Pros: Don't underestimate the accomplishments of this budding superstar -- if Shared Belief captures the Breeders' Cup Classic, he will have won more major stakes races open to older horses in the U.S. than any three-year-old champion since Secretariat, the greatest American racehorse of modern times. The champion two-year-old male of 2013, Shared Belief is unbeaten from seven career starts, earning BRIS Speed ratings as high as 111 (top figure in this year's Classic field) with his dynamic turn of foot. And the gelding's stalk-and-pounce run style could prove favorable given the speed-laden complexion of the race. The possibility exists that he's far superior to his rivals.
Cons: Two concerns, however minor, can be identified. A) Distance -- Needs to prove the Polytrack at Del Mar didn't help carry him 1 1/4 miles in Pacific Classic (he relishes synthetic tracks) and doubters will suggest 10 furlongs on dirt is beyond his scope; and B) Fear of a regression -- Shared Belief was essentially on his belly the final half-mile last time, posting a narrow victory in the September 27 Awesome Again, a hard race in which he was forced to travel wide throughout, and supporters hope that doesn't flatten him out given his light frame (small and athletic) and limited racing experience.
Why I'm passing on the Win Ticket ... No Gelding has ever won the Classic !!!!