Do people really think they would have run Ghostzapper in a $1 million BC Dirt Mile instead of the $6 million BC Classic? I sure as hell don't. I think the only horses that will run in the BC Dirt Mile instead of the Classic are the horses with absolutely no chance in the Classic and the horses that would skip the Breeders' Cup altogether because of being stuck between the Sprint and the Classic. The effect on the pace scenario in the Classic is a valid point and, in my opinion, the only effect the addtition of the BC Dirt Mile will have on the outcome of the BC Classic. However, if a horse can't win the BC Classic in a 10-12 horse field because there isn't enough pace then the horse just plain isn't good enough and shouldn't be winning the BC Classic anyways.
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