The order in which the Breeders Cup races ran was rarely tinkered with in the events early days. Things change, however, and the Breeders Cup has evolved. The race order is no longer semi-untouchable.This is good. The Classic will always be the final race of the event, and should be. But it makes sense to capitalize on the popularity of some of the stellar horses who compete in other Breeders Cup races by putting those races in prime spots adjacent to the Classic, when the most eyeballs are watching.The lineup got me thinking when the order for this weekends event at Santa Anita was announced last week. The Breeders Cup Turf, which has always been the second-richest Breeders Cup event behind the Classic [and this year, it received a purse boost to $4 million] is positioned three races before the Classic. For the Breeders Cups first 27 years, it owned the events prime supporting spot right before the Classic.But for five of the last six years -- counting this one -- the Turf hasnt exactly been treated as the second-richest and, by association at least, the second most important Breeders Cup race.In 2011, the Turf was first moved out of its traditional position as the lead-in for the Classic and was instead run three races before the Classic. No one could argue with this particular move. Goldikova was going for her fourth consecutive victory in the Breeders Cup Mile, so the Mile was promoted to the spot immediately preceding the Classic. (Goldikovas amazing pursuit fell short and resulted in a third-place finish.)In 2012, the Turf again was run three races before the Classic, and the Mile again got the prime lead-in spot to the Classic. That time, however, the reasons for the move were unclear.But the reasons for the same placement of these two races in 2013 were quite clear. Wise Dan, who won the 2012 Mile en route to Horse of the Year honors, was going for a repeat in 2013. As in 2011, it made sense for that particular Mile to get the prime supporting role. And, of course, Wise Dan was successful.In 2014, for the fourth straight year, the Turf was run three races before the Classic and the Mile was run right before the Classic, and I still cant figure out why. The horses involved in the Mile certainly didnt have much to do with it, and there was no compelling storyline, such as with Goldikova or Wise Dans second Mile victory.Last year, the Turf was back in its traditional pre-Classic spot. And for me, all felt right with the world again as Found sprung a memorable upset on Golden Horn.But this year the Turf is back to three races before the Classic, and the Mile is again the race before the Classic, and again, there doesnt appear to be a compelling reason.I know Tepin is popular, and she is going for a repeat in the Mile. But her situation isnt anything like the circumstances that surrounded Goldikova or Wise Dan the second time. And frankly, I think quality is higher at the top in this years Turf than it is in the Mile. Even the Filly & Mare Sprint will be run closer to the Classic this Saturday than the Turf.Okay, if you cant or dont want to run two grass races such as the Turf and Mile back to back, then at least put a traditional Breeders Cup race such as the Juvenile between them. Running the F&M Sprint so late in the Saturday Breeders Cup card is just ? weird.Purse boost this year aside, it almost seems as if the Turf has fallen out of favor with Breeders Cup management. But even if appearances dont reflect reality, with the Mile having been run in the top supporting slot right before the Classic five of the last six years, perhaps its best to close the $2 million purse gap between the Turf and Mile, if for no other reason than to make the Miles purse almost as valuable as its placement in the race order says.A few pre-final entry Breeders Cup thoughts** I think too much emphasis is placed on post positions, but I do think post positions might be very important to the Classics pace. Specifically, I think if California Chrome draws inside of Arrogate, California Chrome will go to the lead and Arrogate will sit off of him. Conversely, if Arrogate draws inside of Chrome, I think he goes to the front and Chrome sits.** Im very interested to see how Beholder does in the Distaff with Songbird a target to run at, because I do think shes at her best with someone to track. That is not meant to make excuses for Beholder when Stellar Wind beat her in the Zenyatta and Clement L. Hirsch. Beholder set very comfortable paces in both races, giving her huge tactical advantages, and Stellar Wind still beat her. But while it doesnt mean Im picking her to win, I do think Beholder gets her best trip Friday.** I was very surprised that Limato, the European sprinter who goes in the Mile, wasnt even cross-entered in the Turf Sprint. But Im gob-smacked that Mondialistes connections are eschewing the Mile with their miler in favor of the 12-furlong turf.** Given what I wrote in this space last week (Limato belonged in the Turf Sprint; the Turf is crazy thinking for Mondialiste; and Curalina should go in the F&M Sprint), I now fully expect Curalina to go in the Distaff, and indications Saturday were that she will. Selfishly, I hope she does. I think Curalina wins if she runs in the F&M Sprint. But without Curalina, the F&M Sprint becomes a very juicy betting race.** I realize Holy Lute is the first also-eligible in the Turf Sprint, meaning hes got a good chance of starting, but I dont understand why he was even on the also-eligible list at all. Holy Lute won the second and fastest by 34 hundredths of a second division of the Eddie D., and yet Ambitious Brew, who won the first and slower division, was in the body of the Turf Sprint. Yeah, Ambitious Brew has the reputation of being a downhill specialist, but guess what, Holy Lute has finished first or second in 5 of 9 career downhill starts.Moreover, when the Turf Sprint is run at Santa Anita on the downhill course, it becomes a very unique animal. And I think that makes the Eddie D., the local prep over the downhill, especially important as preps go. In this situation, horses coming out of the Eddie D. should be given greater deference.Swell Flaske Nettbutikk . 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Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th.In-form Boom Time will be on the road to Sydney and the Gold Coast for feature summer races after making it back-to-back wins in Melbourne.A former Perth galloper, Boom Time backed up a fast-finishing win during the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington with a hard-fought victory stepping up in distance at Moonee Valley.Co-trainer Ben Hayes said the Group Three Summer Cup (2000m) at Randwick on December 26 was in the plans for the five-year-old entire en route to the lucrative Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) at the Gold Coast in January.After sprinting home strongly from back in the field with 54kg in a benchmark race at Flemington last start, Boom Time ended up sitting just off the leader Survived in Saturdays race and kept rallying in the straight under Craig Williams to hold his rivals at bay.Boom Time ($7.50), in his third start back from a year off the scene because of a tendon injury, got home by a long neck over Master Zephyr with the same margin to High Church third.Craig rode him a treat from the barrier, Hayes said.He ended up in a great spot and he got the result.Haayes said it was exciting to have Boom Time eligible to contest the Magic Millions Trophy, a sales-restricted race.ddddddddddddts not often you can run in a race like that for $1 million, Hayes said.Williams said Boom Time was able to show his versatility by sitting outside the lead and believes the Magic Millions race is an ideal target.He impressed me last time when he won and hes now had to take the next step, Williams said.I thought the other day he was well-suited by his run style and he had no weight, but today he went up in weight and had to do it tough. And he did it. So hes a solid horse.Boom Time brought up a race-to-race double for Lindsay Park after Hell Or Highwater crossed to the lead and was never headed in the Ranvet Handicap (1600m), her third win from her past four starts.Earlier, the Mick Price-trained colt Cao Cao put his credentials on show for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a dominant win in a 1000m race for juveniles. ' ' '