Town Cruise to skip Breeders' Cup Mile and stay local
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Owner-trainer Brandon Greer said Wednesday his Woodbine Mile winner Town Cruise won’t be going to Del Mar for the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile after all. He has decided to run him in the Grade 2 Nearctic at Woodbine on Sunday instead.
“We made the decision [Tuesday] night,” Greer said. “We’re a small barn, and it’s a bit too much of an undertaking for us. We’re just not ready for that sort of thing. It has nothing to do with the horse. He’s quite happy these days. He’s been just excellent.”
Town Cruise earned a fees-paid berth into the Nov. 6 BC Mile in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile, a Win And You’re In event, but would have to be supplemented for $100,000 to gain entry into the race because he’s not BC-nominated.
The $250,000 Nearctic going six furlongs is the supporting feature on Sunday’s Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes card.