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Originally Posted by FGFan
It has everything to do with Curlin, did you read the article Ateam posted?
http://www.drf.com/news/article/95158.html
In an overt attempt to secure Curlin as a starter, Churchill Downs announced Wednesday that the purse for the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap on June 14 has been increased to $1 million from the original $750,000 level.
They made the first deal in NOLA and now it's the same thing in Kentucky. They want Curlin to make his 2008 debut in the US at a CD property. |
It has nothing to do with Curlin. Curlin has been on a course for this race for quite a while now. Well before this announcement was made. The rewriting of the conditions also states that the were will be an increase of $250k if ANY grade one winners show up. So if Curlin doesn't run but say Student Council or Brass Hat do, it's still a $1 million race. The Fairgrounds deal was an attempt to lure Curlin. But this one isn't because he was already going there. It would be like Belmont saying that if Big Brown runs Saturday, they'll raise the purse of the race.
Well, in a way, it does have something to do with Curlin but not in the way you are suggesting. This is not a "lure" increase. This is a "thank you for coming" increase. If they announced tomorrow that the purse wasn't going to be increased, he'd still be running there.
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