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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Because they'd rather run at a distance they believe there horse is better suited to - while facing lesser opposition.
If there was no Dirt Mile, it's safe to assume they'd have taken a flyer and tried the Classic.
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Still it is a five to one ratio in terms of purse. That would be like skipping the Travers for a $200,000 race when you think you had a shot in the Travers. Winning the BC Dirt Mile is going to pay roughly the same as 3rd in the Classic with 2nd paying less than 4th in the Classic and 3rd paying less than 5th in the Classic. Sure seems to me that they don't have much confidence in their horse at 10 furlongs.