Triple Crown Races should be improved

DiscreetCat=Monster · #1 06-09-2006, 04:26 PM

Pletcher said it best when he was speaking for the horsemen of the game. Why would you bother running your horse in the preakness if he totally got slaughtered in the derby. The derby is worth 2Mill on the other hand the Preakness and Belmont are worth 1 Mill. These races should be worth more I mean damn even the Delta Jackpot is worth 1 mill and it doesn't come up as tough. There is pleanty of other races to run in worth just as much if not more. The UAE derby is worth as much as the KY derby and the Flordia derby and Arkansas Derby is worth as much as the Preakness and Belmont they should improve the purses to keep the horsemen involved.

#2 06-09-2006, 04:38 PM

Agreed. The purses shoud be 3 million minimum.

#3 06-09-2006, 04:41 PM

Ah come on guys. How could a guy like Pletcher know anything? I mean geez, its not like he knows what hes doing or already banked 10 mill this year. How could he know anything? (that was said heavily sarcastically)

DiscreetCat=Monster · #4 06-09-2006, 05:44 PM

Hey Oracle, this is for real. They would get true quality fields in the Preakness and Belmont. I think the field is still very strong in the Belmont but not as good as it could be if it was worth 3mill. Plus the last few years we haven't attracted the worlds best and thats what the TC should be a showcase for the worlds best not just for the US's best. Think about all the good 3 yo 1 1/2 turf horses in Europe and throught the world. They would of showed up for the Belmont if there was 3 mill up for grabs. The Japanese would never ship a horse over for a 1 mil race. They could make more running in Nx2 Allowance races at Sha Tin. They should of borrowed that extra mill for the BC juv fillies and put it tword the derby. If the fillies are really that good they can run aginst the boys for the 2 mill.