BC: Starcraft goes with throttle up

"I wanted to see how good he was, and nobody really does that anymore with their horses, do they? Of course, he's never been on dirt, and I'm only getting about even money on my money," owner Paul Makin told the New York Times (reg.required) about his decision to pay the US$800,000 late entry fee to run Starcraft in Saturday's Breeders Cup Classic.