BC moves Mile up in race order..

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Originally Posted by Linny

That was 10 years ago. The race never superceded the Arc, despite the fact that when it was inaugurated the BCT had a purse about 5x that of Longchamp's 12f. Top milers have continued to come so I think it's fair to say that from top to bottom the Mile has been a stronger race over the last 15 years.

It was six years ago, and no American race will ever supersede the Arc. The Mile is a stronger race, but I don't think it's because of Euro presence. Other than Goldikova, I don't think the Mile has gotten any more European superstars than the Turf has recently. And the 2005 BCT at Belmont was basically a duplicate of the Arc.