Pletcher and his TC Comments

Originally Posted by oracle80

Well I mean hes right. Noone is ever gonna tell you that they like taht spacing. If you maybe offered a bonus to a horse who runs in all three as long as he WINS at leats one leg, maybe you geta few extra horses in the Preakness.

I am not a huge fan of the spacing and I am not a hug fan of tradition. I think tradition gets in the way of progress (at times). But they need to do something to encourage not only larger fields but more talented fields for the Belmont and Preakness. I think the simple answer is to raise the purse to $3mm and to make it 3 weeks before the Preakness and 4 weeks before the Belmont. That is 3 races in 7 weeks which is doable. Plus add in the extra 3 weeks of rest before the Derby and you are looking at well rested and more mature horses.