Far Right Looks to Rebound in Street Sense
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Coming off a fourth-place effort in the Futurity (Grade II) at Belmont Park, Harry T. Rosenblum’s Far Right looks to return to his winning ways in the $58,000-added Street Sense at Churchill Downs for trainer Ron Moquett.
The one-mile Street Sense is one of two stakes races on Sunday’s 10-race “Stars of Tomorrow I” program that showcases nothing but 2-year-olds to open the track’s 26-day Fall Meet.
Far Right broke in fifth and last position in the Futurity and could not make up enough ground late to catch the leaders.
“He was off the pace where they were going in fractions of :23, :46 and 1:09; you can’t give those types of horses 23-second quarters and think that you can catch them at the end,” Moquett said. “He made a mental move to try and make up some of it and he was able to make up about five lengths toward the end but it just wasn’t enough to punch on through after giving those guys that kind of easy first half.”
Moquett thought that Far Right stood a better chance against a five-horse field in the Oct. 5 Futurity versus staying in his home state and running in the Oct. 4 Breeders’ Futurity (GI) at Keeneland, a race that attracted a full field of 12.
“I just thought he might have had a better shot in a five-horse field as opposed to a full field in the Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland,” Moquett said. “We were just trying to hit them when they weren’t looking.”
Moquett expects the Notional colt to improve going the one-mile distance versus only six furlongs in the Futurity.
“I would hope that he should improve going an extra couple furlongs, especially over a track that he’s already won on and ran well over,” Moquett said.
Prior to the Futurity, Far Right scored his first win in his third start with a five-length romp in 1:17.18 over 6 ½ furlongs.
Far Right will break from post position two Sunday’s Street Sense, which goes as Race 4 at approximately 2:06 p.m. ET. The first race is 12:40 p.m. ET.
Source: Churchill Downs Communications
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