Travers is last leg of Grand Slam

Actually the last leg of the Grand Slam is the Breeders Cup Turf. The Grand Slam of Grass begins this weekend, then the VA Derby, then the Secretariat at Arlington and the last leg the BC Turf. $5 million bonus if you sweep all 4

[sumitas]

Well that is super. If the turf horses have such a cool thing the 3 year olds can too culminating with the Travers...

I hope one of the bidders for the 3 NY tracks increases the purse of the Travers to $2,000,000 and offers a $5,000,000 bonus to any horse that wins the Triple Crown and Travers. The GRAND SALAMI for 3 year olds.

Originally Posted by sumitas

Well that is super. If the turf horses have such a cool thing the 3 year olds can too culminating with the Travers...

I hope one of the bidders for the 3 NY tracks increases the purse of the Travers to $2,000,000 and offers a $5,000,000 bonus to any horse that wins the Triple Crown and Travers. The GRAND SALAMI for 3 year olds.

That is a great idea. Pretty funny but you could win the triple crown and the travers and the winner of the turf grand slam makes more (until you factor in breeding).

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by boldruler

That is a great idea. Pretty funny but you could win the triple crown and the travers and the winner of the turf grand slam makes more (until you factor in breeding).

I like the idea BUT...without something similar for older horses, nobody would race after their three year old season. We need a series for four and up...maybe the Big Cap, the DWC, the HGC or JCGC and the BCC?

[Danzig]

i wouldn't include the DWC. offer a big wknd here to compete with that one, that kind of $ would draw the best here. besides, than no one would have to ship so far and lose their horse for months afterward.

there used to be a fall 'triple crown' the marlboro, woodward and jcgc....they need to get moving on a racing series like what has been mentioned for the last several years.

what this sport truly needs is ONE governing body. i hate to make the comparison, but they need something like NASCAR. level playing field countrywide, with rules covering all tracks, etc.

[sumitas]

agreed. i thought i changed title of this thread. the older need their tc more than the 3s need a salami although Whirlaway is da Boss.

how bout the Stephen Foster, Whitney, and Woodward for the tc for older? with a nice bonus thrown in for the sweep.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by sumitas

agreed. i thought i changed title of this thread. the older need their tc more than the 3s need a salami although Whirlaway is da Boss.

how bout the Stephen Foster, Whitney, and Woodward for the tc for older? with a nice bonus thrown in for the sweep.

That sort of thing would have a tough time coming out of any national racing organization. How are you going to get the tracks that are left out to agree? I don't see anyway to pick 3 races and try to give them elevated status above the other Grade I's. The Calif tracks would scream, as would Gulfstream and others.

The only way something like that could happen would be for 2 or 3 tracks to put it together themselves. They could link 3 races with a bonus for the sweep and a bonus for "most points", based on some criteria.

I wish something like that would happen. In the meantime, thank heavens for the Breeders Cup.

--Dunbar