Class doesn't apply as much in the turf sprints I've noticed. Look at a horse like Lieutenant Dan, hadn't run in graded stake on the turf until last year's Green Flash and ended up runner up in the BC turf sprint.
There are so few big money turf sprints anyway, in this case it was notable that Gregorian Chant intended to run in one of them at Kentucky Downs but was rerouted to this much less lucrative spot.
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