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Originally Posted by jpops757
Do you really think a win and you are in winner will knock out a deserving entrant? If he will be 30/1, all he will do is keep another 30/1 horse out. This is a great addition to the process of filling the entries. Everyone has the same option of preparing there horses for these races.
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The possibility certainly exists. Maybe not this race or this year but just wait until a deserving horse is left out.
I hardly think there was a problem filling the entry box at the Breeders Cup.
The whole thing is a half hearted marketing ploy that diminishes the worth of many races that aren't designated "win and your in". The winner of the Phoenix for example has even less credentials than Purim but he is in (though I dont believe he is nominated). Why should the winner of a weak grade 3 be automatically in while the winners of higher graded, more contentious races are possibly left out?