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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis
So if Shanghai Bobby, heaven forbid, gets a saddle slip or throws a shoe and yet runs his heart out to hold 5th - he kisses Chruchill Downs goodbye. Unless 20 points can save him, then they rush him back in the Lexington and completely take away any chance of a TC campaign.
I'm not a fan at all of this. At the very least, the 2yo BC champion should get an auto-bid.
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Heaven forbid the poor horse would actually have to run 3 times as a 3YO.
I agree that the BC Juvenile should be weighted so that the winner automatically makes the field. However, I will never weep for a Pletcher trainee who sat in his stall for two months while perfectly healthy.