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Originally Posted by boswd
Like I said earlier in this thread, Nyra or whoever is running Saratoga better take a long hard look at this race this year and ask themselves " Is this what I want the future of this race to be?, One star and a gew G III's and allowance horses?" It's time for them to adapt to the times, it's all about the BC after the Triple Crown. They are going to have to make some changes. It's sad but true.
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I don't see what NYRA could possibly do. They could shell out another $1 million and we'd still likely have the same field. Short of paying Monmouth to move the Haskell up one week or moving Travers back to the less desirable Labor Day Weekend (which trainers will then skip because it doesn't leave them enough time to get another start before the Classic) there is really nothing they can do. As long as the trainers are taking the attitude that running second in the Travers with an AGS or Rags is worse than not running at all nothing will change. Second in these big races should still be regarded as an achievement. This is where I think a point system to determine Eclipse Awards will help. Make it so that running second in the Travers is truly better than skipping the race from an Eclipse perspective. As it is now winning a few races and playing duck duck goose is the best way to win an Eclipse.