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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
Yep; hard to fathom horses like Caleb's Posse, City of Light, Goldencents, or Life is Good making a dent in the Sprint what with their multiple Grade 1 wins/placings at sprint distances on their records.
Also, Knicks Go, City of Light, and Liam's Map didn't look like Classic candidates in their 9 furlong races.
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We already debated this. You are not going to change my mind.
Basically you are saying that the connections of all those horses (with the exception of Liam's Map who I also called out and LIG who I also noted was immediately going to stretch out and for who it made little sense to turnback) are idiots.
I'm not buying it. They ran for less money and less prestige because they believed that was their horse's best chance to win/earn or best distance fit given where the horse was in its development and their plans later that season. The thinking was the same as any other race selection.
What people want is for connections to be forced to run in a race they don't believe is ideal even if it means some of them get buried instead of getting a nice payday. These days, that means most would sit out, freshen up, and wait for the Cigar instead.
Beyond that, the speed figure PAR for the Mile is below the Classic (as it should be given the 5 million dollar purse and prestige difference) but as high or higher than the typical non BC Grade 1 dirt race in America. So on average it's as good a Grade 1 as Grade 1 races on dirt go these days.
