Originally Posted by Linny

Before the BC, the best horses travelled to meet and compete. The JCGC WAS the BCC. It was the big event for which every top older horse pointed yearlong. The "Belmont Fall Championship Meet" used to mean something. Remember, the NY race schedule was changed by the BC. The Gold Cup was in late Oct or early Nov and they ran the Governors, the Marlboro and the Woodward leading up to it!