Of course you might have expected it to be higher than normal because a 4th turf race has been added and when comparing it to BCs earlier than 1999 there were only 2 races.
The rise of Hong Kong on the calendar is a a contributing factor added to the fact that I believe that when both the Classic and the Turf were part of the World Series-all the travelling expenses etc for horses in those races were paid for.
The biggest dissapointment is that racefans both North American and European have been robbed of the chance of seeing Manduro in his only North American start.
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