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Originally Posted by HorsemenHeist
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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the reroute is almost always a bet against, or the trainer unsure if they will run and then they run.
Mandella 2 weeks ago said he wasnt sure about running Royal Ship in the race last weekend, he went, ran like trash. Those horses just seem to lose with those statements a lot more than win.
