If they really would make it 'win and you're in' it might be a useful concept. But it isn't truly. It's 'win and if you are nominated you are in." A true 'win and in' wherein a non-nominated horse could earn a place in the field without having to pay a third of the winning purse to get in, that would be a plus for the BC.
It would encourage horses like Redattore (who was the best US-based turf miler) to run. Redattore was foaled in Brazil, where breeders could care less about about nominating to a Northern Hemisphere series of no benefit to them. This is true generally in the Southern Hemisphere breeding countries. It takes an owner with deep pockets to be able to pony up to run an Invasor or Bayakoa. The idea should to get the best runners possible in the race, not just the best nominated runners.
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