Beyer on Mo in Classic: Bold but ill-advised

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I didn't cash a ticket on the Classic. However, I am completely confident in saying running Uncle Mo in it was one of the worst decisions made by top connections in the history of the Breeders' Cup. Rarely will you see a horse with such a scant resume compete in the BCC.

It capped a truly memorable weekend for Todd Pletcher, that's for sure.

A slug like 104 won the Classic. If I would have told you that all Uncle Mo had to run was a 103 to be a length from winning the Classic would you have suggested that it was impossible a week ago? It's a 5 million dollar race, its the championship event of the year and a colt you think is superior to everything in the race is feeling OK and excelled on that same(sort of) surface 52 weeks ago.
He failed miserably and hindsight is always 20/20. Also the idea that he is less likely to be good next year because he ran an extra 2f's is beyond crazy.