Breeders' Cup Classic contenders work

Kentucky Derby (G1) and Travers S. (G1) hero STREET SENSE (Street Cry [Ire])

breezed five furlongs over his home track at Churchill Downs on Monday in

preparation for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) on October 27 at

Monmouth Park.

The dark bay colt completed the distance on a fast track in 1:00 4/5 under

jockey Calvin Borel. The move, which was described as a "maintenance" work by

trainer Carl Nafzger, was the second-fastest of 30 at the distance.

Street Sense was clocked in fractions of :13, :25 1/5, :37 and :48 4/5. He

galloped out six furlongs in 1:13 2/5.

"We got what we needed," Nafzger said. "We just need to keep him going. He's

ready. We need to just go up there and get into Monmouth and do our thing."

"He's fit and he's ready," Borel said. "Since he got back here compared to

Saratoga -- he was doing good there, but he is doing so good right now it's

unbelievable.

"He's doing good, he's hitting the ground good, and he's happy. That's the

main thing. The horse is ready to run -- we just want to keep him happy."

James Tafel, the owner and breeder of Street Sense, was on hand to watch the

workout. The Breeders' Cup Classic is scheduled to be the colt's final career

start and Tafel is hoping for a big finish that could earn his reigning

two-year-old champion strong consideration for the 2007 Eclipse Awards.

"He's gorgeous -- on top of his game," Tafel said. "It's bittersweet, but

we're looking forward to a great race because I think it is as tough a Classic

as I can remember. Our horse is on the top of his game...I'm very proud as an

owner, and particularly proud as the breeder. That's a pretty good combination."

Street Sense is coming off a runner-up finish to HARD SPUN (Danzig) in the

Kentucky Cup Classic S. (G2) on September 29 on Polytrack at Turfway Park. He is

scheduled to leave Churchill Downs Thursday evening and travel by van to

Monmouth Park. Street Sense is expected to arrive at the Oceanport, New Jersey,

track on Friday morning.

At Delaware Park, King's Bishop S. (G1) winner Hard Spun breezed five

furlongs on a fast track in a bullet 1:00 2/5. The move was almost two seconds

faster than the next best of five at the distance.

Trained by Larry Jones, Hard Spun captured the seven-furlong King's Bishop at

Saratoga prior to his front-running, 1 1/4-length victory in the nine-furlong

Kentucky Cup Classic.

On Keeneland's Polytrack, Preakness S. (G1) winner CURLIN (Smart Strike), who

defeated Lawyer Ron (Langfuhr) by a neck in the Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1),

breezed five furlongs in 1:01 1/5.

The Steve Asmussen-trained colt finished third to Any Given Saturday (Distorted Humor) and Hard Spun in the Haskell Invitational S. (G1) at Monmouth

Park prior to winning the 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup on September 30 at

Belmont Park.