where do you rank this past b cup?

[alysheba4]

bottom 3 for myself, the track and turf conditions were a mess........the turf being the worst, that mule bob dylan looked like a bad 35k claimer from aqeduct.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

that mule bob dylan looked like a bad 35k claimer from aqeduct.

I don't know who's performance was worse - the jockey or the horse.

That was some ride he got!

[alysheba4]

yeah, i dont know.......all i know is i got waxed.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I don't know who's performance was worse - the jockey or the horse.

That was some ride he got!

But really, wasn't the result well within the realm of possibility given the weather situation? We all knew what the horse liked going in, and just had to weigh whether or not his B or C game in the bog would be enough to beat America's best A game horse.

It turns out it wasn't, but I'd hardly be pulling at the bit to trash the horse overall.

Well, that, and a bonehead ride.

[Cannon Shell]

It wasn't that great going in or coming out

[GPK]

I thought it was fantastic...

[golfer]

Overall, I thought this BC was awful, obviously due to the weather and track conditions. Too many extra variables to handicap with any confidence. If you guessed wrong about who would like the surface, you lost, if you guessed right, you won, or if you guessed right, but still bet like an idiot... well you get the picture. If it wasn't the BC, I never would have attempted betting this weekend.

[fpsoxfan]

Golfer brings up a good point. How many of us would have under normal circumstances played that track given the conditions? I was obviously disappointed that I didn't cash a single ticket the entire day, but the fact that most of the day was rather chalky contributed to that. Overall, I had a good time hanging with my friends and having some good food and plenty of drinks.

[cowgirlintexas]

First Breeders Cup that I did'nt get excited about. I did'nt even make one bet. I did look forward to the classic but my heart really never got to "racing" about any of it this year. Normally I study hard the night before with my ritual bowl of cheese dip and chips and have a blast but not this year. Hell, I did'nt even take the day off of work like I normally did in years past.
I suppose hearing that it was going to be a sloppy yucky track just kinds took the fun out of it.

[KirisClown]

Worst ive seen...

[NoChanceToDance]

My opinion post BC would be biased, so i will not post that.

However, pre Breeders cup it was the least excited i think i had ever been about a breeders cup.

I get the impression that the breeders cup is losing fans year after year, no matter where it is staged. Why is this? price? is it becoming too 'intense'?

[whodey17]

This is the first Breeders Cup that I ever missed. I wasn't at all excited about any of the racing prior to Breeders Cup day. In fact, I didn't watch any of the races on Breeders Cup day until Sunday morning. I wasn't all that excited in any of the horses competing and I am sure the weather would have pissed me off if I intended on wagering.

Next year might even be worse. Who knows what some of the horses running will do on a synthetic surface. Who knows what horses from Europe will come over to try the synthentic surface. It will be just a mess.

For whatever the reason, I have not been excited about racing for a few months now. I try to get excited about racing, but the excitement isn't genuine.

[Riot]

I liked it. But the only "chill" of excitement I got was when they went into the gate for the Classic.

I think that, looking back, this has been a very good year for exciting racing, and some good performances at the BC. But, when it all ends at the BC (or before), with every horse you want to follow retiring .... I think you tend to back off from the excitement, knowing you're gonna get disappointed in the end by being a fan.

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by whodey17

This is the first Breeders Cup that I ever missed. I wasn't at all excited about any of the racing prior to Breeders Cup day. In fact, I didn't watch any of the races on Breeders Cup day until Sunday morning. I wasn't all that excited in any of the horses competing and I am sure the weather would have pissed me off if I intended on wagering.

Next year might even be worse. Who knows what some of the horses running will do on a synthetic surface. Who knows what horses from Europe will come over to try the synthentic surface. It will be just a mess.

For whatever the reason, I have not been excited about racing for a few months now. I try to get excited about racing, but the excitement isn't genuine.

I feel the same way. Perhaps it was the way Smarty left and Invasor as well as Barbaro that makes me a bit leery about getting "hooked" again

Denmantastic.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Cardus

How do I rank this "b cup?"

C cups are better than b cups, and sometimes, d cups are better than c cups.

i was going to go there, but i thought, no, too obvious.

[31lengths]

Originally Posted by Cardus

How do I rank this "b cup?"

C cups are better than b cups, and sometimes, d cups are better than c cups.

I NEVER were a cup....

[Port Conway Lane]

There have been many in the last 15 years that didn't live up to the ones in the 80's for me. This years was no different.

[Bobby Fischer]

I thought it was a great event. I really enjoyed the addition of the Juvenile Turf. The track conditions did add to the strategy, but in terms of aesthetics and tactics, I would have much preffered fast and firm track conditions.

[Danzig]

actually, i missed a lot of it. left the house to do my honey do's a little later than i planned. long day, got back in time to see english channel had won. and of course the dish dvr DIED two days beforehand (replacement of course came YESTERDAY) so no way to record.
can't remember the last time i didn't watch from start to finish.
so, where to rank it. not as good as last year for sure. not as bad as some others.
just an odd day.