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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
Why not? Pretend the BC, after years of bad decisions decided to fold. I know it will never happen, but since we're all playing the what if game, bear with me. You don't think a greater emphasis would be placed on races like the Woodward and JCGC? Before we were born they were the championship races and now with the BC they are mere preps. I'm not saying the BC is all bad. But IMO it's importance is far too great. I think it should be the other way around. I understand what the point of it was, but I think it's outdated and it has grown into something it shouldn't.
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Cause too many divisions have top horses with the same owners and/or same trainers. The BC is the only day where the purses are high enough that they'll actually run against each other. Plus with the Cali races, including the Goodwood, getting G1 status there is even less incentive for any horse there to come east. You would have years where the top 3yo and top older horses on both coasts never meet when they would have if there was a BC.