Breeders' Cup 2014

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by pweizer

If this happens, they will get a Breeder's Cup for sure. It would be a great spot too.

Paul

The '99 BC with the 3 day 'mini meet' was fabulous. Track was inside speed-biased for the Cup, but was one of my favorite BC's... (and I was working the Barbecue the whole time.)

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by Kasept

The '99 BC with the 3 day 'mini meet' was fabulous. Track was inside speed-biased for the Cup, but was one of my favorite BC's... (and I was working the Barbecue the whole time.)

Redboard.....Epic day at the windows for me. Silic and Anees.

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by asudevil

Redboard.....Epic day at the windows for me. Silic and Anees.

......worst cup ever, took such a massive beating.

[Honu]

Monmouth sucked.......rain, bad track and soggy turf course. The staff in the grandstand was not even close to ready when the gates opened, no food ready at all. Paddock is way to small and so is the grandstand.....yeah they put up bleachers to house the crowd but it was pretty hard to get people to go sit in them in the rain. I dont really think people wanna be bottled up inside with no elbow room so they dont have to stand in the rain, no umbrellas allowed.
I can see why S.A. is the perfect spot.....5 airports within 30 mins, almost 99% chance there will be sunshine. Grandstand is big enough to handle the crowd and then there is always the infield.
Besides the races there are numerous things to see and do and places to stay and go eat all with in walking and driving distance of the track. BIG BONUS!!!!! They are extending the gold line of rail out past the track that will take you right into downtown LA.
Until there is a better venue I can see SA getting the BC most years.

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by Honu

Monmouth sucked.......rain, bad track and soggy turf course. The staff in the grandstand was not even close to ready when the gates opened, no food ready at all. Paddock is way to small and so is the grandstand.....yeah they put up bleachers to house the crowd but it was pretty hard to get people to go sit in them in the rain. I dont really think people wanna be bottled up inside with no elbow room so they dont have to stand in the rain, no umbrellas allowed.
I can see why S.A. is the perfect spot.....5 airports within 30 mins, almost 99% chance there will be sunshine. Grandstand is big enough to handle the crowd and then there is always the infield.
Besides the races there are numerous things to see and do and places to stay and go eat all with in walking and driving distance of the track. BIG BONUS!!!!! They are extending the gold line of rail out past the track that will take you right into downtown LA.
Until there is a better venue I can see SA getting the BC most years.

Well there is that...

It should have been at Hollywood park this year as a sendoff to the iconic track.

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Well there is that...

Lotsa stuff to do in LA.....just for fun and lunch you could go the art district, they have brew houses, chinese food, art and a german lunch place to name a few.
Staples center had been the BC party more than once.....my favorite was the one at Universal.
Beaches and Disney are close and if you dont like that you can always take a couple hours and go up to big bear they have an Alpine Slide open when there is no snow.
Oh yeah and you can pretty much count on some sun.

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by Honu

Lotsa stuff to do in LA.....just for fun and lunch you could go the art district, they have brew houses, chinese food, art and a german lunch place to name a few.
Staples center had been the BC party more than once.....my favorite was the one at Universal.
Beaches and Disney are close and if you dont like that you can always take a couple hours and go up to big bear they have an Alpine Slide open when there is no snow.
Oh yeah and you can pretty much count on some sun.

I was only teasing, but the best of LA is not really downtown aside from the arepas at the little marketplace.

[Revidere]

Just for giggles I would love to see NYRA damn the torpedoes and go head to head with the Breeders Cup. The week before the BC, they should card the Champagne, Frizette, Flower Bowl, Turf Classic, Kelso, Vosburgh and Jockey Club Gold Cup. I would bet The Breeders Cup would look alot like Cal Cup day since trainers would rather ship to New York from Europe, Canada and Kentucky. Of course, doing that would be exactly what is plaguing the industry right now.

It seems that the BC is a punishment and not a reward to the Host track. In this case SA being chosen 3 yrs in a row is probably punishment for installing a synthetic track 2007-2010.

[Storm Cadet]

Oh. And I can't wait for Satish to comment if he comes on Steve's show this week regarding the decision to go back to SA

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Cardus

"'In addition to being the two-greatest days in Thoroughbred racing, hosting the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita for the next two years provides us with the opportunity to further develop the Breeders’ Cup brand as a world class entertainment and lifestyle platform,” said Drew Sheinman, Breeders’ Cup Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer."

What is a "lifestyle platform"? Anyone?

I cannot take this BC crowd seriously with sh-t like this.

agree

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Why is great weather a must? Plenty of very good races have been run on cold and/or wet days.

since attendance at churchill are higher than at other tracks (whether back in the one-day bc, or now) i agree about the weather completely. it's obviously not a deciding factor.



http://www.courier-journal.com/artic...ucky-tax-break

'Churchill’s two most recent years as host — 2010 and 2011 — were the best attended and most wagered upon since the Breeders’ Cup went to a two-day format in 2007.'


if the attendance and handle are higher at churchill than anywhere, why keep it at santa anita? the more i find about this, the less sense i can make of the decision. bcl gets the handle cut, why would they not want to race where they get the biggest check, if money is the issue?

[Frost King]

Woodbine is out, along with any slot track. Since installing the slots, attendance capacities have been limited, and the Breeder's Cup wants the slots to be shutdown during their occupation of the plant. So that is not going to happen to any slot venue.

[freddymo]

Some should post Paul Moran's espn article. I can't currently but it is very good.

It is a joke Belmont is not in a rotation with CD, SA, and GP. They are simply the best options.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Some should post Paul Moran's espn article. I can't currently but it is very good.

It is a joke Belmont is not in a rotation with CD, SA, and GP. They are simply the best options.

http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/stor...nta-anita-park


'Breeder's Cup leadership has gone to great lengths to sully what was once the focus of the racing season. First, the expansion of the event into a two-day hodge-podge of races, many of which lack consequence and standing, abandoned the central concept that these are races intended to determine championships in every case. Now, on Monday, comes the announcement that the event will be couched at Santa Anita in 2014, a third consecutive Southern California renewal of what was once intended by its founders to be a moveable feast. After the 2014 running, five of the last seven Breeders' Cups will have been run at Santa Anita.'



'Originally, the founders established seven races, a program now expanded to 14 -- several meaningless in terms of the establishment of champions -- spread over two days. The present-day Breeders' Cup resembles the original concept in no more than the most obtuse sense and this is not a development for the better. Nine races run on one afternoon would be sufficient. The others do nothing for the event except create betting handle on an otherwise slow Friday. Only a fractional sliver of the current event -- one hour -- commands broadcast-network exposure. In the grand scheme, the Breeders' Cup is contracting in terms of importance and prestige. Squatting in Southern California will only deepen the self-inflicted wounds.'