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Old 10-17-2007, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
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.
To run in the Classic, I believe it costs something like 50K to pre-enter and 75K to enter.

Gottcha Gold is a one-way speed, all or nothing type of horse. I believe he's made 22 starts in his career and has just 3 seconds and 1 third place finish....he goes as fast as he can for as far as he can.

I think you are missing that when you say if he finishes 3rd in the Classic he gets the same money as if he wins the Mile.

He's the type of horse that throws in the towell once he's passed....and don't forget he beat Lawyer Ron over this track in the Salvator Mile....however, LR was cutting into the margin and surely would have won with more ground to work with.
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