Guess the reason is the timing of the race ..alot of these had other races in mind ,,so a horse flying under the radar thats set to peak for the race has an advantage ...but in saying that i doubt All American had this race as his major plan..?? not sure but Mr Hayes had the three runners so he probably thought its one of the easier group 1's going around..
Hes a stallion as well so they'd be rapt..