BC SPRINT: Big Drama to Vos; Sean Avery sidelined

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Originally Posted by Cardus

I guess this morphs into a Breeders' Cup discussion for the umteempth (sp?) time, but I wonder if the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile -- more nauseating when it is held on a synthetic course -- is necessary.

I don't think it is a coincidence that the Sprint has been weaker and with less than full fields since the Dirt Mile was inaugurated. I'm not sure that running this non-Championship caliber race is any more nauseating on synthetics than it was running it at a mile and seventy yards.