Aruna...

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

I know she's never run on dirt before, but just looking at her PPs and her breeding, I would've played her (at least in exotics) in the Ladies Classic. Was there ever any consideration to put her in that race from her connections? Was the threat of possibly going up against Havre de Grace a reason why they decided not to? Do you give her much of a chance in the F&M Turf? Just rambling, but I thought she would've been an interesting contender if they decided to enter her in the Ladies Classic instead.

Motion was quoted as saying he didn't want to "waste her season" by running on the dirt and then having her not handle the surface.

You know, because if you lose the BC, they take away all your other victories from earlier in the year.

Of course, ending the campaign of a Grade 2 miler in a long-distance Grade 1 is perfectly logical. Would she even be in the BC had she not won the Spinster on the Polytrack?