shouldn’t be an issue.
Con: Concedes relative experience, and pace not expected to be as fast.
#10 Big Much upsets at 17/1 on debut in R5 at @churchilldowns for trainer Norm Casse with @RSantana_jr in the irons! 💰
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) September 19, 2024
🎥 #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/d0J36GWIFZ
#2 Bracket Buster *
Pro: Son of hot sire Vekoma relished the stretch-out at Keeneland to graduate.
Con: Made little impact first couple of outings; 33-1 win was a shocker.
#6 Bracket Buster upsets at 33/1 in R6 at Keeneland! 💰
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) October 9, 2024
Vickie Oliver trains and @ljlmvel piloted the 2YO colt.
🎥 #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/L0YpYiebNH
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#3 Baby Boat **
Pro: Ran out of competition at Hawthorne when dominating two races.
Con: Jumps into a much deeper pool and has yet to race beyond 5 1/2 furlongs.
Sandman (Photo by Coglianese Photography / Credit to Chelsea Durand)
#4 Sandman ***
Pro: Saratoga grad eligible to bounce back from Iroquois (G3) flop when taking some money.
Con: Off a bit slow last time and can’t afford to concede as much ground here either.
#2 Sandman graduates in the opener at Saratoga under @davisjockey for trainer Mark Casse! 🤩 @westpointtbred
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) August 10, 2024
A top pick winner to start the day for @ntamm1215! pic.twitter.com/9aiU0MVTEY
Tiztastic wins at Kentucky Downs. (Photo by Coady Media)
#5 Tiztastic ***
Pro: Landed two lucrative races at Kentucky Downs in the span of nine days.
Con: Bred to handle dirt fine but has excelled on grass so far.
#10 Tiztastic at 9/2 rallies from midpack to take the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile under jockey @iradortiz for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen.#TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/An7g1hYzMS
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) September 8, 2024
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#6 Reach for the Rose *
Pro: Lone previous try on dirt resulted in a cozy, 5 1/2-length maiden win.
Con: Shaky current form in recent turf stakes; needs to quicken.
Dapper Moon wins at Saratoga (Photo by Coglianese Photos)
#7 Dapper Moon ****
Pro: Big maiden win at Saratoga but chased hot pace and faded in Breeders’ Futurity (G1).
Con: Class relief welcome, though potentially more effective around one turn.
#4 Dapper Moon open up in the end to win R8 at Saratoga under @RSantana_jr for trainer @dallasstewart3! 🌙
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) August 31, 2024
Another top pick winner for handicapper @atthetrack7, this time at 4/1! 💰 pic.twitter.com/WckmHDdNRB
Comes A Time wins at Belmont at the Big A. (Photo by Coglianese Photography)
#8 Comes a Time ****
Pro: Produced mild upset at Aqueduct on debut for dangerous Cox barn.
Con: Remains with sufficient upside but could be overbet based on connections.
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#9 Forged Steel **
Pro: Threw in towel early in Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile and likely better than that.
Con: Another who has shown to be better on turf so far.
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#10 Sovereignty *****
Pro: Fourth in key maiden on debut and improved well second out.
Con: Enters as the only maiden in the field and unlikely to offer much value.
