Well, the fat of the matter is that if they are shooting for the BC they have two options - The Mile or the 1 1/2-mile Turf - and the Mile typically comes up softer from the Euros standpoint....I know Brillaint is being pointed towards the BC Mile because he loves CD lawn, but I do NOT think he is good enough to win a world-class race like that unless nobody else shows up or he REALLY improves beyond what he is now....As for Showing Up, this horse showed immense speed racing around one turn at GP so I don't think a Mile is such a bad option for him....as a matter of fact, I betcha their leaning towarsd the BC Mile right now until he proves he can get 1 1/2-miles and do so effectively...just guessing based on my observations...

I don't really like Showing Up either in that spot because I alwasy prefer seeing what Euros show up first before looking at the American horses - but the fact is that the best Euro milers haven't shown up in the past two years....Showing Up could be this year's wise-guy Mile horse just like Peace Rules and Artie Schiller were two and three years ago - but I don't think he can beat the good Euros if they come...not many Americans can though...they are just better on grass and could win just about every BC grass race every year if they brought their best horses over...