Conquest Tsunami Ready for Street Sense

After going 4-for-4 on synthetic surfaces to start his career, Conquest Stables LLC’s Conquest Tsunami will seek his first victory on dirt in Sunday’s $58,000-added Street Sense for trainer Mark Casse.

 

In his most recent start, the 2-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic finished sixth in his dirt debut, the Breeders’ Futurity (Grade I) at Keeneland. Casse’s Churchill Downs-based assistant trainer and son Norman Casse said the Street Sense should be a better indication of Conquest Tsunami’s ability to run on dirt.

 

“I really thought he ran a solid race in the Breeders’ Futurity,” Casse said. “We figured he was going to get a little tired being his first start on the dirt going two-turns. But we think we’ll get a truer gage on what he really is by running him in the Street Sense.”

 

Casse noted that Conquest Tsunami’s dirt workouts have been solid and that the colt seems to like the Churchill Downs track.

 

“He’s worked extremely well on the dirt,” Casse said. “We think he likes it a lot and we don’t think it’s fair to look at that one race and say that defines him on the dirt. So he’s going to get another chance to prove himself.”

 

Conquest Tsunami will break from post position six as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the Street Sense’s field of seven 2-year-olds with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan in the saddle.

 

The Street Sense goes as Race 4 on Sunday with an approximate post time of 2:06 p.m.

 

Source: Churchill Downs Barn Notes