It is very hard to find quality races in this day of racing in late fall. The BC is becoming for horses who have not already cemented their stud value or for horses to go out in a blaze of glory. Heck, stud plans for War Pass have already been decided. If he goes on to win the Derby and the Travers then why run him in the BC Classic. It wouldn't add to his value.
One thing I would like to see is a race for 3 year olds only going 1 1/4. Then we could have a race soley for older horses going 1 1/4 miles. You can make an exception stating that if a 3 year old won any of the triple crown races he/she can run in the older horse race and receive a bonus if he/she wins.
I wonder if the success of the Dubai Festival has played into the plans of the BC. I remember the President of the BC stating that he would like to see the BC spread out over a three or four day period. Where on earth is the BC going to find horses to run in so many races that people are interested in seeing. We can barely get enough horses to compete in the BCC these days worth watching.
I am not a fan of what the BC does to racing but it is here to stay so they need to do something to make the racing more appealing to the betting public as well as to the non-betting public.
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11-29-2007, 08:40 PM
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