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Old 08-02-2009, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
It's because of the impact of the Dubai World Cup, plus the trainers' desire to have 4-6 weeks between races. The Foster and Whitney are now the two principle Eastern handicap races during the summer. The Iselin is another handicap race that essentially disappeared.
Yeah same thing as the Breeders Cup. As much as I love and think the sport deserves a day like the BC, I think it has ruined alot of great races, trainers want more time between races, don't want to push them too hard, will avoid competition all just for that one day.
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