I really think that the two day format is a bad idea. I think it is even a worst idea to roll this new format out at Monmouth Park this year. From what I understand there will be no walk up admission to Monmouth on Breeders Cup day. So what will the story be on Friday? Are some of the Monmouth loyalist going to be shut out on Friday also? What will the cost of the tickets be? Are people (besides the die hards) going to take the day off to go to the Breeders Cup? I do not think that this is good for the fans. Why not just make Saturday an even bigger and better day of racing. My guess is that they are going to charge people alot of money to see 3 races that they are going to call Breeders Cup races. What's going to be on the rest of the Friday card? The usual 5000 claiming races. I don't like the idea, but if they are going to go thorugh with it then need to try this new format at a place like Belmont or Churchill that can accomadate huge crowds. This way novice fans and people that are not die hards can walk up pay the 5 bucks and get in an expierience what a wonderful event it is.That is the way you build a bigger fan base. Not everyone could afford $100 dollars for a ticket and then still have ample money to gamble with. I am sure that everyone on this site wants to see the sport flourish. This small venue and new format is possibly going to exclude new fans from the sport. For the record, I love Monmouth Park. I try to go as much as I can. When I heard that the Breeders Cup was going to be held there I was extremely happy. Then I started to think about it, I came to the conclusion that Monmouth is way to small to hold one of the top racing events of the year. I don't know how many people they are going to let in, but anyone that has been there on Haskell day knows the place doesn't handle big crowds well. Then the size of the track is another story altogether. Why not just have all the races on one day. This is arguably the biggest day of the racing year. This is my superbowl, and now they are going to play the first quarter the day before.
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