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Originally Posted by Danzig
hey brock, found this on drf....
Hopes sky high for Showing Up
Tagg said that Showing Up, who lost by a neck to Kip Deville in Friday's Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland, would likely skip the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve on Derby Day and train up to the Grade 1 Manhattan on Belmont Day.
Though Tagg said Showing Up came out of the Maker's Mark "real good," he thinks the Manhattan might fit better into what he hopes is a championship campaign for Showing Up.
"If I can win a Grade 1 in New York in the spring and win another one in the fall and be lucky enough to win the Breeders' Cup, I think I'd be in good shape," Tagg said
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This is ridiculous. They are basically saying they just need to win three races to get the Eclipse. What a joke these awards have made the sport. We need some sort of points system for these awards that actually enourage top horses to run 6-10 times a year rather than just trying to get a win or two and then hoping they can win in the BC to get an Eclipse award.