Breeders' Cup Going for Grade 1's Again

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The Brooklyn has been a grade 2 for years.

I don't agree about the Carter at all and think you need to look at the fields overall again. One or two mediocre runnings doesn't downgrade a race of that kind of status and longevity.

Oops on the Brooklyn. Fair enough on the Carter (Bishop Court Hill winning was one thing; winning at 3-1 is another). By the same token and logic, just tossing a million bucks out and calling a race a Breeders Cup "championship" does not merit immediate or accelerated G 1 status.

I readily admit I am well beyond logic and reason when it comes to the BC and proliferation of diluted G 1 races.