Liam's Map=Cross Traffic part 2?

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Originally Posted by Jasper131

Honor Code going to the Classic HELPS this argument since he is almost certainly going to be better at a mile than he is at a mile and a quarter. And yet his connections are still eschewing the AAA race for the big league race because they know it will be better for the long-term value of the horse if he were to win. Honor Code's connections are doing a) the smart thing for the horse's long-term value and b) the best thing for the sport/event.

And the BC cannot have a Met Mile type race when a) the best horses in the country run in the Classic [a problem that the Met Mile does not face since the only race you have to skip to run in it is the Foster] and b) they have run exactly two one-turn BC Dirt Miles anyway.

this only makes sense if the argument was 'is the mile as prestigious as the classic?'. no one would ever argue that.
my point, in regards to the original question, is that the mile doesn't water down the classic. honor code going to the classic supports that argument.
I'd imagine most figured HC for the mile, but they are going for broke-which is what many were saying people would not do, that they'd go the 'easier' route.
but a mile race isn't an easier race if one has a classic distance horse. ducking tough competition is one thing, putting a horse at a distance he doesn't excel at is another.
not all horses are sprinters, nor are they meant for 10f. the bc mile is for those horses.